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Hey, welcome aboard! Glad to have ya!
Really sorry to hear about the job situation but now you're ready to start on a whole new adventure so that's really great!
Choosing a community college is usually an excellent choice. Their prices are usually real competitive and their curriculum is put together well. So I expect that should work out well for ya.
Make sure you go through the Logbook and Weight & Measure sections of The High Road Training Program. That stuff is critically important but unfortunately it really doesn't get covered in the CDL manual and the schools don't cover it well either. The Logbook rules are a bear to learn at first so expect to be thoroughly confused for a while. But stick with it and it will come around.
Looking forward to following along with ya!
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.
Logbook:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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.
Hey, welcome aboard! Glad to have ya!
Really sorry to hear about the job situation but now you're ready to start on a whole new adventure so that's really great!
Choosing a community college is usually an excellent choice. Their prices are usually real competitive and their curriculum is put together well. So I expect that should work out well for ya.
Make sure you go through the Logbook and Weight & Measure sections of The High Road Training Program. That stuff is critically important but unfortunately it really doesn't get covered in the CDL manual and the schools don't cover it well either. The Logbook rules are a bear to learn at first so expect to be thoroughly confused for a while. But stick with it and it will come around.
Looking forward to following along with ya!
Confused is about right!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shew.....
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.
Logbook:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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.
Roy,
Welcome to the forum. I recently received my CDL from a community college. You made a great decision choosing that route. Keep us updated. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. 
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.
Roy,
Welcome to the forum. I recently received my CDL from a community college. You made a great decision choosing that route. Keep us updated. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
thanks guys. its now time to hit the books and do the high roads coruse. start school in about 6 weeks and cant wait. i will keep all of you updated .
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.
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Hi all, this place is so cool. Thanks to all who work on it and keep it up. Iam waiting to start cdl school at the end of April. Ive chosen a community college in ill because I've never driven before. I was a carpener for years got laid off in 08. Been working at low paying Job's sense then. I have my permit and my dot card. The high roads is great.I have lots of time to studly sense l got laid off yesterday do to plant closing, its a blessing now I can get started. Thanks again.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.