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On July 26, 2014 I started CDL training at Danville Area Community college in Danville, IL. Taking the weekend class option.
Here are the basics
$3500 15 weekends 240 hours
I have wanted to drive a truck since I was about 19, and was told women don't do that. then again a few years later. Well now that i am much older and not under someones thumb it was time to take control and do what I have always wanted to do. So I enrolled.
Weekend 1 was all book work and study for the CDL tests. - we got our Permits this week.
Weekend 2 was pulling forward to the lines, straight backing and the beginnings of alley docking. There are only two of us in class and the guy is a yard jockey at Auto Zone.... he has got backing down. We also do some bobtail shifting in the parking lot.
Weekend 3 was bobtail around town and get used to paying attention to everything around us. plus starting to learn log books, but isnt everyone going electronic Trinity? why learn logbooks? Because, one day that computer is going to break and where will we be?
Weekend 4 is pulling the trailer and doing the DMV run for our test, along with alley docking, pulling forward and straight backing. right hand turn is also mentioned and walked through for DMV scoring.
Videos coming soon!!!!!!!!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.
Bobtail:
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
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.