Permit Test
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Hello Alan, Yes the written exam is the same when you take the written exam you are taking it for your class A. This is just the written part. After you attend school they will prepare you for the skills part, pre-trip test and the road test. You can't drive a truck without a class A permit. Don't know exactly what Alabama's requirements are but more than likely you will have to get a DOT physical before you can take the written exam that's the way it is here in Georgia. Also I would strongly recommend that you use the CDL training course here on Trucking Truth. It is great to study with. I have my class B license and I am upgrading mine to class A and I will tell you I wish I had this cdl training course here to study with for my written exam it would have been much easier. Again not sure how community college course for trucking is but you will probably have to study these sections of the manual again in school and pass test on them again. So if you study the training course on Trucking Truth you will be far ahead and t h e repetitive learning will help you remember it. Even though I have had my class B for seven years and I remember many things studying this again has really reinforced what I already know, . I have been studying it for over a month and I am just starting school this coming Saturday. Hope this has helped good luck and keep us updated on your journey into truck driving.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Welcome aboard Alan! Danny had an excellent answer.
Our High Road Training Program that Danny is referring to will indeed prepare you for the CDL written exams including the permit and all of the endorsements. It has the actual CDL manual built right into it so there's no need to study the manual separately. Our online course has everything you'll need.
The table of contents divides our course into sections. The main focus of the permit are the following sections:
Permit:
- Rules & Regulations
- Driving Safely
- Transporting Cargo Safely
- Air Brakes
- Combination Vehicles
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- Driving Exam
The main sections for your endorsements which are optional but we highly recommend you get:
- Transporting Passengers
- Doubles And Triples
- Tankers
- Hazardous Materials
And two sections we've built ourselves with info you'll need for everyday life on the road but the manual doesn't really cover it:
- Logbook
- Weight & Balance
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
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.
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.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Yup, the training on this site is incredible and will prepare you to pass the tests. I passed the exams for my permit, tankers, doubles and triples all from just the info on this site. I forgot to do the transporting passengers (doing that this week) and still have to do my hazmat.
You have to have a background check done before you can get the hazmat. The check runs about $90 so I simply can't afford it at the moment, but plan on getting it done before I get my actual license. The information about the fingerprint background check and who to contact is also included in the high road training. Bret seems to cover everything!!!
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.
Thanks for your help I Passed permit test today it is hard to believe how easy the test seemed the answers came natural
Congrats Alan! Glad to hear it!
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I went to local community college Instructor said I need to study 1-rules and regulations, 2-combination vehicles, 3-air brakes, go to DMV get permit before I start school. I'm looking to get a class A CDL. Is the written exam the same for Permit as for License?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
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.