Company Cdl Training
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Hi everyone, just joined the sight today and need some input. I don't have a cdl , currently drive a large fb tow truck for AAA. I'm doing research online about the different companies that offer cdl training and really need some input. Any thoughts, advice, helpful hints????? Joe in Va
Joe! Come on in! Trucking Truth has tons of stuff for you. First, that CDL. Start studying the High Road Training Program. You will ace your written test.
Read here: Truck Driver's Career Guide and here: Brett's Book for a good idea of what you're getting into.
Driver training: Truck Driving Schools and Company-Sponsored Training .
There's lots more! And of course, hang out in the forums, ask your questions here.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
I'm in the Millis Training Institute right now (that's Millis Transfer's training). The school is is in Ridgeway, Va although they have other locations in Ga, OH, WI and TX. It's been great, small class size, 6 total in mine and they don't go over 8. Cost is very reasonable and employment is guaranteed upon completion and the graduation rate is very. My instructor said over the last year he only cut 2 students who just absolutely couldn't cut it. Tons of yard and drive time, out of a 18 day training (before the OTR trainer time which is 15,000 miles), only 5 are classroom days, the rest are practical hands on training. At the Ridgeway facility there's 3 tractors, so two students per truck! You'll also find the pay is one of the best in the industry for zero experience with bonuses on mileage and safety, and as a nice perk they are putting in all there trucks Direct Tv with NFL package and 24 inch TV's, plus fridges and inverters included too. Also their trucks are governed at 66 mph, unlike others at 57-62. Now the biggest negative I think you'll hear is they have cameras on the driver, but the only activate when you make sudden moves ( sudden stops, sharp turns, quick acceleration). They say this is for our protection and has helped prove drivers innocence on many accidents, but if they during an "incident " see you texting, your screwed, also it only records the last 30 seconds, they can't just go and look back over minutes or hours, and that's from just the incident.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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Hi everyone, just joined the sight today and need some input. I don't have a cdl , currently drive a large fb tow truck for AAA. I'm doing research online about the different companies that offer cdl training and really need some input. Any thoughts, advice, helpful hints????? Joe in Va
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: