Lil'Red Ridinghood's Journey Into The Forest Of Trucking

Yes, it can be repeatedly completed.

Thanks Packrat. :)

So for now, I give him information from here, but I would rather he stay away... At least until he is done with school.

Laura

Thanks so much Laura. That makes a lot of sense actually, and for all of us, not just him. Listen to what the instructors are saying, not the internet. Stay safe out there, bad weather across the country ATM I hear. Snowing here in the PNW as well.

You ALSO, m'lady!! Thanks! :)

Also, Dave Wickenhauser, who did some articles/blogs for Brett on here, has a couple 'fiction' trucking related books published; available on Amazon. The kindle version is on Prime, as well, for 99 cents!

✔ Crimson Highway

✔ Road Test

✔ TBA!

Good reads; I bought the paperbacks.

~ Anne ~

ps: He's on TT as DaveW ; Here's his TT publications: DaveW 's publications on TT. . He's out of the country for a bit; hasn't posted recently due to.

Thanks so much Anne! I look forward to reading them! Hope you and Tom had a good holiday, and that you are staying safe in this weather we're having across the country.

Haya Nina!

Hope you've finally gotten the HRTP under your belt (twice, haha!) and all is well. Miss hearing from you, m'lady!

Just me,

~ Anne ~

Hi Anne, not quite; have had lots going on over Christmas and New years. One roadblock (not for HRTP) has been my ride, still in the shop after a month, who knows how much longer. We're A-OK--I'm just stuck at the house until it comes back. I'll get there though, just a little slower than planned.

I have found time for YouTube, anything from Junior Rodriguez teaches backing to Trucking with Kearsey, Driver Lineup, N-A-P Transport, couple of flatbedders; --how come ALL these ppl drive for Prime LOL... Yes they have sailed to the top of my list. I'll be happy with any good carrier though, for the first year. But would be NICE to get on with them. Read Matt's diary too.

FINALLY the whole "no private school" clicked. I have just one reason left--passenger bus endorsement as a backup, although at this point that is mostly just BS on my part as I have no desire to drive passengers, and my backup could easily be anything from hotshot, snow plow, milk truck, moving van, dump truck and so forth.

What made the "no private school click you say?

When Matt said, I go test for my CDL , and now I'm going on the road for 10,000 miles, and AFTER that I go (again) with a trainer for MORE miles. I said "they do WHAT? - 10K hours and you're STILL in school at this point? As in 10K miles on the road are PROVIDED as part of the CDL training?"

To my understanding, if you do private school, 1-3 week refresher right? So just the last part with the trainer... In other words, you pay for school you are cheated out of at least 10K hours with an experienced driver next to you.

THAT one brought it home to me. The school I had in mind has 1 on 1; will for sure take you through some challenging conditions--but they will NOT give you 10K miles. I want those miles. I'm greedy.

So, I'm running a little behind, but all will be well. I'll start panicking if I get into a timeline where I am going solo JUST as the first snow hits.

All the best lady, say hi to Tom & tell him to drive safe.

Lil'Red

Hirshnach? Kllm? Stevens? Should have PNW options

Thanks a bunch Kandyman! :) I will put those and TNT on my list for sure.

Progress! Get my vehicle tomorrow; so now we are just dealing with office closures due to Covid interspersed with snow storms and massive flooding. Finding workarounds for each one. It's fine, I'll get it all done.

Did come across an important piece of information for prospective drivers from WA state, like me. WA is now the only state in the union with these rules, so the rest of you may want to scroll.

Thank you Kearsey for alerting me to this, and also for the great conversation. You are really an awesome lady!

HERE'S THE STORY

Up until this year, you can only get your WA CDL through the approved schools (private, college and carrier) listed on their website.

Link: https://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/cdlapprovedschools.html https://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/cdltraining.html

In other words, if you want to attend an out-of-state school put on by a carrier, you were out of luck. They would not accept you, and if they had, your WA CDL would be invalid. Only the carriers approved by WA DOL to school students were acceptable.

You can find the details in the links to the WA laws below. If the carrier isn't listed--you cannot take their training.

Laws:

WAC 308-100-033: https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=308-100-033 WAC 308-100-035: https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=308-100-035

However; as of February 7th, 2022 things change. WOOHOO!

Excerpt from WAC 308-100-035:

Beginning on February 7, 2022, an employer may only certify that an applicant for a CDL has the skills and training necessary to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely if the employee has successfully completed training with a training provider listed on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry established under 49 C.F.R. 380.700.

Links to info on FMCSA: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license/entry-level-driver-training-eldt https://tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov/

TL: DR As of February 7, 2022; prospective students from WA state can also apply to any training carrier of their choice, across this great nation.

I am however unsure about folks wanting to enroll prior to February 7. I'm thinking a phone call to your recruiter or FMCSA should answer that one.

Lucky me!!!

I see I hosed up both paragraphs and links. I'll stick the next one in VSCODE, promise.

This makes my OCD go off really bad....

I see I hosed up both paragraphs and links. I'll stick the next one in VSCODE, promise.

This makes my OCD go off really bad....

LoLoL... Awwwh~!

You're FINE girl, you were just 'quoting' yourself! We get the gist, trust me. You did really well with the enlarged FONT !!!

Maybe next time, just 'bullet point' the extra stuff to pull attention, instead of quote.

That's awful interesting; glad you are getting some awesome data gathered, m'lady!!!

~ Anne ~

ps: Brett's 'drop in' link function should work, when you include your links, as above.

Got my 2-year DOT certificate, wooohoo! NOW it is pedal to the metal. NOW I can call employers and so forth.

This is really really happening.

Got my 2-year DOT certificate, wooohoo! NOW it is pedal to the metal. NOW I can call employers and so forth.

This is really really happening.

Very happy for you!!!!!!!!! Congratulations