Took A Teaching Position At Our Local School As A CDL Instructor
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Good afternoon everyone! Got my start in the industry about 7 years ago. I started out on a local, home daily account delivering food-grade bulk flour to bakeries. About 7 months in, I transitioned into the hazmat/tanker division and began on another local, home daily account, delivering various petroleum products. Due to an unforseen health issue, about 4 months ago I had to change positions to something that less physically demanding, so I accepted a teaching at a local school as CDL Instructor. If I can help anyone who may be thinking about attending CDL school or is already enrolled in CDL school, please feel free to reach out.
Hi Joe,
I am trying to get into trucking, not sure yet if this is for me though. I am using the CDL PREP APP to prepare for my knowledge test in California. I admit that one of the most challenging things to memorize is the table for the different wire and chain WLL for the different grades, it's been virtually impossible for me, I am still trying but it looks like I won't memorize everything.
That aside, I would really like to hear from you, as an instructor, if a phone app, such as CDL PREP or DMV Genie, would be enough to pass the knowledge test (the official manual is too long and tedious, far from learning-friendly, with tons of irrelevant reading that will not be in the test).
I will appreciate your comments. :)
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.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
High Road CDL Training Program
- Pre-Trip Inspection Study Guide
- Daniel's Pre-Trip Inspection
- Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist
- Pre-Trip Inspection Practice Questions
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
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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Good afternoon everyone! Got my start in the industry about 7 years ago. I started out on a local, home daily account delivering food-grade bulk flour to bakeries. About 7 months in, I transitioned into the hazmat/tanker division and began on another local, home daily account, delivering various petroleum products. Due to an unforseen health issue, about 4 months ago I had to change positions to something that less physically demanding, so I accepted a teaching at a local school as CDL Instructor. If I can help anyone who may be thinking about attending CDL school or is already enrolled in CDL school, please feel free to reach out.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations