Pulled The Trigger Today I Guess
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Good on you're adventure.
After being off the road for 35 years I guess I'm going back. It is something for me to go to "driver school" because I was on the road when these schools were just coming into vogue and had some "pre-conceptions" to over come. I've seen some "training school" drivers I'd swear could only drive a 10 speed RoadRanger because they couldn't count to 13 to shift a 13 speed Ranger.
But from what I've seen on here the "quality" seems far better than drivers were before. If these practice tests are anywhere near accurate I can see why they have to be better. Some of these things can be real butt kickers.
Anyway as the plan sets now I'll do the 4 week Delta Tech training starting the end of January and then 3 weeks of Schneider training. Pretty cool to end up running solo that soon. Drawback is running the "dirty side" but don't want to run teams again.
Thanks for the practice tests Brett.
Thanks for the practice tests Brett
You bet! By "practice tests" you're referring to our High Road Training Program. It's an awesome system! The Logbook Rules have changed drastically in recent years so make sure you go through that section of the program. It's a really tough section but you'll be thrilled you worked through it.
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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.
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After being off the road for 35 years I guess I'm going back. It is something for me to go to "driver school" because I was on the road when these schools were just coming into vogue and had some "pre-conceptions" to over come. I've seen some "training school" drivers I'd swear could only drive a 10 speed RoadRanger because they couldn't count to 13 to shift a 13 speed Ranger.
But from what I've seen on here the "quality" seems far better than drivers were before. If these practice tests are anywhere near accurate I can see why they have to be better. Some of these things can be real butt kickers.
Anyway as the plan sets now I'll do the 4 week Delta Tech training starting the end of January and then 3 weeks of Schneider National training. Pretty cool to end up running solo that soon. Drawback is running the "dirty side" but don't want to run teams again.
Thanks for the practice tests Brett.