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Brake Lights...if you haven't already...you need to go thru High Road Training Program This course will prepare you for alot of what will be in your schooling. AND will get you ahead of all the other students !! That can be a great thing, when theres alot of others in your classs. As always, you can come here and ask us anything you want...we are here to help !! Good Luck !!! now get to studying !!!
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.
Brake Lights...if you haven't already...you need to go thru High Road Training Program This course will prepare you for alot of what will be in your schooling. AND will get you ahead of all the other students !! That can be a great thing, when theres alot of others in your classs. As always, you can come here and ask us anything you want...we are here to help !! Good Luck !!! now get to studying !!!
Thank you Starcar get on it right...again thank you & be safe out there
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.
Yup, first step is high road training. But since your going to Knight and need your permit before you get there so you probably already knew that.
Best thing I can tell you is keep your ears open and your mouth shut. I don't mean do not ask questions, you need to clarify anything that you don't understand. But in the short time I've been in this it's hard to believe how many people don't seem to want to listen when instructors are trying to help.
Follow instructions. You are in school but they are watching what is going on. Assume everything they ask you to do is a test, because it probably is.
Be selectful of the students you hang with, if any. It will not take long to figure out who is there to work and who is just testing the waters to see if trucking is for them. It's ok to enjoy yourself when the time is right but when your in the classroom or on the range it is time to be working so don't let other people slow your learning down.
Study your ass off on the pretrip from day one. Most of the people in my class (different school same concept) were worried and cramming the last couple days after they had had three weeks to prepare.
When your on the range get out and look. The more you GOAL the quicker you will get your perception correct on where the trailer is. At first you may think the back of the trailer is one place but then you GOAL and find out its not even close to where you thought it was.
Woody
Yup, first step is high road training. But since your going to Knight and need your permit before you get there so you probably already knew that.
Best thing I can tell you is keep your ears open and your mouth shut. I don't mean do not ask questions, you need to clarify anything that you don't understand. But in the short time I've been in this it's hard to believe how many people don't seem to want to listen when instructors are trying to help.
Follow instructions. You are in school but they are watching what is going on. Assume everything they ask you to do is a test, because it probably is.
Be selectful of the students you hang with, if any. It will not take long to figure out who is there to work and who is just testing the waters to see if trucking is for them. It's ok to enjoy yourself when the time is right but when your in the classroom or on the range it is time to be working so don't let other people slow your learning down.
Study your ass off on the pretrip from day one. Most of the people in my class (different school same concept) were worried and cramming the last couple days after they had had three weeks to prepare.
When your on the range get out and look. The more you GOAL the quicker you will get your perception correct on where the trailer is. At first you may think the back of the trailer is one place but then you GOAL and find out its not even close to where you thought it was.
Woody
Thank you Woody will definitely be careful of the people that hang around...and most important listen to the instructors studying for my pre trip now and yes I have my permit..again Thank for that great info... Stay safe out there
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Hello everyone I will be going to Knight Transportation school in Olive Branch, MS February 24, 2014 kind of excited & nervous at the same time. Can anyone give me some tips on what to expect and what I should be studying or doing to prepare they say the school move at a fast pace. Just trying to stay ahead of the pack...LOL
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: