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Hey guys,

Thanks for both answers. I'll share what I've found so far, so it might be helpful for other truckers. Let's see...

In the US, you can barely do anything with a tourist visa. Sure thing: you can't get a driver's licence as well. However you can get one if you're on student visa but it takes a lot of money. Probably way more then people can make in my country. So, whoever is out there on a student visa, can apply to take driving courses. You can find out more about the steps here

So if you're not working there, nor you're studying there, you can't get the driver's licence. So my next question is: is it possible to get a US driver's licence outside of the states? I'd say no, but who knows. What I'm also sure about, is that you can't use your European driver's licence for commercial purpose in the US. Therefore it seems like, even if I have a EU CDL, employers cannot hire me as a truck driver, because I'm not qualified for driving a long haul in the US. So the only possible way to do that, as it's been said above, to get a job offer first from a US employer, so they can support me in my visa process. And this where I get lost. I know that US employers are happy to hire skilled foreign truck drivers if there's no eligible US person for the job, but then, they have to support you in getting you CDL, and I think this process is called company based CDL training. And here comes another question now.

Do they really do this? I mean, I sign a 6-month, or 12-month contract and they provide me a free CDL training? Is this true? Because in this case, I've already had to be a contracted truck driver to be able to get the American CDL. What do you know about this? Please, remember that I'm not a US resident.

Hey truckers,

I'm about to start my trucking studies, even in Europe, even in USA but first let me ask you... What's the value of the European truck driving licence in the US? Because I've heard of people, actually got pretty good trucking jobs in the US, and this is I wanna do. But still, what concerns me is getting a European licence, and then being told by a US employer to pass the CDL training to get hired, because my EU certification has no value in the US.

So I was thinking of... What if I just skip the European C1, C, C+E trucking levels and go straight to the US to get my CDL. I mean is this legally possible? The only benefit I have is my family in Utah but that's all. US law says that individuals with tourist visas are not eligible for taking driver tests. So what should I do now? Does anyone know something about CDL rules concerning to non US citizens? Do company-sponsored CDL programs allow foreigners to take the course?

SUMMARY...

1. Take the EU certificated license, and apply to US truck driver job?

1.b. Take the EU certificated license, and apply to a company-sponsored CDL program in the US?

2. Take US certificated CDL in the US, and apply to a truck driver job?

Thanks for your help