Reefer Vs. Flatbed Vs. Dry Van
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Oh, and don't read the plain CDL manuals. Use our High Road Training Program. That has the actual CDL manual built in but it breaks it down into chunks with review questions on each page. It's a lot more interesting going through it that way and you'll learn and retain information a thousand times better. Do a few pages of it and you'll see exactly what I mean.
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.
For those who say flatbedders don't back into tight spots.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Rob, that looks like fun! I am fairly certain I have been in that hole. Are you picking up a sheetrock load?
Rob, that looks like fun! I am fairly certain I have been in that hole. Are you picking up a sheetrock load?
That is Roseburg Forest Products in Simsboro Louisana.
A big thanks to you all for the useful info and insight. I am considering taking a job driving Swift flatbed. I think that would be a better fit for me. I've been offered a local job driving a cement mixer/truck first tho and will see how that goes.
A big thanks to you all for the useful info and insight. I am considering taking a job driving Swift flatbed. I think that would be a better fit for me. I've been offered a local job driving a cement mixer/truck first tho and will see how that goes.
S.D.,
Welcome to Trucking Truth!
Yeah, we sure DO have some awesome flatbedders and company drivers up in here! Turtle & Chief Brody are two Primates to follow; and always OLD SCHOOL; he's got many blogs within! He drives for Knight; and Turtle has moved on to WMPF.
You should really start your own thread; and peruse this:
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
Do you have (or need?) your CDLA? We can sure help, every which way; for sure. Trucking Truth (and all its members) NEVER recommend 'local' for new drivers. Reasons within these walls.
G'Town has recently switched to flatbedding, and deals with dump truck drivers, on site...too!
Here's a link to his Swift driving (part of it!) Swift Dedicated
Click on the tabs, either 'comments by members' (enter G'Town) or 'All topics by Tag' (enter Swift, Flatbed, Dumps, et al!)
Hope this helps, and welcome!!!
~ Anne & Tom ~
ps: SURE would help, if you put 'Rookie Solo Driver' ... or whatever you are, in the space provided in profile! We can tailor assistance better.
pps: Same goes with.. at LEAST your state, in the profile.. thanks!
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.
Old School drives for Knight now? No longer on flatbed? Thanks for the tips. Will update my profile.
Still considering what to do but Swift flatbed might be the route I go.
For those who say flatbedders don't back into tight spots.
Was that a mega carrier position? Look's cool.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Old School drives for Knight now? No longer on flatbed?
I do drive for Knight, but it's still flatbed.
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Will do! I've been reading the cdl manuals on and off for months so I've at least got some of it in my head before I get into a classroom. It is amazing how just learning again can be interesting when you haven't hit the books in... oh... 40 + years or so. I'll keep you posted on my progress and I hope that I get to meet some the folks who have posted on here for a while. Thanks for the encouragement and your web site.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: