Looking For Class A Work In Texas
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Right now in this downturned market and overcapacity of trucks? Apply everywhere you can and see what you can get. Any OTR experience or backing in docks at customers? If not, I'm betting you will need to start from scratch as a new hire with a current CDL , meaning a full curriculum with a driving trainer.
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.
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.
Hi. As a Prime CDL instructor, I can tell you that Prime and some other companies will male anyone out of a truck for 6 months or more go through schooling again. Although you would not due a DMV exam, you would go through a similar evaluation and receive thr same team training as a new grad. Apply everywhere, do the year or whatever OTR then look for your regional when the economy is better.
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.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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.
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.
Thank you for the advice . I talked to a swift recruiter earlier today and was told i don't qualify . that i need to get some experience and then try again . i thought swift would hire anyone
i thought swift would hire anyone
Get these notions out of your head, as this isn't true today.
No company I'm aware of right now is hiring just "anybody". Most second string, third rate, and second chance opportunities are gone. Why? Insurance rates are too high, there are too many drivers, profit margins are too small, and freight volumes have plummeted for the past 25 consecutive months.
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I got my CDL in 2021 wnet to work hauling trailer houses and got hurt on the job . Doctor released me but my shoulder didn't get back to 100% so i couldn't work on the houses if the axles or springs and wheel hubs broke . I haven't been behind the wheel for 1 and a 1/2 years . Looking for something regional in texas . Any advice
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.