Moving To Florida
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I presume when you moved you transferred your license to Arizona? You might want to make some phone calls to the DMV offices. They will tell you exactly what to do. I do know that if you had a Florida CDL when your medical lapse would cause it to be demoted, all you have to do is get your medical and then pay the $85 fee to have it re-instated. Transferring an invalid CDL from another state might be a problem though, my opinion is you may end up having to earn the whole thing all over again. If I were you, I'd look into getting the CDL reinstated before attempting to transfer it to Florida.... BUT I'd also be making some phone calls to both the Arizona and Florida DMV offices to confirm what to do as well.
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.
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.
If you want to drive in Florida there are several things you'll need to do. Get a current dot physical and being the long form to dmv with you to transfer your out of state licence in for the Florida licence. Unless you still somehow have your Florida licence but you're supposed to surrender that to dmv when you moved out to your new state. The cost is around $85 dollars to get a Florida cdl. More with hazmat and way more headache.
The bad news sir is since you haven't been driving, there is a 99% possibility that no company will take you unless you get a 40 or 80 hour cdl refresher course. I kept my cdl current for the 14 years I was away from driving tractor trailer and still had to get a refresher. And that is gonna cost from $1,500- 2,000 to get done unless you find a company that will reimburse the cost of the school for you. I went to work for Prime and they reimbursed me 80% or so of the cost.
I transferred my Illinois cdl to Florida without having to take any tests. However you may have to if your cdl is in fact "suspended."
http://www.flhsmv.gov/
That is the official site for Florida dmv. I can't add a link cuz I'm on my phone
Last driving jobs are tough to get down here. The job market is saturated with drivers so companies are pretty strict with their 12 months recent experience prerequisites. I've been trying to get on with a few local companies around Daytona and they won't even talk to me until I have the 12 months in. There's no easy easy of saying it, Florida sucks for jobs. The wages are dirt and the competition is fierce.
Any other questions you have I'll try to get an answer to. I'm leaving home for a several week trip but will try and make time to read the forums.
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
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.
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.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
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I got my cdl in florida 5 years ago I moved to Arizona now I want to move back to Florida. But my cdl is suspended cause I was not using it and I forgot to get my medical card updated what do I have to do when I get to Florida
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: