Worked Foe Septic Company For 15yrs Now Desire To Drive OTR
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IF you drive a B-truck for any length of time it does not matter that you hold a CDL-A license . You can OTR CDL-A for 2 years ...come off the road for a year or two in a B truck and have to take a refresher .
Hell ...you can come home from OTR and drive an A-truck for couple years and have a hard time going back OTR without a refresher course from what I have read .
Its almost like never having had a CDL-A in the eyes of the big transport companies .
TriAxle dump truck drivers , septic , residential home delivery fuel drivers all fall into this predicament .
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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.
Schism is right on the money. If you've been out of a class A truck for even one or two years, most companies will want you to do some sort of training. Usually you'll be required to take a 40 hour refresher course at a local Truck Driving School, but every company sets its own policies.
It's really no big deal. It's annoying, but just roll with it.
You can also look into Company-Sponsored Training Programs which are trucking companies with their own schools. They'll give you the minimum amount of training they feel you need and get you on the road as quickly as possible.
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.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
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Hi, my name is Joseph Burbank, I have 15 years experience and my CDL Class A License. I worked as a Septic Tanker Driver for 15 years and now I am desiring to drive for a trucking company, possibly local but, in applying for jobs I was told that I would have to go back to school for recertification - WHY?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: