Maverick Trucking Auto Transmission
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Section 13 b http://cvta.org/pdf/CDL_Testing_and_CLPStandardsfinald55.pdf
Phil
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.
CLP:
Commercial Learner's Permit
Before getting their CDL, commercial drivers will receive their commercial learner's permit (CLP) upon passing the written portion of the CDL exam. They will not have to retake the written exam to get their CDL.
I drive for maverick and before that I took the CDL test in an automatic truck no clutch at all and have no such restriction on my license in the state of Illinois about only driving an automatic equipped truck
Randy... sent you a private message regarding this... I am from Illinois as well. Where did you go for your CDL that used automatic transmission trucks to teach and test in?
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.
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Regarding driving automatics vs. manuals, obviously, there are advantages and disadvantages to both and the arguments are long and distinguished but the best thing to do is keep your mind open about automatics because a lot of companies are buying them and claiming they won't be buying anymore manuals from here on out. A lot of people are thinking that will change when these companies realize some of the advantages to manuals. Having said that, though, yeah, you can still switch to "manual" gear-shifting without the clutch on an automatic. Also, the automatics I've driven, still have engine brakes with "on" "off" buttons right on the steering wheel. Although I will admit, manual is much more fun, these automatics are easier to wield in the mountains, as you don't have to worry about "losing your gear" on a steep downhill grade, as you might in a manual, when you have 40 tons pushing you down the hill. Others might argue that you'll be in as much or more trouble if the electronics on your automatic fail and you really can't drive the truck. Like I said, the arguments go on but the automatics I've driven are still very, very nice trucks.
Anyway, as has been said already, if you can learn on a manual first and master that, you can drive anything and the rest will be like getting back on a bicycle. You'll always remember how to do it again, later.
Good luck in your choices of companies. It might boil down to one or two of the most important things to you in a company, whatever those criteria are...
-mountain girl
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.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.