Comments By Diver

The split sleeper berth is addressed in the High Roads Training on this site. It should be able to give you a definitive answer to your question. Best of luck to you in your training.

I'm betting that the Virginia DMV can give you the most accurate information regarding their testing if you call them or check on-line. But with that being said, I totally agree with Daniel. The High Roads program on here will prepare you better than anything that I have found to help you pass the CDL testing. I took it and passed the Florida General Knowledge, Combination Vehicles, Air Brakes, Doubles/Triples, Tanker and HazMat all in one sitting.

CONGRATS! And good luck!!

6 weeks down, 2 to go! Took my road test this week and only got 8 dings for the whole trip. Scheduled to go out Monday night for my 200 night miles which will give me the 1000 needed for graduation. All written tests completed too. Now we're waiting for one other person to do their road test so that we can all go down to the DMV and get our actual CDL. Part of our school tuition covers the cost so we have to all go down together with one check from the school to cover the costs. I will only be required to pony up the extra money ($21) for my endorsements.

Got a call from CCC Transportation this week as well. They said that once I have CDL in hand to let them know so that they can complete my file which they said is ready to go for me to report May 11th orientation. WOO-HOO!

Well, 5 weeks done! Doing the last of my day time miles on Monday and Tuesday and doing my road test on Wednesday. That leaves me with 200 night time miles needed and apparently we will do those in week 7. Once I get my night time miles, I will be done with everything needed to graduate the course.

We had a recruiter in from Comcar Industries the other day. I applied with them for CCC Transportation to go with their dry bulk tankers for a SE regional spot driving FL, AL, GA, SC and NC with most weekends home. They called me the next day and after talking for a bit, I was offered a spot for May 11th orientation in Auburndale, FL. The terminal I'll drive out of is in Newberry, FL about 20 miles from my house. I'm really looking forward to it.

CONGRATS! I'm almost there myself. Good luck with Werner!

I think McKenzie will hire students as well. I've seen their pamphlets at my school. And like Bill said, CTL (division of Comcar Industries) will hire students and they haul chemicals.

Not sure how it is up your way, but I tested for doubles/triples and tanker when I tested for my permit before I started my school. Once I finish school and go to get my actual cdl, then I just pay the extra for the endorsements and they put them on. I also took the hazmat test, but I will still have to do the application for it once I get my license.

I am currently in CDL school and we've had a few recruiters come through already. We had one last week with a company that really interested me, so I completed an application and faxed it in Thursday morning. I hadn't heard anything back by Monday afternoon, so I called the recruiting dept. just to make sure that everything had come through okay. They told me they had gotten it, but it had been declined. I was very surprised seeing as how I have no criminal history and a clean driving record along with a stable work history. I asked why it had been declined, but they said they couldn't tell me. I double checked the application that I had sent in to make sure that I hadn't mismarked anything, but couldn't find any problems. I was told that it may have been because the question asking if I had a Class A CDL was marked no and that that they may have declined it as not being qualified. I did list on there my CDL school that I am in. I marked it no because I don't have it yet, only a permit. I was told that I should have marked it yes since I was in school getting it. I know that lying on an application will certainly get you released so I was making sure to be totally truthful. I do have 2 pre-hire letters and I put no on having a Class A CDL on them. Should I be marking yes to having a CDL at this point?

Congrats! Who you going with?