No Loaded Trailers?

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Matt 's Comment
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So in the state of Wisconsin I was just told you can not haul any loaded trailers with a cdl permit?

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.
Kat's Comment
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I have never heard that. I have been in Wisconsin several times with loads and never had any kind of permit....

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murderspolywog's Comment
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You can't hall a loaded trailer in California with a CDL permit. I was restricted from taking a student into California because he only had a permit and not a CDL caused a lot of problems sense I ran a dedicated account out of California.

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.
Matt 's Comment
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I'm curious on how companies do training now.

miracleofmagick's Comment
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So in the state of Wisconsin I was just told you can not haul any loaded trailers with a cdl permit?

It's the same in Florida. I wouldn't be surprised if it is the same in most places.

I have never heard that. I have been in Wisconsin several times with loads and never had any kind of permit....

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Lol, he meant his CDL permit as in what you have before you get your CDL.

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.
Trucker Kearsey 's Comment
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They run you to states where you can. Its true I didn't run CA or WI until I had the CDL.. .buy ran the whole Midwest, northeast and southeast....lots of GA runs...MI..CT, MD, OH, IN, TN, AR.

Ran 10,000 miles with permit...no issues

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.
Kat's Comment
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Ah! Ok! LOL

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Matt 's Comment
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If I'm understanding correctly than that means if I get a job out of Wisconsin the trainer would drive until we got to a state that allowed it and even though i would have a Wisconsin permit I would be allowed to pull a load say in ohio because that is the law of that state.And if it is a company that doesn't drive team than they will have you get your cdl before 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.
Trucker Kearsey 's Comment
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If I'm understanding correctly than that means if I get a job out of Wisconsin the trainer would drive until we got to a state that allowed it and even though i would have a Wisconsin permit I would be allowed to pull a load say in ohio because that is the law of that state.And if it is a company that doesn't drive team than they will have you get your cdl before driving

I'm not sure how other companies work but you are not hired at prime until you have the CDL.

In your case of a WI permit. It sounds like you can drive empty. So you would drive to the shipper which could be out of state. You wouldn't need to go back to WI until you test. Therefore you could drive the entire time you are learning to drive.

By law, a permitted driver cannot drive teams. A CDL holder must be in the passenger seat with the permit driver driving.

Re read your last statement. How would you get the CDL and pass the exam without having ever driven the truck?

I think you are making a much bigger deal out of this than need be. Your WI permit is legal in every state just like your car license is.

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.

Shipper:

The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.

murderspolywog's Comment
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Matt I am assuming you don't have a license yet? Are planning to go throug company training or a CDL school. Eather way most of them are going to train you on an empty trailer. To get your licence after you get your licence, then you will go out with a company trainer to complete your otr training. But you should be a fully licensed commercial driver by that time. I only had one instens when I worked for Swift that I had a permit driver on my truck every one else had CDL s

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.

OTR:

Over The Road

OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.

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