Profile For Highway 44

Thomas,

It appears your commercial driver license has been downgraded to a NC, class C, regular driver license. The cause of the downgrade is the expired medical examiner's certificate. A current medical certification, along with a CDL skills re-test seems to be the road ahead, especially given the 2-year gap in fed-med. expiration. The best course of action is to contact the NC DOT/DMV for a clear direction forward.

Good luck!

North Carolina DMV Website

Steph.,

Indeed, it appears to be a pending employment offer.

As Stevo touched on, the Drivers Pulse App. / website is basically a platform utilized to facilitate communication and the exchange / filing of electronic documents throughout the hiring and on-boarding process.

In this case, the scheduled task to complete is a conditional job offer. Pay close attention to a possible expiration / due date for this task. Generally once accepted and signed, a conditional job offer, in this industry, is contingent on the candidate fulfilling specific requirements. These requirements commonly include a criminal background check, verifiable employment history, DMV motor vehicle report, a DOT pre-employment physical / drug or alcohol screening, FMCSA PSP report (pre-employment screening program) and FMCSA drug & alcohol clearinghouse. Once these things are in the clear, the next steps usually are to schedule an orientation date, driver training schedule etc.

Good luck!

... another thing, what BK said.

I believe most companies require residency addresses over the last 3-years on an employment application. Does this include international addresses? As BK suggested, contact several company recruiters to find out.

Buster’s Buddy,

International travel should not be an issue, so long as you’ve maintained legal U.S. citizenship throughout. As I recall, FMCSA/DOT regulations on background check requirements include employment verification, physical exam (federal medical card), pre-employment drug test, drug & alcohol screen history and motor vehicle records (MVR).

Perhaps, a course of action could be to contact the CDL division of your home-state DOT/DMV to get the official and precise information and answers to your questions.

Good luck, dude.

FMCSA DOT Background Checks

BY, in your case you have “grandfathered” status.

[The FMCSA's Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) took effect on February 7, 2022. This set the baseline for training requirements for those seeking for the first time to obtain: 1.) Class A or B CDL, 2.) Upgrade Class B to Class A, or 3.) A school bus (S), passenger (P), or hazardous materials (H) endorsements. The ELDT regulations are not retroactive, so individuals who were issued a CDL or an S, P, or H endorsement prior to Feb. 7, 2022 are not required to complete training for the respective CDL or endorsement.]

Rob T. is correct on the procedure needed for new CDL-A, B/endorsement applicants. For example, according to these regulations, in order to be eligible for the (P) endorsement skills test (pre-trip, backing maneuvers, road test), the ELDT requirement is:

1.) an applicant must obtain a CLP for the (P) endorsement by passing the DMV computer knowledge test (minimum score of 80%). this also is in order to be in legal compliance during the behind-the-wheel training component of the ELDT; 2.) theory/classroom and 3.) behind-the-wheel training components both must be successfully completed with an average, minimum passing grade of 80% before skills testing at the DMV.

FMCSA ELDT Regulations

FMCSA ELDT Training Provider Registry

I concur, Errol.

Zero presence of scalp/body hair does amount to refusal to test. I believe BY means that once an individual is sure to be clean and clear of substance use, a shave of scalp/body hair, then followed by a subsequent regrowth of the required 1.5" hair length should produce a clean slate specimen for the test.

Joshua S.,

The current group discussion, especially BK, Ramper Romper, BY, Errol V. and Old School all give sound advice and information.

In this case one size does not fit all. The key here is the THC metabolites and the body’s ability/rate to metabolize substances, which differ individually. The 90-day benchmark is the average, probably for active metabolisms and body types. The best investment now is patience and caution, 1-year to be certain. Stay clean and once you’ve waited a period of time for which you’re confident and certain to be “clean” of past substance use, a sound strategy is to shave scalp and/or body hair in the approximate 3-months before the test, perhaps longer for body hair growth. The resulting regrowth of hair specimen should be fresh and clean.

Good luck, dude.

I believe when I trained with WestSide they didn't offer a hotel if you lived less than a hour away.

But that was only 4 days not 3 weeks.

It does seem odd. It very well could be a company cost saving measure, especially given your close proximity to the training facility. Regardless, perhaps call and ask the recruiter to give a more thorough explanation particular to your circumstance.

An important thing to consider is accounting a daily 2-hour, roundtrip commute alongside lengthy training days/weeks. Safety first! Also, you could ask for a fuel reimbursement, especially to offset the fuel cost.

The FMCSA's Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) took effect on February 7, 2022. This set the baseline for training requirements for those seeking for the first time to obtain: 1.) Class A or B CDL, 2.) Upgrade Class B to Class A, or 3.) A school bus (S), passenger (P), or hazardous materials (H) endorsements.

The ELDT regulations are not retroactive, so individuals who were issued a CDL or an S, P, or H endorsement prior to Feb. 7, 2022 are not required to complete training for the respective CDL or endorsement.

According to these regulations, in your case to be eligible for the (P) endorsement skills test (pre-trip, road test), the ELDT requirement is both theory/classroom and behind-the-wheel training before testing at the DMV.

Another thing, you may need to obtain a CLP for the (P) endorsement, in order to be in legal compliance during the behind-the-wheel training component of the ELDT. Your CDL-A will remain intact as the permit is simply for the endorsement training. Contact your local DMV about this.

Good luck.

FMCSA ELDT Regulations

FMCSA ELDT Training Provider Registry

Hello, everybody.

Please, the guidance of this community is needed. I earned a CDL July 2016, yet have not put it to work to date. It took nearly two years (2014-16) for me to make the decision to attend the local community college’s CDL training program. I’d do it again knowing the credential would be unused for a couple years and perhaps more.

The cause of the delay, then and now, is me; the struggle of mind (logic) vs. intuition (soul) in decision. All of my major life decisions have been made by logical thought. It always has the most influence and power than my intuition. This time is different. It seems my intuition has become powerful enough to rival the mind, in decision, thus a nearly two plus year struggle to make a choice. My mind tells me to not drive a truck while intuition tells me yes. The major reasons against directly stem from the overall lifestyle; the long hours, high stress levels and sedentary lifestyle. The major reason in favor takes root in that my soul craves the travel and the substance it can add to this life experience. The alternative is to pursue a career change to bookkeeping. This is what my mind tells me to do. It certainly plays to my left brain strengths of logic and analytics/numbers. Ironically, this choice shares the sedentary lifestyle with truck driving only without the long, longer hours.

The motivation always has been to career change. What career change is the correct fit for me? The only bit of clarity in all this is, no matter the decision, my lifestyle needs and must have a healthy work-life balance. This means balance in stress level, sleep cycle and home time. The smart decision is to listen to my logic as it tells me to pursue the more balanced option in bookkeeping. In spite of this, my intuition continues to push me to take the option of higher risk of unbalance to drive a truck; hence the conundrum, listen to the mind or soul?

Thank you.