High Road CDL Testing
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Welcome aboard James! That's great to hear!
I see you're working on the Logbook and Weight & Balance sections now. Those are tough! But they're really important. In fact, they're the two most important sections of the entire program so stick with it. You'll need that stuff pretty much every day of your career.
So have you decided on a school yet or you still lookin around?
Logbook:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Yes Brett, I have... signed on with R E West Transport in Ashland, Tn...start 8am Monday morning..
Oh that's interesting. I just looked at their website and I see they have their own company-sponsored training program. I never knew that. I'll have to find out more about em and get some information up on TruckingTruth about em.
Hey, keep us informed about how things go for ya there. It could be a nice opportunity for new drivers. I'm familiar with the company but I've never spoken with anyone who's gone through their program or worked there so I'd like to learn more about em.
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.
Sorry I haven't been on here much. just haven't had internet service, im old school ( no net on my phone).. anyway, the school is actually a very small school ( no more than 4 students at a time ) so you get lots of hands on.. they actually have you train on fairly new trucks, not old worn out junk.. our training truck was a 2013 freightliner Cascadia with 160k on the speedo.. school is 2 weeks, they pay you each week.. pay for your hotel room each week.. then when you make the cdl , its 2-3 weeks with a trainer, also paid each week.. the entire schooling is paid, with no contract.. was the only option for a poor, broke hillbilly like me.. the instructor was actually pretty laid back.. he just showed me what to do, told me what he expected, then left me to practice ( after he watched for awhile ).. and my trainer ? wow !! I don't think anyone could have picked a better trainer for me ! so far all of my runs have been east coast.. pitston , pa.. Towanda, pa.. Baltimore, md.. berlin, md.. Findlay. oh.. grand rapids, mich.. this sunday, my trainer took me to grand rapids for the second time.. put me in a 2012 Cascadia, and set me up on the qc.. the company sent me the load info and I was on my way..took me 2 1/2 days to get from grand rapids to Lebanon, tn due to the 70 hour limit.. took the paper test for the company and was told to go get some lunch and then come back for my next load assignment.. I had to wait for 4-5 hours for the load to get there, and it was a load to get me home.. a dispatcher called me on the way home and told me " my name is so and so, and im your new dispatcher. welcome to the team ! " and once again, thanks for your site.. it helped me so very very much !
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.
Dispatcher:
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.
James, this all sounds so cool. Just a month or two ago you couldn't even spell Truck Driver, and now you are one! 
All joking aside, I'm really excited for you. If you enjoy your new job half as much as I do you will be one happy hillbilly! Congratulations, and keep those wheels turning.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
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I just want to say thanks Brett, for making this site and test...it has helped me tremendously..i just passed all three of the permit sections, general knowledge / combination vehicles / air brakes, on the first try...with a 96%...best of all, I never turned the first page in the cdl book...strictly High Road CDL Training Program only ! thanks again, james
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.