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Congrats! stay safe and enjoy the freedom. Gonna be brutal when I leave next week for school. after I get my cdl I have to team drive for two months before I can test out for my own truck. But with everything to learn out on the road. I'm willing to do what I gotta do.
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.
Hoorah Tractor Man!
Aaron, Yes, it can be Brutal, but trust me, it is worth it!! I started on this journey over a year ago.....June 2015. I did tons of research, waded through TONS of internet BS, scoured through thousands of posts on this forum and others. TT has been by far my best resource. I started School in April of this year. This is not for the weak of heart, hot heads, or slackers! Patience and the ability to go with the flow are key! Plan your day, but don't plan the results. Keep a level head and you will succeed! Good Luck!
Chickie named her truck......so I am naming mine too. Her name is TAYLOR! LOL!
So you're driving the "Taylor" Swift truck...I see what ya did there!
I got my Truck this morning. 2015 Freightliner w/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION!!!!!!! YAAAAAAYYYYY. 167000 miles. Super clean, I am stoked beyond words. Im on my 30 and on the way to Phoenix. (My home terminal) Then hopefully through the house for some HOMETIME!. More later.
Sweet!!!!! I'm a huge fan of automatics. Truck driving is challenging enough. I like one more thing to make it a little easier and safer
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.
Matt, I drove from Ontario CA to Phoenix yesterday, my first trip in the automatic. I NEVER want to push in a clutch pedal EVER AGAIN!!!! Work smarter not harder!
Matt, I drove from Ontario CA to Phoenix yesterday, my first trip in the automatic. I NEVER want to push in a clutch pedal EVER AGAIN!!!! Work smarter not harder!
Almost like driving a big Cadillac, huh?
Yupper🤓! I was driving through Blythe CA yesterday when a Taylor Swift song came on the radio. It was the first time I even linked the two names together, then I thought, Hey, Chickie named her truck Theodore, I should name mine too! And there you have it folks, the inner workings of Tractor Mans feeble brain!
Sorry, meant to quote Anchorman in the above post.
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Congrats Tractor man!!