Training School Recommendation In PA
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Most every. O pang will want you to either do your training for your CDL with the company or have a 160 hr certificate from a school along with your CDL. You have been out of the industry for so long, your past experience doesn't mean anything to the insurance companies. The other big problem you will likely encounter is the need for you to have a year driving in the U.S. before working for a company. Again, since it has been so long since driving in the states, insurance companies may require the year here first.
Even if companies aren't worried about the driving thing, you are going to have to take the full CDL course. Either thru a company sponsored or private institution.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Welcome to the forum Robert. Patrick has offered you some good advice.
Here are the links to help with your decision making process.
- Trucker's Career Guide: Choosing A Truck Driving School
- Article Category: Choosing A Truck Driving School
- Forum Topics Tagged "Choosing A Truck Driving School"
Not a bad idea to also begin reviewing the content of the below links as well:
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road Training Program
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Thanks for all of your advice, gotta say this is a great forum. Come to the conclusion that it will not do me any harm but to start from the beginning and to that end I'm enrolling in a 6 week CDL course at my local community college starting on the 15 May. The number of students is limited to four and I think it provides 200 hours of driving tuition as well as classroom based stuff. It isn't cheap, at $6000, but I think it will give me a good start as regards starting a career as a driver.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Make sure to start applying as soon as possible and get as many prehires as you can. Plus starting to apply early will give you more time to get your ducks in a row.
- Article: Understanding Pre-Hire Letters: The What, Why, And How Of This Important Step
- Trucker's Wiki: "Pre-Hire Letters"
- Forum Topics Tagged "CDL Pre-Hire Letters"
Good Luck
Drive Safe and God Speed
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Prehire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Prehires:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
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Hi, I'm brand new on here so please go easy on me! A bit of background. I'm a 49 years old male. I want to obtain my Class A CDL asap. I'm originally from the UK. I first moved to the US in 1983, joined the military shortly after and served a four year term. During my time in the military I was a heavy equipment operator/tractor trailer driver, although this license was a military one only but still gave me plenty of commercial driving experience, including loading and unloading construction equipment onto rigs, medium to long range highway driving of tractor trailers. Since then I have mostly done office based jobs in the UK, but returned to the US in October and would love to commit to commercial driving for the rest of my working life, no way I want to be stuck in an office again! My question is, can anyone recommend a commercial driving program that will suit my needs? I know it's been a while since I have driven commercially, but because of my past experience (albeit a while ago), I don't feel the need to start from scratch as regards taking as much as a four week course or whatever. I feel a weeks' tuition, which would provide me with the minimum 16 hours of hands of driving required for taking the PA practical road test would be enough, I'm sure it will all come back to me! I have my PA Commercial Driver's Manual which I can study, I'm pretty certain I can study enough at home to pass the theory part. Wanted to ask members whether they thought the training I had in mind would be enough based on my experience? I have available funds to self finance, and prefer not to go via the 'learn as you drive route', from what I've read these companies seem pretty exploitative. I live in Everett, Bedford County PA, but if a company came highly recommended and I were able to condense my training down to a week or two it wouldn't be a problem for me to stay in a hotel or whatever for the duration of training. I'm sorry this post is so long, well done if you are still reading, but wanted to try and cover all things that may be relevant to forum members to be able to help, thanks in advance. Rob
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.