New Drivers Getting Started
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My understanding is that if you do not have a partner most team companies will pair you up with another driver. You don't necessarily have to come in with a co-driver.
Looking at Covenant's website they say "No partner? No problem." Meaning they'll put you with another driver. I reckon that's the case with the others like CRST and such.
This is a little off topic but I heard CRST has stop training students to get their CDL recently.
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.
I think they got in trouble with a lawsuit recently over their training program so that wouldn't surprise me.
This is a little off topic but I heard CRST has stop training students to get their CDL recently.
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.
I think they got in trouble with a lawsuit recently over their training program so that wouldn't surprise me.
This is a little off topic but I heard CRST has stop training students to get their CDL recently.
I really I had no idea!?
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.
I think they got in trouble with a lawsuit recently over their training program so that wouldn't surprise me.
This is a little off topic but I heard CRST has stop training students to get their CDL recently.
I really I had no idea!?
I think they got in trouble with a lawsuit recently over their training program so that wouldn't surprise me.
This is a little off topic but I heard CRST has stop training students to get their CDL recently.
I really I had no idea!?
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.
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I didn’t want to hijack the thread posted by Leah about the Dollar Tree account, so I’ll ask my question here.
It seems like a number of new drivers are having a difficult time finding a company to get started with. My question is this: Is it an option to apply to a team driving company? Do these companies take individuals such as Leah and pair them up with another driver to form a team?
Team driving for a time might be better than a Dollar Tree job.
Just an idea.