Apply For Paid CDL Training and your application will be sent to numerous companies. Unfortunately your experience with class B basically means nothing when it comes to class A.
A path we don't typically recommend is trying to get on with an LTL carrier. Chances are you'd have to start working the dock and wait for a dock to driver, or driver apprentice position to open up. You could also see if anybody in your area utilizes class A and B vehicles and get them to get you your class A. Most of this advice is location dependent.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
I had class b as well but I went to a private truck driving school to get my class a. I got hired right out of school ( call it luck I guess) at reddaway (aka yrc,yellow). Check them out they have truck driving schools.
Apply For Paid CDL Training and your application will be sent to numerous companies. Unfortunately your experience with class B basically means nothing when it comes to class A.
A path we don't typically recommend is trying to get on with an LTL carrier. Chances are you'd have to start working the dock and wait for a dock to driver, or driver apprentice position to open up. You could also see if anybody in your area utilizes class A and B vehicles and get them to get you your class A. Most of this advice is location dependent.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
I have 3 years of class B driving, what companies will hire me to make the transition to a class A driver thanks
It's the same companies that will hire someone with no experience driving a CMV at all. You will be treated as having no experience at all because driving a combination vehicle is substantially different from driving a class B vehicle.
Here are links to useful information to check out on the site.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:
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.
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I have 3 years of class B driving, what companies will hire me to make the transition to a class A driver thanks