CRST Here I Come
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Well crst got me in for this Monday already have my bus ticket and everything hope everything goes well ready to hit the road seems like it's calling to me
So, are you headed to Cedar Rapids, or do you already have a CDL?
Dave
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.
Well crst got me in for this Monday already have my bus ticket and everything hope everything goes well ready to hit the road seems like it's calling to me
So, are you headed to Cedar Rapids, or do you already have a CDL?
Dave
Yep cedar rapids going to be so different for me I'm from southern ms so huge temperature difference it's negative 3 their now
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.
Congratulations Steven! Very exciting isn't it?
Here's a tip - when you start your orientation observe the people who are there with you. Trust me, there are gonna be a few knuckleheads there. They will either be the ones that know way more than the instructors, or they will be the ones that you will be wondering why they even bothered to show up in the first place. Avoid them, don't let the instructors associate you as being one of them. You're not there to make friends, you're there to learn to drive big trucks. If you come across someone that seems to want this as badly as you do, you might want to get to know them a little better because they just might turn out to be someone that you would like to team with once you get put in a truck.
Again, Congratulations, and best of luck to you!
Congratulations Steven! Very exciting isn't it?
Here's a tip - when you start your orientation observe the people who are there with you. Trust me, there are gonna be a few knuckleheads there. They will either be the ones that know way more than the instructors, or they will be the ones that you will be wondering why they even bothered to show up in the first place. Avoid them, don't let the instructors associate you as being one of them. You're not there to make friends, you're there to learn to drive big trucks. If you come across someone that seems to want this as badly as you do, you might want to get to know them a little better because they just might turn out to be someone that you would like to team with once you get put in a truck.
Again, Congratulations, and best of luck to you!
;) Thanks old school I'll keep that in mind.. I just hope my team driver likes making money as much as me
Congrats Steven!
Unfortunately it's going to be the slow season in trucking by the time you get out there so the freight might be a little thin at first, but no big deal. And Old School is right on - stick with the people who are there to learn and take it seriously, avoid the ones with a lousy attitude. The latter won't be there long anyhow.
Let us know how it goes for ya!
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Well CRST got me in for this Monday already have my bus ticket and everything hope everything goes well ready to hit the road seems like it's calling to me
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: