High Road Training, Fantastic Resource, Didn't Know What I Didn't Know

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Sid 's Comment
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Hello everyone. I'm getting back into trucking after a long absence. I drove straight trucks before CDL's and am just starting the process of getting my class A CDL. I picked a local school here in MD and am studying to get the learners permit. I downloaded the CDL manual from the MVA website and have been studying it and taking practice tests on another site and thought I had a pretty good handle on it. Then I came across this site and started taking the High Road Training Program, man what a bunch of good info. The training manual I got from the MVA doesn't cover half the topics I've learned with your training materials and I"ve only gotten through the first 5 pages. I also read through the entire 81 pages of the forum, I didn't read every posted topic but I read a lot of them. Made me think about a lot of things I haven't considered. Just wanted to say thanks for a great site.

Sid

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.
Starcar's Comment
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Welcome Sid !! The resources on this site are fantastic, and will get you thru your permit, and any school you choose to go thru. So feel free to make use of all the training tools, and anything else on here. And don't be shy about asking us questions...thats what we are here for. We'd love to follow you thru your school, and trucking career, so post all you want. Glad to have you here !!

OOS:

When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Brett Aquila's Comment
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Welcome aboard Sid! Glad you're enjoying the training program and the site in general. Even more glad you decided to join us!

Like Starcar said - we're always happy to help out so ask anything you like. And if you want more great reading, check out our Trucker's Career Guide and the free online version of my book Becoming A Truck Driver: The Raw Truth About Trucking.
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