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Hey Jason, sorry if you have mentioned this before, but did you go for your CDL training in NW Indiana and if so, do you mind saying where?
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.
Yes, Zengrump. I went to DriveCo out of Gary. Might we know each other?
No sir, just a lurker up North taking a look at some of the driving schools between South Bend and the Illinois border. Driveco seems to have a lot of different schedule options that would allow someone to keep working during the training. Have you mentioned your school experience previously? If so, I'll delve back into your prior posts and take a gander.
No, I don't think I have spoken about my school other than it being an extremely positive one. With it being in Gary, Indiana a lot of people get all these assumptions that it is a bad school. That is by far the most false statement.
I know of at least 2-3 options total that the school offers for anyone that attends, but if you've done your research then you may know better than I. The most important thing, with regard to Drive-Co, is they work with people as long as it is within reason. They are an extremely great school. Dare I say a fun school because I don't want them to seem unprofessional. They take things very seriously, but some of the instructors are quite funny during the process.
They are their to help make sure you succeed, so...IF...by chance a person is struggling to understand things they can get a reasonable extension before taking their road tests. They have several different company recruiters that visit the school to tell you all about themselves, this is great because you can ask a bunch of questions like you'd do during a phone interview, as you should, but before you ever apply.
If you have anymore questions regarding the school I will do my best to answer.
I noticed you have recently joined the site so as a quick ending here I want to encourage you to go through the links below so you are prepared even before going into school.
- Trucker's Career Guide: Choosing A Truck Driving School
- Article Category: Choosing A Truck Driving School
- Forum Topics Tagged "Choosing A Truck Driving School"
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
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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.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Appreciate the input. Always good to get a first-hand account.
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