[Texas] Acquiring A CDL Learner's Permit
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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.
Here are a few links that should get you started first is to help you understand that this career is more of a lifestyle more then a job which is here Truck Driver's Career Guide..... If you are looking for a school that requires little too no upfront costs I'd check out this Company-Sponsored Training there you will find allot of info on training and a job after you get your cdl and that option is a fast paced learning and only last about 2 to 3 weeks then you start your career with a trainer... Or you could go the slower route and do Truck Driving Schools which are catered to your learning skills but you would have to pay upfront or get assistance through your home state or government.... If you choose a local school you should check out Understanding Pre-Hires as you would want to make sure you are hireable before throwing your money on the school to only find out you can't get hired... Whatever you decide you should check out this free online book its a really good read Brett's Book.... What I did was make a list of all the companies with there pros and cons then I made my choice... If you have any questions you can always ask here and someone will be glad to help you out as much as we can
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.
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Pre-hires:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
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.
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.
Hello.
To start off with: I understand that every state is different in how it runs. I've used the search function for the forums, and have read 2 or 3 other threads titled nearly the same as my own.
My specific question is: [i]Does the state of [b]Texas[/b] even have a CDL learner's permit?[/i]
I glanced at the Texas DMV's website, regarding the CDL, and couldn't locate one. - http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/driverlicense/commerciallicense.htm
Any information I'm missing? I am sure a lot of people will tell me to simply call, and I might just do that in the next hour or two.
Thanks in advance (awesome website, pre-tests, information, and Android App)!
Yes got mine yesterday as asked by my school before start up.Cost 11 bucks. Study chapter 6 and 14 of the Texas Commercial Vehicle Handbook. I had twenty questions per test dealing with Special requirements and Combination Vehicles. Eye test, clip license and give you paper permit. You can get the Handbook at the DPS for free but I would wait until you go and take these to parts and use the pdfTexas Commercial Vehicle Handbook
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.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
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.
Hello.
To start off with: I understand that every state is different in how it runs. I've used the search function for the forums, and have read 2 or 3 other threads titled nearly the same as my own.
My specific question is: Does the state of Texas even have a CDL learner's permit?
I glanced at the Texas DMV's website, regarding the CDL, and couldn't locate one. Texas DPS CDL page
Any information I'm missing? I am sure a lot of people will tell me to simply call, and I might just do that in the next hour or two.
Thanks in advance (awesome website, pre-tests, information, and Android App)!
Yes got mine yesterday as asked by my school before start up.Cost 11 bucks. Study chapter 6 and 14 of the Texas Commercial Vehicle Handbook. I had twenty questions per test dealing with Special requirements and Combination Vehicles. Eye test, clip license and give you paper permit. You can get the Handbook at the DPS for free but I would wait until you go and take these to parts and use the pdfTexas Commercial Vehicle Handbook
Thank you very much for the information, Jeff.
I have a question for you, because I do not see where you came up with the $11 fee at on the state's website. This only online site I see is for the CDL license; not a "CDL learner's permit" (paper or plastic).
This is the only link I have found regarding fees: - TX DPS Fees
The only number listed that is $11 is for a replacement CDL. Nothing listed says "temporary" or "learner" or anything else of the sort.
Is this because there is no such thing as a CDL learner's permit (or this is the "equivalent" in Texas)? Such as: You take the written tests ($11 to "Test to add or remove endorsements or restrictions" to a Class C/M license), then you can take a driving test to acquire the CDL?
Thanks in advance.
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.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
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.
Try this it won't let me post a link
https://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/fees.htm
Thank you very much for the information, Jeff.
I have a question for you, because I do not see where you came up with the $11 fee at on the state's website. This only online site I see is for the CDL license; not a "CDL learner's permit" (paper or plastic).
This is the only link I have found regarding fees: - TX DPS Fees
The only number listed that is $11 is for a replacement CDL. Nothing listed says "temporary" or "learner" or anything else of the sort.
Is this because there is no such thing as a CDL learner's permit (or this is the "equivalent" in Texas)? Such as: You take the written tests ($11 to "Test to add or remove endorsements or restrictions" to a Class C/M license), then you can take a driving test to acquire the CDL?
Thanks in advance.
There are five written test. Special Requirements, Combination Vehicles, Air Brakes, Pre-trip and General Knowledge. In order to get a permit that allows me permission to drive a Commercial vehicle on public roadways with a licensed person(instructor in the front seat, I had to take the first two test. They charge you 11 dollars for license change, take your picture , eye test, index fingers, clip existing license so it is no longer in affect and give you a paper permit to use until hard copy comes by mail. The complete testing is somewhere around 60 bucks depending on how many years are left on you existing license. Some people go in and take all the test at once including what ever else they want to test for like HazMat etc. The Handbook that I posted covers some of this in the prologue section on page 6 (vi). I do not know what route you are taking but you may want to do your testing within the time frame allowed so you will not have to do it again. All I paid to get the permit though was 11 bucks. I also will have to present my DOT card the next stage of testing. The pdf TCVHandbook I put on here is the up to date one you get when you go to the DPS to acquire one.
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.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
TEXAS CLP (LEARNER'S PERMIT INFORMATION)
I looked all over the internet, including the DPS website, forums, schooling websites, etc. Trying to find what information I need to know to obtain the CDL learner permit (known as the CLP) and came up short handed. So I ended up calling the DPS office and after about 30 minutes of holding I got some answers and wanted to share with anyone who is looking for this information and comes across this post (as I did).
The lady I spoke with at the DPS HQ in Austin said the ONLY test you have to take to get your CLP is a test on the Class A and Class B rules. The test is 20 questions long and are allowed to miss 6 of them. After that and having all your necessary documents, (applications, DOT form, etc.) you will be issued the permit.
HOWEVER, after speaking with the recruiter at Millis Transfer (who I will be going to school with and working for), THEY require you to also have taken and passed the Air Brakes and Combination Vehicles tests. Which I see appearing in the High Road Training Program. One of the questions the programs asks are what tests are need to be taken to drive a Class A or B Vehicle (I probably paraphrased a little). So, not sure if I was misinformed by the DPS official or if just simply a CLP doesn't put you behind any commercial vehicle as I understood it. While I have not actually been to my local DPS office yet to take these test and obtain my CLP, I wanted to share what information I had with viewers, as I could not find any specifically for Texas. I will be going this week and if anything changes or I found out new information I will be sure to post here!
Thanks for reading, I hope to be learning and growing with you all as my trucking career begins!
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.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
CLP:
Commercial Learner's Permit
Before getting their CDL, commercial drivers will receive their commercial learner's permit (CLP) upon passing the written portion of the CDL exam. They will not have to retake the written exam to get their CDL.
There's something like a total of 5 tests to get your cdl , one of them is required for the permit, which is the permit test. Then there's also air brakes (not required for cdl but it is if you don't want an airbrake restriction), general knowledge, pre trip and one other i'm forgetting that I took when I did my permit test.
my school required the permit test and one other in order to drive their trucks in the yard, then they wanted the other 3 before they would let you drive on the roads. Not required by TX to have those other 3 as long as you have your permit and someone who's 21+ with a valid cdl in the truck with you.
Then there's the road test but you don't take that till you're done with schooling and ready to.
permit is good for about 3 months I think, you'll get a paper one just like any other license and a perm one will be mailed. Then when you go to get cdl and pass that driving test you get a new paper license that is a full cdl and a new perm card is mailed... get this though if you go to a company that makes you take another physical... you'll need to update your medical with DPS who will then issue you ANOTHER paper license and make you wait for a new perm one (my first perm full cdl hadn't even arrived in mail yet)... I tell ya TX really needs to catch up on the times and get a license printing machine like many other states have.
When I got my regular license in Ohio I had the perm ones right then and there, they take your photo and about 5-10 min later fresh out of the machine you got your license. Tx they take your picture, make you do vision test, take your finger prints, etc every single time you need to change something then print you out a paper license and say you'll get perm one in the mail in 2-3 weeks. what a pain it is.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I know to study chapter 14 but on this website do i study rules and regulations? Help! Trying to get my permit!
Hello.
To start off with: I understand that every state is different in how it runs. I've used the search function for the forums, and have read 2 or 3 other threads titled nearly the same as my own.
My specific question is: [i]Does the state of [b]Texas[/b] even have a CDL learner's permit?[/i]
I glanced at the Texas DMV's website, regarding the CDL, and couldn't locate one. - http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/driverlicense/commerciallicense.htm
Any information I'm missing? I am sure a lot of people will tell me to simply call, and I might just do that in the next hour or two.
Thanks in advance (awesome website, pre-tests, information, and Android App)!
Yes got mine yesterday as asked by my school before start up.Cost 11 bucks. Study chapter 6 and 14 of the Texas Commercial Vehicle Handbook. I had twenty questions per test dealing with Special requirements and Combination Vehicles. Eye test, clip license and give you paper permit. You can get the Handbook at the DPS for free but I would wait until you go and take these to parts and use the pdfTexas Commercial Vehicle Handbook
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.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
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.
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Hello.
To start off with: I understand that every state is different in how it runs. I've used the search function for the forums, and have read 2 or 3 other threads titled nearly the same as my own.
My specific question is: [i]Does the state of [b]Texas[/b] even have a CDL learner's permit?[/i]
I glanced at the Texas DMV's website, regarding the CDL, and couldn't locate one. - http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/driverlicense/commerciallicense.htm
Any information I'm missing? I am sure a lot of people will tell me to simply call, and I might just do that in the next hour or two.
Thanks in advance (awesome website, pre-tests, information, and Android App)!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.