High Road Training Questions
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I just found a cdl training app on google play store just so people know its by trucking truth as well. Look foward to trying it out.
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.
Hey guys im goign over the high road training system and ao far im getting mostly 100 and high 90s. Out of the 25 quizes only one has been a 65 and three 85s. Here are a few thoughts that occured.
Am i going to have a full book of a test for my permit comparable to how many quizes are on here? Like the high road has roughly 15 quizes per main topic, i think 15 questions per quiz.
Roughly do certain states focus on certain topics more than other states for their quizes?
Ex. Rhode island is more on factual numbers while texas is more on safety equipment etc. Im going to mossuri for primes PSD so it would be nice to know what to prirotize for the permit.
Reaper,
Make sure you get a copy of your states CMV manual too. The High Road here is great, went through it some 4 times and was a YUGE help but there will be some questions on your state exam that may throw ya. So you have to compare and combine. And pay attention to the EXCEPT and NOT questions. such as, "You should do that and that except" when.... I miss those dang things ALL the time. I took my WI CLP test last week, got 2 wrong out of all the endorsement tests. One in Hazmat , and one in tankers, didn't bother with bus or passenger. But.. WI slips in a couple of questions related to passenger/bus, so brush through them anyways. Still fresh in my head so if any WI CLP studiers need help or advice, message me. Otherwise, the High Road is a great tool here. A lot of questions, good rotation of questions, and great review questions for when those NOTS and EXCEPTS slip past.
There are a few others out on the web i used also. Went from one to the other to another and back again and it helped a lot. I have a hard time with reading information and making it stick unless I can apply it to the real world. So look on Youtube for videos on backing, shifting, coupling, general driving, CDL testing, CDL road tests etc. There is a TON of information out there, it helps.
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.
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
CMV:
Commercial Motor Vehicle
A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:
- Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
- Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more
- Is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation
- Is designed or used to transport 9 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation
- Is transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placards
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.PSD:
Prime Student Driver
Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. You'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime's website:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll go on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of one-on-one behind the wheel training. After training, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
- Enter program, study and test for Missouri CDL permit.
- Start driving/training at Prime Training Center in Springfield, Missouri.
- Work toward 40,000 training dispatched miles (minimum) with food allowance while without CDL (Food allowance is paid back with future earnings).
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
- Train with experienced certified CDL instructor for 3-4 weeks in a real world environment.
- Get 75 hours of behind-the-wheel time with one-on-one student/instructor ratio.
- Earn 10,000 miles toward total 40,000 miles needed.
CLP:
Commercial Learner's Permit
Before getting their CDL, commercial drivers will receive their commercial learner's permit (CLP) upon passing the written portion of the CDL exam. They will not have to retake the written exam to get their CDL.
Got the Missouri cdl handbook app downloaded to study. I am well and completely ready to drown in the knowledge of trucking lol. I hope it all sticks. I'm honestly, most worried about my pretrip tests.
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.
Do not sweat Pre Trip Inspection. It sounds a lot more difficult than it really is. Once you have a Tractor Trailer in front of you, it makes much more sense, even if you couldn't find the alternator on your own car. Easy
Got the Missouri cdl handbook app downloaded to study. I am well and completely ready to drown in the knowledge of trucking lol. I hope it all sticks. I'm honestly, most worried about my pretrip tests.
What helped me was Youtube. Seeing how some things are done not just reading helped it stick. Pretrip, backing, shifting etc. Lots of good stuff there.
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.
That makes sense, lots of unapplied info. Once i get behind the dash itll make more sense and less cluttered knowledge.
Thank you guys for the help and quick answers. Besides hazmat , and tanker, what other endorsements are there? I thought it was just hazmat and tanker for the endorsements.
As far as hazmat, I wouldn't bother with it just yet. Prime only runs 3% hazmat and you will already be under enough pressure to pass. You don't need hazmat...prime tells you to wait and take that test at home so you won't be taking it there. Even driving reefer they want the tanker endorsement cause some of our liquids are in totes. It sorta has "the surge" feeling if you brake hard. Supposedly. I don't brake hard and the totes didn't feel any different to me.
Trust me, it won't affect your miles. You will get loads if you want to run hard. As old school says....its about attitude. I have my year and still haven't bothered with the hazmat. Most of the drivers i know there dont have it. Maybe if I leave prime
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
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
Got the Missouri cdl handbook app downloaded to study. I am well and completely ready to drown in the knowledge of trucking lol. I hope it all sticks. I'm honestly, most worried about my pretrip tests.
People get confused about this sometimes. The High Road Training Program has the CDL manual built in. That's what the materials are - it's the CDL manual. The best part about the High Road is that it breaks it down into little chunks and then uses the quizzes to make sure you're learning the information thoroughly. If you stop using the High Road and just read your CDL manual you're missing out on all of the repetition and focus that comes with doing those quizzes. That's what really drills the information into your brain.
Trust me, work your way through the High Road and you'll fly through the written permit and endorsement exams. Not only that, but do the sections on the logbook rules and truck weight & balance. You're going to need to know that stuff to do your job out there and the CDL manual barely touches on most of that stuff at all. We built those materials from scratch ourselves.
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.
I got all three. High road app High road training online Missouri manual The three combo is pretty well informing.
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Oh ok i thought he thought i was complaining about learning. I had just wanted to clarify. I love learning, just not a college style memotize to the test. Those points make sense.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.