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TruckingTruth was founded by Brett Aquila (that's me!), a 15 year truck driving veteran, in January 2007. After 15 years on the road I wanted to help people understand the trucking industry and everything that came with the career and lifestyle of an over the road trucker. We'll help you make the right choices and prepare for a great start to your trucking career.
Becoming A Truck Driver is a dream we've all pondered at some point in our lives. We've all wondered if the adventure and challenges of life on the open road would suit us better than the ordinary day to day lives we've always known. At TruckingTruth we'll help you decide if trucking is right for you and help you get your career off to a great start.
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Due to my current job situation and possible closing of campaign, I made the decision to get back on the road. I am SO grateful for this site, it brings back SO many good memories and even reminds me of the headaches. I read your book Brett and it was great! I highly recommend it to anyone, especially for those thinking of taking on this new career. I have a coworker interested in obtaining a CDL and taking on this life style. I strongly recommended this site to him. He was so happy to get this information. I love reading the stories of those going through training, those seasoned drivers and those thinking about a new career. I have begun the training manuals and testing, so far, passing the practice tests. I feel very secure in the material provided and the practice tests. This is the best thing to date I have seen to assist those in obtaining their CDL. Again, THANKS!!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.