Going To Class On The 15th Of This Month Any Advice
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Ashley, the best advice I can give you is to start going through the High Road Training Program it will help you tremendously at school. It was the single most helpful thing I did in obtaining my CDL. If you'll get started now you will have time to finish it before you go to school, and you would be able to go ahead and get your permit at the DMV before you start school. That would be a very wise move on your part, and I promise it will put you at the head of the class.
Welcome aboard, and don't be shy with your questions. Everyone here will be as helpful to you as they can. This whole web site is dedicated to helping newbies break into a misunderstood industry, and you will find friendly and helpful advocates here to point you in the right direction.
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.
Well I see you have indeed gotten started with our High Road CDL Training Program so keep at it.
I would also recommend going through our Trucker's Career Guide. It will really help you understand how the industry works, how to prepare for the start of your career, and what to expect once you get out there.
Welcome aboard!
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.
Ashley, I started a private school 3 weeks ago and I can tell you that the High Road Training Program will be very very useful. We have been working on log books for a short period of time now and I am already way ahead of the class. The school doesn't teach us how to do the split sleeper birth part of it so the rest of the students in the class will not get the chance to learn it. I have mentioned this site to students several times but they just think im an internet geek and aren't very interested. I can tell you though, the instructors know that I know a little bit about whats going on and have called on me several times to kinda lead the class. Any way keep studing and im shure you to will get ahead of your class. Its a great program.
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.
I have mentioned this site to students several times but they just think im an internet geek and aren't very interested
Ya know what always baffles me about people? They decide they want to do something and yet they're not interested in getting any advice or putting in anything less than the minimum effort possible.
I've always been highly driven myself. When I'm interested in doing something, I go for it 100%. I want every idea I can get, every piece of advice, every advantage possible. More than anything, I want to find people who have done it successfully and learn all I can. And by God I explore every avenue, every piece of advice I get.
Trucking is very much a performance-based profession. People always ask "Who's a good company to work for?" and I tell em all the same thing - find a company whose measurables (home time, pay, benefits, equipment, types of freight, etc) seem to suit you well and at that point 95% of your success and happiness will depend on you - your work ethic, your safety, your reliability, and your ability to get along with people. Every company in America has plenty of freight to keep their best guys and gals moving (The "A List" drivers) and the rest (The B List drivers) get the leftover scraps - if there are any.
It's amazing that you're at a school where everyone is trying to learn a new career and yet when you tell them you've found a great source of information they're like "No thanks." 
That just baffles me. Always has. These people will do the very minimum they have to. They'll squeak by in school, squeak by in training with their first company, do the minimum they have to once they get out there, and when they find themselves at the bottom of the priority list for freight, home time, a new truck, and favors from dispatch they'll quit and run right over to TheTruckersReport and tell the world what a ripoff the trucking industry is and how horrible that company was.
There are a lot of people entering the trucking industry which are like this nowadays. Don't let them influence you. Stay away from them altogether. Work with other students at school who are anxious to learn and willing to put in their best effort day in and day out. The ones who are serious about their new career. Keep everyone's attitude positive and their confidence high during the entire learning process.
Baffle:
A partition or separator within a liquid tank, used to inhibit the flow of fluids within the tank. During acceleration, turning, and braking, a large liquid-filled tank may produce unexpected forces on the vehicle due to the inertia of liquids.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
My teacher told me this and it stuck with me: Trucking is like riding a roller coaster, sometimes your up and sometimes your down. Dont hold onto the bad or beat yourself up just learn from it and move forward. A positive attitude helps any situation. No matter how tuff pull the positive from it. HO Wolding pays well and I haven't heard any complaints. Cant go wrong with that;-) Good Luck!
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Starting class at a private cdl school and need any advice I can get. I also have pre-hires from H.O. Wolding and Werner already any advice?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.