Getting CDL A Soon, But Have 2 Accidents In Personal Vehicle
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What kind of accidents? I would suggest company sponsored training over private school. Company training will mean you are approved by a company and won't have a hard time finding a job.
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.
Bobcat is correct - Company financed training is the "safest" way.
#1, little out-of-pocket $$ for you, #2 that company will do your background check first, so when they give you a school start date, you are all but hired and #3 a job is waiting for you when you get your CDL. I went that way with Swift, and on the "last day of school" my company trainer was waiting outside for me.
Now, the "regional" is interesting. Most drivers get to OTR first. Regional is most of the time a contract between the shipper and the carrier, and the carrier supplies trucks (& drivers) to move shipper's freight. So, to limit problems for this (big) customer, the carrier uses experienced drivers for regional.
Get your rookie out of the way, and you can ask for regional routes later. Many recruiters will tell you that their company has many different schedules you can go on, from every other week, four days on/two off, weekends off, and all sorts. But clarify what you can get with a freshly printed CDL.
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.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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My last accident was2020 June and oldest accident was 2018 August. I hear that certain company’s only go back 3 years or 5 as long it’s not dui or reckless driving.
I am going to attend western pacific truck school soon to get CDL a, not sure what company’s to check out for regional in California to get experience
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
DUI:
Driving Under the Influence