Those two sections - Logbook and Weight & Balance - are not part of the CDL permit test or the endorsement tests. Those are sections we've built ourselves because it's critically important information to know but most schools and companies have very little coverage of it. So you can skip those for the sake of getting your permit and endorsements, but you'll certainly want to do them as soon as possible.
We have a number of people on here who work for Prime and have gone through Prime's Company-Sponsored Training Program. Read through our information in that link if you haven't already. The others will be on here soon to give you more info about the company.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.
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.
Harry, in the beginning of those sections, it tells you that this is not testing material. It is there to help students out. More training material so to speak. But when you go through it, there are "test questions" at the end of each section, but most are not on your CDL exam.
It is only for help. And darn good help. I drove bus for 6 years. Doing paper logs. And even though I have done logs for a long time, I didn't know what I didn't know till I studied the log book section.
And the "Weights and Balance" section. That also is to help new truckers/students. Just help aids.
Keep it safe out there. Joe S
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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Those two sections - Logbook and Weight & Balance - are not part of the CDL permit test or the endorsement tests. Those are sections we've built ourselves because it's critically important information to know but most schools and companies have very little coverage of it. So you can skip those for the sake of getting your permit and endorsements, but you'll certainly want to do them as soon as possible.
We have a number of people on here who work for Prime and have gone through Prime's Company-Sponsored Training Program. Read through our information in that link if you haven't already. The others will be on here soon to give you more info about the company.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.