My CDL Training

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Joshuah G.'s Comment
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Hello! So I am closer to a decision between CRST & Roehl. I thought I can create a post of my experience with both and later my choice between schools and my experience training.

As of right now Roehl seems more enticing as you're a paid employee from day one. If you have a family, bills, or other responsibilities this may be the better choice. Of course, you need to have your CDL learner's permit. I don't see an issue with that because ultimately you will need this.

Note that I have had a wonderful experience with both companies till this point.

Well, more to come.

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.
Pete B.'s Comment
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Good luck with your decision, Joshuah. I'll chime in with a link to the requisite World's Best On-line Training Material, The High Road Training Program, if you haven't already found it. I highly recommend it; you'll ace your CDL permit tests + endorsements if you work through it, answering all of the questions after each page. You'll also be well-served after that to work through the CDL Practice Tests; you are almost guaranteed to pass the written tests easy-peasy after completing those two. I'm obviously a big fan; several of the students in my CDL school struggled with the written tests while I aced them on the first try. All due to those two features, available on this site for free! Again, best of luck to you, whichever school you go with, you can't go wrong. I'm finding that for the most part, they're all pretty much the same; it's what you put into it that makes the difference.

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.
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