Age Concerns For Truck Driving
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No If you feel fit good and want to learn GO FOR IT !!!!!!
Welcome Rhonda!
Heck no you're not too old. You're barely average. The average age in trucking is somewhere in the mid to upper 40's and you'll find people in their 60's in just about every class of truck drivers in schools around the country. As long as you can get your CDL , pass a DOT Physical, and your background checks out you'll find plenty of opportunities in trucking.
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.
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.
Hi I am a 55 year old woman not married. I want to start driving over the road. Do you guys think I am too old to start this carreer? Give me some feed back Thanks
Oh yea, WAY too old ... and a woman besides? Geez, what do you think this is, an equal opportunity kinda deal or what??
JUST KIDDING! I was 62 when I started on this journey and have seen MANY successful women behind the wheel ... hard work, good problem solving skills and a determination to succeed are certainly NOT gender or age specific ... one of the contributers here (her "handle" is "Redgator") recently received an award for her excellent performance on the job ... another veteran is "StarCar" who I believe is retired but still contributes here quite often ... if you are as good as these women, then there is a place for you anywhere you want to make it work ... good ethics, hard work, problem solving skills, the desire to succeed ... if you checked off any or all of the above, then you can do this ... good luck ...
Jopa
Over The Road:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Jopa was 62 when he started (they were just phasing out horses at the time).
I'm 63 & just got into the business in January. (Now they're phasing out manual transmissions!)
As examples, though, we're both guys. Jopa's right, though, pass the medical, pass the CDL test, you're in. On a day-to-day basis, (on your basic dry van) the hardest physical thing might be to crank the landing gear. It can be pretty tough to crack it loose sometimes.
C'mon in! The water's fine!
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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Hi I am a 55 year old woman not married. I want to start driving over the road. Do you guys think I am too old to start this carreer? Give me some feed back Thanks
Over The Road:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.