Preparing For CDL Driving Test-Lookingto Ride Along With A Colorado Trucker For A Day Or Two.
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A natural driver...I am assuming you think you do not need training going by your post. Good luck if you do not go to a CDL school in fact bring a job....no training and no school = no job. Insurance companies will not touch you.
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.
Welcome aboard Bill!
Yeah, unfortunately Guyjax is right - very few companies will hire a new driver who has not had legitimate training. Maybe you can't justify the cost of CDL training, but I'll bet if you asked the countless thousands of mothers driving around with children in minivans that you'll be sharing the road with, even with an oil job, and I'll bet they could justify it.
If I were you I would contact some companies you're hoping to work for and ask them what they'll require of you as far as training and experience. Some oil companies will hire inexperienced drivers, some won't. So you don't want to waste your time getting your CDL if you won't be able to find the job you're hoping for with it.
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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I'm working on getting my CDL for an oil job and have already gotten a permit. I couldn't justify paying for truck driving school. I'm a natural driver, but would really like to be able to ride around with a CO driver for a day or two to obtain a little more real world application.
Anyone care to help? I am happy to buy lunch, help load/unload, etc.
Feel free to call/text-3zero3.5zero5.2131
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: