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Thinking we are close. I am 46. A former navy corpsman that spent all 8 1/2 years with the marines. Was an E.M.T. until 1995. So I know all about losing the compassion.
One good thing though is both of my kids are grown up. My daughter lives in western Co. My son still lives at home but is 21 and has a job. At least the wife won't get too lonely.
Thinking we are close. I am 46. A former navy corpsmanthat spent all 8 1/2 years with the marines. Was an E.M.T. until 1995. So I know all about losing the compassion.
One good thing though is both of my kids are grown up. My daughter lives in western Co. My son still lives at home but is 21 and has a job. At least the wife won't get too lonely.
Too funny.... I was in the Navy as well. I signed up as a medic but somehow got talked into going nuke. Did my time on a sub and got out.
My last duty station was NSB Bangor, WA back in 93.
My last duty station was NSB Bangor, WA back in 93.
I was in Roten Groton!
Paul.... one more question. When you say get your CDL. You mean go to DMV and test? I have no way to do the actual skills station. No truck, no skills.
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.
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.
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And getting your CDL involves a few different stages:
1) A written test for your CDL permit
2) Written tests for your endorsements (optional but highly recommended)
3) A pre-trip inspection test that you'll do on an actual truck with a CDL examiner grading you
4) A backing skills test that you'll do in a truck while being graded
5) The driving portion of the test which you'll do one on one with the CDL examiner in the truck
The written tests for the permit and endorsements you can do yourself anytime. You should use our High Road Training Program to prepare for those tests. It's 100% free, it has the entire CDL manual built right in, and it will break the materials into small chunks with quizzes at the end of each one. It's highly effective. If you go through that training program you'll fly through all of the written exams effortlessly.
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I am a bit confused after reading the NC DMV site last night. It clearly explains the written test, skills test and the check off test. It talks about the CDL learners permit. It does not give clear instructions on what you have to do for the learner's permit. Do you just take the written part to get it? If I am testing for the learners permit, can or should I test for endorsements? I could see TNT where a hazmat endorsement could be useful if my instructor has it too. Thanks for all the help! Yes, I have been reading all the different parts of the site. A lot of great information!
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.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
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.
TNT:
Trainer-N-Trainee
Prime Inc has their own CDL training program and it's divided into two phases - PSD and TNT.
The PSD (Prime Student Driver) phase is where you'll get your permit and then go on the road for 10,000 miles with a trainer. When you come back you'll get your CDL license and enter the TNT phase.
The TNT phase is the second phase of training where you'll go on the road with an experienced driver for 30,000 miles of team driving. You'll receive 14¢ per mile ($700 per week guaranteed) during this phase. Once you're finished with TNT training you will be assigned a truck to run solo.
Ok , i hate all of you guys...
.... no really i'm kIDDING,y'all are making Prime sound really good, I considered them but had it hardwired in my mind that they were a lease operation only, so I decided to go with Celadon before even talking to a Prime recruiter(i leave for Indy next weekend)now it seems like everybody and his dog is praising Prime and I'm sitting here hoping I made a good choice
DWI:
Driving While Intoxicated
I'm going to trainco and will be working for Roehl refer fleet. How it worked for me was I had to get my CDL permit before attending school, as well as a drug test and DOT physical (which Roehl paid for).
School is 4 weeks. At the end of school you do your pre-trip, maneuvers, and road test. In Ohio, the maneuver skills test you have to straight line back, reverse lane change either right to left or left to right, Then either the ally dock or parallel parking. It depends on which one the examiner wants you to do. Then you do the road skills driving test.
Once I complete it I'll go to Marshfield WI for 3 day orientation, another drug test then on the road with an instructor for 14 days. Upon returning you do a final backing test with the company dock examiner, get assigned your truck and you're on your way.
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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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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