Comments By Paul Sol

I been dragging my feet on this for years but a buddy has been ribbing me "your not gonna live forever" (55). My employer says yeah sure get a CDL we'll put you in a truck, soooo, finally moving in that direction. Picked a school, got the rundown from them, probably faster if I bring a CLP. No big deal. DOT physical, is it pretty easy basically no & eyes are where they need to be & reasonably able? Also, I see in the high road training for the written, it is all broken into groups of "cdl permit" "cdl license" & info "good to know on the job". It's great training btw but is the CLP written ONLY have the basics or might they slip some things in that is only pertinent to one endorsement or another? Because if I could focus only on the "permit" sections I could go for the permit soon, & work on the rest of it later. So glad I'm finally gonna try this for real.

Hi,

So I'm ready to take the plunge after dragging my feet on this subject for maybe years. In NJ here, I'm approaching what many normal people consider to be retirement years, but do to poor decisions earlier in life I will most likely work until the day i die. However, dock work is getting harder & harder w/each passing year, and there is certainly an income limit there. I am hoping to move over to driving so as to extend my working years and also as an income boost. I have a horrible driver history waaaay back. 1st dui 34 years ago, 2nd 32 years ago, 3rd 26 years ago. Crystal clear since. Following some links off TruckingTruth as well as google it appears to me that the state will NOT block me from obtaining a cdl, nor any endorsement. My company has said that yes if i get trained/acquire the cdl, i can drive for them; they may even reimburse after a year of safe driving.

My question, will anyone else hire me, or is the 3 time offender a literal curse regardless of being 25 years ago or more?

Anyone?

Foggs