NTTS Week 2
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That's great, man. Keep it up.
Good Luck Tomorrow Troy!
HDHP
Well a short day 2 (week 2 day 2) is done and a successful trip to the DMV as well! I took 6 tests, General Knowledge, Combination Vehicles, Air Brakes, Doubles-Triples, Hazmat , and Tanker. Im happy to report that I passed them all! Definitely breathing a sigh of relief! Im glad I studied as much as I did, since the actual tests were much harder than the practice tests! If you are preparing for the learners permit written tests, make sure you study study study. The High Road training here is a great way to do that!
Now we begin trip logs starting tomorrow and will be in the trucks soon! I can't wait to finally be able to get my hands dirty! Until next time...
Troy
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination 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.
Dm:
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.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Thank you Stacie :)
Week 2 day 3 (late update..)
Today we focused on log books and hours of service. While most trucks are already using e-logs and it will be industry wide by 2018, using paper logs Is still an essential skill. We also got all of our remaining text books today which is always exciting!
Tomorrow Werner Enterprises will be coming to do their company presentation so that should be interesting!
More updates to come!
Troy
Troy S. wrote:
While most trucks are already using e-logs and it will be industry wide by 2018, using paper logs Is still an essential skill.
Great point Troy. It's an essential skill for a couple of reasons:
- Fact, e-Log systems go down. Usually without warning, the Hardware fails from time-to-time requiring a driver to run paper logs until your system is back on-line. Fortunately when this does occur, it's usually not for a long period of time.
- Learning the details of HOS rules and how they are recorded provides an understanding of what the numbers mean, how they are represented in the e-log systems, how to maximize your availability and driving times.
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Good diary! Good luck and keep up the good work.
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.
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.
Thanks G-Town, it's nice to get feedback like this from experienced drivers!
Thanks G-Town, it's nice to get feedback like this from experienced drivers!
You're welcome Troy.
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Week 2, day 1 is in the bag. Today we finished going through the CDL manual and took 4 tests, 3 on general knowledge and 1 on air brakes. I aced all 4, so I'm now 5 for 5 at 100%! This is really helping me feel confident going into the learners permit written test at the DMV tomorrow! I plan on taking the Hazmat , Tanker & Doubles/Triples endorsement tests as well to get them out of the way. I'll let you all know how I did tomorrow - here's hoping for good results, wish me luck!
Troy
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
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.
Dm:
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.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.