Comments By Art A.

I have taken and passed the general knowledge and the air brakes at the dmv. They asked me if I wanted to get processed or not. I said no and left. I assume I can just take the combination vehicle portion now. I am studying that section of the manual now and will take the test tomorrow. I have used the android app ( CDL practice test ).

I was not aware of the 160 hours permit. But to tell you the truth I have no interest in enslavement of a contract. Are all the schools generally the same amount of cash? And the ones which are listed on this site are those counted as the better ones?

Hello. This may be a answered somewhere and thus a waste of time.

I recently spoke to several drivers, most of which come from PA. I have asked them about whether to take lessons or go to a school. Most of them told me they attained more knowledge at the schools in their home state rather then friends who hail from NYC. They told me the schools here ( NYC ) don't teach you about loading and such. Just how to pass the test / drive. From the ones I have spoken to in NYC. They mostly just tell me which to go to because they provide a cheat sheet.

I want to know if it's better to take lessons or go to a school in terms of hiring probability. I mean will the employer think something like " oh he just took lessons and basically took a short cut ".

Also I would like to thank Brett Aquila and the community for helping him pass the general knowledge and air brakes. Just need the combination vehicle test.

One question about the test. I have taken the first two and had to leave the dmv due to an emergency. I don't have to retake the tests I passed right? I can just take the combination vehicle and they will merge into a learners permit?

Sorry for the doable post. I forgot to ask. Do I need to get a ez pass for trucks? Or the companies give that to you or have their own in the truck? Because when I was in a uhaul the worker at one of the ez pass booths told me I can't use my normal ez pass and that it would be a fine if he was in a crappy mood.

Thank you for the info. The emails I get from this website time to time are really helpful. For the cdl test. Do you get a different truck to drive. Like a truck / trailer for A and a bus for B? Also if I want to drive a dump truck. Do they teach you how to use it? I mean the basket part ( don't think it's actually called that ). Also the back part of the trailer. Does the metal platform raise itself or you have to manually lift it?

Hello, how are you doing? I want to ask somethings about the cdl classes just to be clear as I have heard conflicting things when I walked up to the driver's side of trucks. Also I want to ask many questions and hope it's not too much and please forgive the mess. Also I currently reside in NYC. What will I be able to drive with a class B? I wanted to set out for this one initially as I was told it's the less expensive one. I spoke with a driver hauling sand in a straight truck and he told me with a class B I would be doing what he is doing.

How much more cost is the A class? Is it harder. To find work with the B?

Also I don't want to sleep in the truck. One of the driver's was very nice, showed me how to do an inspection of an truck and trailer ( he had a bed inside ). I want something like regular hours. However he told me with a class B, you can only drive a cab, limo.

Also for the NYC ( don't know if it's the same thing as NYS) CDL permit - what sections do I need to study for the NYC written test? ( one of the driver's told me inspection and airbrakes, particular sections and not the entire manual ).

Please excuse the mess and thank you for your time.