Tennessee Truck Driving School
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So im going to cdl school and i start the 4th of next month i have a job lined up and everything i stopped smoking weed 3 months ago just to get my cdl i know for a fact i can Pass a urine test but idk if they will do a hair follicle and its making me nerves i got my email stating what all i have to do and pay for and it says (pay doctor) dot phyical, and dot urine test says nothing about a hair follicle other then on there website is says hair follicle test (if Necessary) do yall think im good to go ahead and go to school or are they going to hair follicle test me im so confused on this i dont wanna get up there and get hit with a hair follicle test and fail and mess up everything im trying to do i quit smoking just to get into this Industry
No, you are not good. Cancel your start of training date and wait at least 6 more months, to be safe. A year since last usage would be even better.
You will likely fail the hair follicle test. It won't go into the clearinghouse, but it will show up on your work history that you were dismissed from training before it started. Trucking companies are not dumb. They know that this would most likely be due a failed drug test. You would be killing your career before it starts.
Here is what you need to strongly consider doing:
Take a year to be sure that you truly are ready to live without drugs. Don't take the decision lightly. This is a career decision in an industry that can be fatally dangerous. Don't treat it like making a decision to start a new hobby.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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So im going to cdl school and i start the 4th of next month i have a job lined up and everything i stopped smoking weed 3 months ago just to get my cdl i know for a fact i can Pass a urine test but idk if they will do a hair follicle and its making me nerves i got my email stating what all i have to do and pay for and it says (pay doctor) dot phyical, and dot urine test says nothing about a hair follicle other then on there website is says hair follicle test (if Necessary) do yall think im good to go ahead and go to school or are they going to hair follicle test me im so confused on this i dont wanna get up there and get hit with a hair follicle test and fail and mess up everything im trying to do i quit smoking just to get into this Industry
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.