I Have A Prehire For Next Month
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Phillip what do you hope to really gain by allowing your current employer to train you? Avoiding the 1 year of driving commitment? Is that it?
I’d suggest bypassing the best and most thorough training available to avoid a commitment, is perhaps a short sighted decision...
...if for whatever reason it doesn’t work out, including if you chose to leave within a year, your training and your CDL is virtually worthless. Hard to believe?
With less than a year of “current” experience and no 160 hour training certificate your job prospects will be very, very limited. None of the large, and/or reputable companies will hire you without the certificate.
Worst case, you’ll need to go through a Paid CDL Training Program to validate your qualifications for hire. Blame it on insurance, blame it on the system, doesn’t matter, it’s a reality you need to think about.
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.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
EPU:
Electric Auxiliary Power Units
Electric APUs have started gaining acceptance. These electric APUs use battery packs instead of the diesel engine on traditional APUs as a source of power. The APU's battery pack is charged when the truck is in motion. When the truck is idle, the stored energy in the battery pack is then used to power an air conditioner, heater, and other devices
Yes good reasoning. Didn't think about certificate or the 160. Plan is to stay at whatever employer I'm with for 5 to 7 years, than permently retire. The cost is not a consideration ( staying beyond year) course provided they have me. As I'm already retired, with a ok income, I can build on my value to my company and know I will be in the top tier. I plan to go solo, take anything they have as far as miles, pay my dues and move on. In that company. As far as my current employer, Course not meaning to brag on myself, they have a great employee in myself.. Never late In 7 years, never called in, They can call me in ( and very often do) I pretty much run the place, from stocking, warehouse, receiving customer service. Plus handle thousands , don't drink or smoke, perfect driving record for 38 years. I'm sure, they want me to stay with them, as they know what my value to them in trucking will be. However, the certificate, and proper training means more to me. Thanks for a new prospective.
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I'm suppose to be on my way to CDL company sponsored training next month. My present employer owns a trucking company, 80 trucks. It was suggested I train otr with his company. I have driven previously but many years ago. (drove 5 years/ have cdl permit in hand) I will be paid as a team driver from day one. I will gain experience as a driver, get CDL, if I choose to leave I owe O $. Or I can stay as either a team driver or solo. Appreciate any opinions.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.