Husband And Wife Team
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Hello! My wife and I are about to get our CDL as soon as we pay ahead some bills for the time were in training. I have been researching various companies and so far I have an interest in Schneider, and Averrit. Does anyone have any feedback about those companies or any suggestions for other companies for me to consider. Also, we were told that flatbed companies usually don't have teams is that correct?
I'd suggest looking at Company-Sponsored Training . I wouldn't limit yourselves to just two companies. Check out the others there.
Do keep in mind, you and your spouse will goto school at the same time, but train separately. Once you both finish then you can team up.
As for flatbed teams, I don't know.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Hello! My wife and I are about to get our CDL as soon as we pay ahead some bills for the time were in training. I have been researching various companies and so far I have an interest in Schneider, and Averrit. Does anyone have any feedback about those companies or any suggestions for other companies for me to consider. Also, we were told that flatbed companies usually don't have teams is that correct?
I'd suggest looking at Company-Sponsored Training . I wouldn't limit yourselves to just two companies. Check out the others there.
Do keep in mind, you and your spouse will goto school at the same time, but train separately. Once you both finish then you can team up.
As for flatbed teams, I don't know.
David thanks for your response. We haven't limited our search to those two companies, I've been looking at several companies and I've narrowed it down to those two so far. Still in research faze :). I'm very apprehensive about company sponsored programs. I want to get all the training I can and I don't want to be limited to the type of equipment and rules that company has. Its not so much the cost of the school that has me concerned its the time off without a paycheck that does. A local company in knoxville trains in 3 weeks granted classes are 12 hour days but to me that's worth it.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
William, make sure that where you get your training you are going to get a certificate for a minimum of 160 hours of training. That is the critical number when it comes to getting hired as a rookie.
I'm a flat-bed driver, and there are a few teams in our fleet, but it is not real common. I will tell you that the flat-bed teams in our fleet end up with a lot of jobs where they have to take over somebody else's failed load because it is behind schedule or a truck broke down, or something like that.
The best jobs out there for teams in my opinion are the refrigerated jobs. You can get a lot of coast to coast runs with a reefer , and the miles will rack up in a hurry that way.
Be aware that teaming with your spouse has it's own set of problems, but if you've got a good marriage and a commitment to making the job work you can certainly do real well as a team. There's a reasonable expectation once you get a years experience under your belt, that together you could earn close to 100,000 dollars a year if you like to work hard. You will only see each other about three hours a day because one will be sleeping while the other is driving.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
Welcome aboard William.
I wouldn't worry too much just yet about researching companies. You're maybe getting ahead of yourself a bit.
Make sure you go through our Truck Driver's Career Guide before you make any decisions about which type of schooling you want, which school you'll attend, or which company you'll work for. There are a lot of considerations.
But you'll start with choosing a school:
Truck Driver's Career Guide: Choosing A Truck Driving School
How To Choose A Truck Driving School
Then, long before you begin your schooling you'll get started on our High Road Training Program. It's an online CDL training course which will prepare you to take the written CDL permit exam and all of the CDL endorsement exams. It also has sections that cover Logbook Hours Of Service Regulations and Truck Weight And Balance. Neither of those two subject areas are covered very well in training but you'll need them every day of your life out on the road.
Finally, if you'd like to learn more about life in the trucking industry, including some stories from the road, My Book is free to read online. You'll get a lot out of it. It's an easy read.
So take your time and do your research about the industry itself and the career path you'll be following. There's a lot to understand about the industry. The more you know, the better your decisions will be.
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.
Logbook:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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.
Welcome aboard William.
I wouldn't worry too much just yet about researching companies. You're maybe getting ahead of yourself a bit.
Make sure you go through our Truck Driver's Career Guide before you make any decisions about which type of schooling you want, which school you'll attend, or which company you'll work for. There are a lot of considerations.
But you'll start with choosing a school:
Truck Driver's Career Guide: Choosing A Truck Driving School
How To Choose A Truck Driving School
Then, long before you begin your schooling you'll get started on our High Road Training Program. It's an online CDL training course which will prepare you to take the written CDL permit exam and all of the CDL endorsement exams. It also has sections that cover Logbook Hours Of Service Regulations and Truck Weight And Balance. Neither of those two subject areas are covered very well in training but you'll need them every day of your life out on the road.
Finally, if you'd like to learn more about life in the trucking industry, including some stories from the road, My Book is free to read online. You'll get a lot out of it. It's an easy read.
So take your time and do your research about the industry itself and the career path you'll be following. There's a lot to understand about the industry. The more you know, the better your decisions will be.
Everyone thanks so much for the feedback!
Bret just finished your book yesterday! It was awesome and I really enjoyed it. Got pumped up and excited about getting on the road ( except for New York :) )
Old school! I had previously ruled out reefers but maybe I need to reconsider it.
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.
Logbook:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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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Hello! My wife and I are about to get our CDL as soon as we pay ahead some bills for the time were in training. I have been researching various companies and so far I have an interest in Schneider, and Averrit. Does anyone have any feedback about those companies or any suggestions for other companies for me to consider. Also, we were told that flatbed companies usually don't have teams is that correct?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.