Becareful With Your Terminology :(
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Bummer!!! Well at least you'll be getting it removed. Thank God.
That's truckin for ya - it's always somethin, ain't it?
What was the reason for an " O restriction " ?
I think the "O" restriction means that he can only drive a vehicle combination with a weight limit that is less than a class a truck and trailer...kinda like a hotshot flatbed that hauls enclosed trailers, cars,campers, camp trailers,etc...their weight limit is lower, and so they aren't a class B like a straight truck, since they are driving a COMBINATION (truck and trailer), Thats my take on it....I may be wrong.
Yeah. You may not operate a commercial motor vehicle with a tractor-trailer (any combination of vehicles with a gross weight of 26,001 lbs or more if the vehicle(s) being towed have gross weight of more than 10,000 lbs).
With that being said... I PASSED this time around with flying colors and I can now go to the DMV and pick up my new shiny UNRESTRICTED! Class A license. Going this saturday to pick it up. This'll give me a couple of days to study up on Tanker and HAZMAT endorsements so I can get those at the same time.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Commercial Motor Vehicle:
A commercial motor vehicle is any vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property with either:
- A gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more
- A gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more which includes a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Congrats Eric! That's awesome!
Hey, it's the X endorsement for combination tanks hauling hazardous material. Also, you know the hazmat endorsement you have to go through the screening process by the TSA and finger printed and pay like $130 right?
Hopefully you knew, would suck to find out the hard way
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
CONGRATS ON YOUR CLD A
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I passed my test! WOO HOO right? not so much
So I had finally called ProSafe CDL to schedule my test in Indiana for my class A cdl. I told them I wanted to schedule my class A skills test she asked me what kind of vehicle I wanted to be scheduled in so I told her a Truck and Trailer preferably a daycab. Sounds right... right?
The day I showed up they show me to the vehicle I'll be testing in and it's a Straight truck with a pintle hook connector and a trailer about 25 feet long kind of like a car hauler. I asked the inspector if testing on this vehicle would get me my Class A and he said Yes it would. GREAT! I performed my pretrip and only missed 1 or 2 things wrong because I had never driven that type of vehicle before. Nailed my in-cab and air brakes and we proceeded on to skills test. Absolutely no problem there. While I had to compensate for working with a shorter trailer ( Turns SOOO much faster than a 48 foot trailer) I still had no problem with the striaght back, off set to the right and the parallel was a breeze because I could see out the back of the day cab window and the trailer was low enough that I could see everything. Parallel was of course the only thing I was worried about. The road test itself was a breeze.
SO we get back and after I find out I passed I head on over to the DMV to get my shiny new Class A only to find out I now have an O restriction for those that don't know what that is It prevents me from driving a TRACTOR/Trailer CMV. Lucky me... Ah well I'm scheduled again tomorrow to get the Restriction removed and I have no doubts that I'll get it done right this time!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Day Cab:
A tractor which does not have a sleeper berth attached to it. Normally used for local routes where drivers go home every night.
CMV:
Commercial Motor Vehicle
A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.