Any Females Drivers Starting With CFI Crowder College In The Next Week?
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Best of luck to you. You have a high chance of having some female students starting with you. The Crowder classes all seem to get pretty close to each other. I think because that's the main school CFI uses and everyone there meets in Joplin and stay together until they all go out with their trainers.
Remember CDL school is like boot camp, it goes quickly. This is not to scare you, but encourage you. So many have come before you and are now successful truck drivers.
We are here to help.
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.
Thanks Big Scott, i have read a lot of the entries about the process so i kinda know what to expect, im so glad I discovered TT it has helped me tremendously with researching all the different schools. Im super excited!
Best of luck to you. You have a high chance of having some female students starting with you. The Crowder classes all seem to get pretty close to each other. I think because that's the main school CFI uses and everyone there meets in Joplin and stay together until they all go out with their trainers.
Remember CDL school is like boot camp, it goes quickly. This is not to scare you, but encourage you. So many have come before you and are now successful truck drivers.
We are here to help.
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 Toya!
Happy Independence Day!
Not sure if you have reviewed and studied the TT starter kit; links that will enable you success...
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
Good luck!
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.
Hi Toya.. Good luck!
Ty Rainy!
Hi Toya.. Good luck!
BTW.... don't get hung up on the "female trucker good/ guys bad" concept some women put out.
Women have a HUGE advantage over men out here OTR. Men are more likely to help a woman, customers are nicer, and there are a lot more women out here than people realize, so it isnt rare. The mechanics don't talk down to you, trucking companies are afraid of appearing sexist, and most men have tremendous respect for women who can do thsi job better than them.
Check out my article...
Sexism in Trucking From A Woman's Perspective
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Thanks G Town i will def read over these
Welcome to the forum Toya!
Happy Independence Day!
Not sure if you have reviewed and studied the TT starter kit; links that will enable you success...
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
Good luck!
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.
GOOD LUCK! Please let me know how this goes. Im getting ready to make all the phone calls, to see if I qualify. Im here in South Carolina.
Hello folks! Just looking for any other female potential drivers that will be starting Crowder college for CFI in the next week, I will be starting my journey on 7/16.
BTW.... don't get hung up on the "female trucker good/ guys bad" concept some women put out.
Women have a HUGE advantage over men out here OTR. Men are more likely to help a woman, customers are nicer, and there are a lot more women out here than people realize, so it isnt rare. The mechanics don't talk down to you, trucking companies are afraid of appearing sexist, and most men have tremendous respect for women who can do thsi job better than them.
Check out my article...
Rainy, I agree with your statement that male drivers should have great respect for female drivers. And if a male driver disrespects a female driver, then he's a pathetic loser. I know how driving taxed my strength and if a woman is out there doing all that physical work, my hat is off to her.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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Hello folks! Just looking for any other female potential drivers that will be starting Crowder college for CFI in the next week, I will be starting my journey on 7/16.