Never Drive. Please Tell Me Best Place Near Chattanooga Tn To Start With
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I'm wanting to start my trucking career. Mostly because I'm so tired of living pay check to pay check, but wonna see the world on someone else dim. Please help me I'm afraid of picking the wrong company and getting getting stuck. I want to come home atleast every two weeks that is the most important part. Thanks everyone
Hi Jackie.
The first thing you should do is go through our Truck Driver's Career Guide from beginning to end and follow all of the links you come across. That will cover about every topic imaginable that pertains to getting your CDL and starting your driving career, including How To Choose A Company and How To Choose A Truck Driving School.
If you want to be home at least every two weeks you'll want to focus on dry van companies. They'll have the best options for home time. Some flatbed companies have great home time options but it's not a job very many women will do. There are some, so I'm not trying to deter you. But chances are you'll be better off in dry van, at least in the beginning of your career.
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.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.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'm wanting to start my trucking career. Mostly because I'm so tired of living pay check to pay check, but wonna see the world on someone else dim. Please help me I'm afraid of picking the wrong company and getting getting stuck. I want to come home atleast every two weeks that is the most important part. Thanks everyone