Thinking Of Returning To Driving
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If you currently have your CDL you might try McElroy Truck Lines. If you're in Texas they have an Ennis terminal , flatbeds and home every weekend.
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.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
So why don't you get on with one of the major companies? You're going to have to start over and do all of the training and testing as if you've never driven a truck in your life but that's no big deal. They'll give you a job and get you back out there making money and earning a living.
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im 70 yrs old and im thinking of returning to driving but don't know how companies really feel about older men, i drove for 15 yrs starting in 1978 and drove 33 states driving flat beds, vans , low boys, and tankers. During this time i had a chauffeurs class e and held that until 1992 then i gave up my license for a class c and got off the road. Later in a different job i was laid off permanently with the option of being a disqualified worker which allowed me to be retrained for a different job so i elected to get my CDL/A with haz, doubles and triples and tanker. I did not want to go to companies like Pam, Werner and such so i tried to get on locally, but i had same response from all of them, i had to have at least 6 months of recent experience so i went back to another trade and now Im out of work again but this time i cannot take anymore training in Texas.. Guys i dont know, but i may just be blowing smoke but if i had a chance i sure would look into it. Im still in good health thanks for any feedback
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated