Paid Cdl A Training In Seattle (wa)
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Sorry for late reply, thx for the information.
Yeah I`m thinking the same way that I will be doing this for long term period and I do not want to choose wrong path regarding this division.
I`ve heard that hauling gas is quite promisable as well as the income and I just realised that hauling milk is pretty heavy job. Do you think hauling gas is easier compared with milk? (including any other things outside hauling)? Thank you
Last but not least, currently I also have a family ( my wife and a child ) and I think being local intermodal truck driver will be the best choice so far for me. My question is, is there any kind of local truck driver (gas, dairy, hazmat hauler, etc) which provide good or even better income than intermodal in arizona phoenix? Appreciate it!
I think you would be better off down in Phoenix AZ getting your CDL including your HazMat. However, don't expect to haul gas or fuel until you have at least one year experience and many companies want 2years.
As for milk, Idaho is 3d in the Nation for dairies. Not enough drivers, so several of the companies are now advertising for new drivers and they will teach you after you are done with school. It is hard work even for younger drivers when you have to chain up in mud to get out of the milk transfer yard and climbing up the ladder hauling a 30 lb empty hose to wash out the tank. I had put in for yard jockey and got an interview. Turns out that they wanted me to haul milk. $25/hr for daytime and $26.50 for nights. I can climb the ladder....but not hauling a 30 lb hose! Then wash out the trailer??!! Not at 73!! So, looking for any kind of work now. If I can't get something in the couple months, then it's back over the road again.
Go to a company school and good luck!
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.
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
Over The Road:
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.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Sorry for late reply, thx for the information.
Yeah I`m thinking the same way that I will be doing this for long term period and I do not want to choose wrong path regarding this division.
I`ve heard that hauling gas is quite promisable as well as the income and I just realised that hauling milk is pretty heavy job. Do you think hauling gas is easier compared with milk? (including any other things outside hauling)? Thank you
You are putting the cart before the horse. You need to figure out where you are going to live, get your CDL and get 1 yr of experience over the road. That's all BEFORE thinking of driving a tanker with fuel/gas. Once you have your CDL, you can see if hauling milk is available where you are at and if they will take a trainee with a freshly minted CDL.
Like I said in my other reply, Idaho is 3d in the States with the number of dairies and cows. It's hard work and a couple companies are now taking new drivers without experience because of the lack of experienced drivers. Other States have dairies, but not as many cows, so less drivers to haul milk. It may be harder to get a job in those places.
Get your experience OTR. Many companies do not consider local driving or Class B as experience. Driving jobs are still in the companies favor.
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.
Over The Road:
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Thank you very much for the info. Really helpful.
Sorry for late reply, thx for the information.
Yeah I`m thinking the same way that I will be doing this for long term period and I do not want to choose wrong path regarding this division.
I`ve heard that hauling gas is quite promisable as well as the income and I just realised that hauling milk is pretty heavy job. Do you think hauling gas is easier compared with milk? (including any other things outside hauling)? Thank you
You are putting the cart before the horse. You need to figure out where you are going to live, get your CDL and get 1 yr of experience over the road. That's all BEFORE thinking of driving a tanker with fuel/gas. Once you have your CDL, you can see if hauling milk is available where you are at and if they will take a trainee with a freshly minted CDL.
Like I said in my other reply, Idaho is 3d in the States with the number of dairies and cows. It's hard work and a couple companies are now taking new drivers without experience because of the lack of experienced drivers. Other States have dairies, but not as many cows, so less drivers to haul milk. It may be harder to get a job in those places.
Get your experience OTR. Many companies do not consider local driving or Class B as experience. Driving jobs are still in the companies favor.
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.
Over The Road:
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
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I think you would be better off down in Phoenix AZ getting your CDL including your HazMat. However, don't expect to haul gas or fuel until you have at least one year experience and many companies want 2years.
As for milk, Idaho is 3d in the Nation for dairies. Not enough drivers, so several of the companies are now advertising for new drivers and they will teach you after you are done with school. It is hard work even for younger drivers when you have to chain up in mud to get out of the milk transfer yard and climbing up the ladder hauling a 30 lb empty hose to wash out the tank. I had put in for yard jockey and got an interview. Turns out that they wanted me to haul milk. $25/hr for daytime and $26.50 for nights. I can climb the ladder....but not hauling a 30 lb hose! Then wash out the trailer??!! Not at 73!! So, looking for any kind of work now. If I can't get something in the couple months, then it's back over the road again.
Go to a company school and good luck!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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
Over The Road:
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.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.