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What part of Virginia do you reside?
Amherst
Ever been to Boonsboro shopping center, Freddy?
Hello all. I am new to this site. Looking to drive again. I held a CDL for about 5 years. Only drove professionally for a year. Loved it but due to personal issues I had to give it up. I drove teams for two small companies. Company sponsored training beckons me for round two. I am sort of scheduling my time to begin the training program here, start process of applying to companies on here that offer cdl training. Enough said for now.
Start here, Freddy!
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~ anne ~
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.
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.
Anne... he’s already been banned. KandyMan in disguise.
Anne... he’s already been banned. KandyMan in disguise.
So, you mods can see a person's info, more than just the GPS tracker, to see who they are? Maybe Anne needs to be a moderator since she is usually the person to give the welcoming info on getting started. She just beat me to it.
Laura
We don't need to reveal on here how we figure out the trolls.
They give themselves away eventually every time.
So, you mods can see a person's info, more than just the GPS tracker, to see who they are? Maybe Anne needs to be a moderator since she is usually the person to give the welcoming info on getting started. She just beat me to it.
Laura
To me, the dead giveaway is the bizarre names such as fast Freddy, purple Preston, using first and last names etc. Todd hasn't been around for a bit but he couldn't go more than 3 posts without mentioning his experience in the military operating heavy equipment. Usually their new account is made within a couple hours of being outted on their other account.
Personally I'll usually respond knowing full well they're trying to create a new identity. Yes that particular person may be wasting my time but I know there's many others that may currently, or in the future, be wondering something similiar that can learn from it. Those entering the industry they don't know what they don't know and something someone says (even trying to troll us) may prompt a legitimate discussion. Often times if you don't let the troll get a rise out of you they'll move on to other places.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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Hello all. I am new to this site. Looking to drive again. I held a CDL for about 5 years. Only drove professionally for a year. Loved it but due to personal issues I had to give it up. I drove teams for two small companies. Company sponsored training beckons me for round two. I am sort of scheduling my time to begin the training program here, start process of applying to companies on here that offer cdl training. Enough said for now.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.