Hi. My name is Danielle. I live in South Florida. My Husband and I have been tinkering with the idea of obtaining our Florida class A CDL's for about a year now. We have now started getting real serious about it and taking necessary steps and putting plans into action. We have had our medical screenings, have been studying religiously for the permit tests for a couple of months now.
We'd visited the licensing office where we will take the tests several months ago and my Husband had attempted to take the general knowledge test once back before I started helping him with studying. He didn't pass and he got discouraged and kind of put the idea on the back burner for a few months until other family members started really encouraging him to try again.
I myself haven't taken any of the tests yet because I wanted to make sure that I was well prepared and studied hard. We are planning on taking our General Knowledge permit tests on my next day off of work, next week.
I have a few questions and if anyone can help me out, I would be very grateful.
- How many questions are on the Florida general knowledge CDL permit test? How many questions are on the air brakes and the combination permit tests? What is the time allotted for taking the tests?
- I know that it it is free the first time that you take the test and if you fail then it's $10 to retake the test. But how many attempts are you allowed to have on taking the test? How long is the waiting period before you can re-apply for testing should you exceed the number of attempts?
- How is job market for trainee permit holders in Florida? What is the average pay / cents per mile for newbies or trainees? How competitive is the job market. How difficult is it to get hired?
-How long do you have to train after obtaining a CDL permit before you can attempt to get the Class A CDL?
I'm sure more questions will come to me later, but for now, this is what is hopping around in my brain.
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Planning on getting into Trucking as Husband-Wife team and have many questions
Hi. My name is Danielle. I live in South Florida. My Husband and I have been tinkering with the idea of obtaining our Florida class A CDL's for about a year now. We have now started getting real serious about it and taking necessary steps and putting plans into action. We have had our medical screenings, have been studying religiously for the permit tests for a couple of months now.
We'd visited the licensing office where we will take the tests several months ago and my Husband had attempted to take the general knowledge test once back before I started helping him with studying. He didn't pass and he got discouraged and kind of put the idea on the back burner for a few months until other family members started really encouraging him to try again.
I myself haven't taken any of the tests yet because I wanted to make sure that I was well prepared and studied hard. We are planning on taking our General Knowledge permit tests on my next day off of work, next week.
I have a few questions and if anyone can help me out, I would be very grateful.
- How many questions are on the Florida general knowledge CDL permit test? How many questions are on the air brakes and the combination permit tests? What is the time allotted for taking the tests?
- I know that it it is free the first time that you take the test and if you fail then it's $10 to retake the test. But how many attempts are you allowed to have on taking the test? How long is the waiting period before you can re-apply for testing should you exceed the number of attempts?
- How is job market for trainee permit holders in Florida? What is the average pay / cents per mile for newbies or trainees? How competitive is the job market. How difficult is it to get hired?
-How long do you have to train after obtaining a CDL permit before you can attempt to get the Class A CDL?
I'm sure more questions will come to me later, but for now, this is what is hopping around in my brain.
Thank you for your time and input.