Got My CDL - Thanks To The Trucking Truth Community!
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Great job EARNING that CDL. And here you were stressing about switching schools....great job, I look forward to following along in the rest of your journey
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.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Well done Jeremy! Congratulations!
As I stated in your diary: OMFG I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Now your journey has inspired others around here to try their absolute best and get their CDLs also. There is NEVER a better feelin than passin that last test and gettin your CDL. As from my journey its VERY DIFFICULT however we now both have done it. We shall have lunch there when I arrive, just let me know what ya want and I got ya.
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.
It feels like last week you were just starting to head to school.
Congrats driver! I've been following along in your diary. Things got pretty rough for a few, but you stuck it out and got it done. Never a doubt.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Looks like it's time for some dancing bananaaaaassss!
Way to go! keep that same attitude, and never give up, when each new challenge presents itself.
Congratulations Jeremy!
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Just passed my last exam and go get my CDL as soon as the DMV opens on Tuesday. I have a few people to call and some things to do, but I absolutely had to stop here first....
Without the tools in this site, and especially without all the support, advice, and encouragement I've received here - without those awesome things, I never would have gotten this far. Many thanks to all of you!!!
Now, let the learning begin...
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.