Good job! Have you chosen a company yet?
Thanks, Jonathan.
I'll be going with Celadon, testing at their training facility and attending orientation at their headquarters and main terminal in Indianapolis.
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.
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I hope that I'm not... counting chickens that is.
Although graduation is not until tomorrow and I don't attend orientation until January 3rd, I have passed all my exams for school and my tests at DMV. I also have my temporary Class A CDL (with endorsements!) and my license should be arriving by mail in less than two weeks.
I have therefore taken the liberty of updating my status from "In CDL School" to " Company Driver in Training".
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following 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.