Truck Driving While Young?
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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.
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.
Honestly, it's a great career, if you have the right mindset, and the personality for it. One of the guys that started driving the week before me started at 23, and relatively same story as you. He is successful because he was coachable, absorbed information like a sponge, and most importantly didn't let anger or someone else's attitude to get in his way.
Utilize all the links that PackRat posted. Go in with the understanding that what you think you know, and what you really know, is very very little.
I love Prime. I even moved from Montana to North Carolina to drive for them. You need to read through some of the posts on here about what people looked for as a rookie. There is a whole lot of information here to help make an informed choice.
I would never recommend a stand alone truck driving school, as they can't guarantee a job placement when it is all said and done. I'm too financially risk averse to gamble on that. The year contract really does go by super fast.
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Hey there, I'm very new to all of this, having just recently started taking this idea seriously, but I was wondering if anyone has some general advice/tips/"wish I knew"s for a 21 year old soon to be college dropout? (Please don't say "stay in school," it's killin me) I have quite a bit of money to pay back between student loans, medical fees and helping my parents out, and I've always enjoyed being alone and seeing the country so trucking seems like a good fit for what I need, but I'm still a bit on the fence and would love to hear anything you all have to offer.
Also, I've already looked into a few companies like Roehl and Prime Inc that offer paid CDL training and a guaranteed job after, but I'd like to know if there's other ways people got theirs that they recommend over these. Any advice will be greatly appreciated, take care.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: