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Tony R.'s Comment
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Got a call from Pam and I am signed up to start class August 19 if all goes well. Just finished the High Road CDL Training Program on here with 99% overall average,and completed and passed a practice test that Pam wanted me to do before I could go to class. So I'll be hitting up the DMV pretty soon to take the real thing. smile.gif I gotta say thanks to everybody and to Brett for making this awesome site, it has really helped out a lotthank-you-2.gif That being said I have a few more questions for anybody who knows anything about Pams training. 1.) They said that the hotel they will put me in is ~4 miles away from the training facility, does anybody know the exact address for either? I wanna look them up so I can see what the area is like. 2.) What do you think of Pams Training? (Do you know what their trainers are like, Are they good ect.) 3.) From everything I've read I really need to get trained on a Manual transmission. Do they have them or are they Autos?

Thanks again, and I'll try and post some info on them myself in the rookies section once I get out there, kinda just paying it forward thank-you.gif

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.

Dm:

Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager

The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.

DMV:

Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles

The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.

Starcar's Comment
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I don't know much about Pam...but I do know that almost all of the training trucking companies train on manual transmissions..tho some of them offer auto transmission trucks. Redgator started out with a auto, and now drives a manual...If anyone else knows anything about Pam, i'm sure they will chime in....Good Luck !!

Brett Aquila's Comment
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I'm almost certain PAM has automatics. And I wouldn't worry about the area the hotel and training is in. You're only going to be there a few weeks and then you'll be out on the road. It really makes no difference in the grand scheme of things.

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