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Weatherman's Comment
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Well, the High Road CDL Training Program comes through again! I went to the DMV yesterday and successfully obtained my CDL permit with a Tanker endorsement. The lady that processed my paperwork mentioned that most people fail at least one portion of the test on their first try and honestly I am not sure if I would have passed if I relied only on the CDL manual. Although all the information you need is in the manual the online training program does an awesome job of breaking the information down and makes it much more digestible. Of course, now the real work begins. I am going to SAGE (Lexington SC) driving school on Monday for registration and a drug test and should begin class on the 28th. Starting school is both exciting and a bit intimidating but I feel like I am a couple steps ahead of the game thanks to this website.

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.

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.

Brett Aquila's Comment
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Hey congrats man! That's awesome!

It's amazing how well you retain the information with the review and halt systems built into our training program, ya know? I mean, that's a lot of information!

I see you dabbled in the Logbook section. That's a scary section to tackle. And same with the Weight & Balance section. They're tough, but they're critical to doing your job out there. Are you gonna go for it and see if you can get through em?

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Logbook:

A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.

Weatherman's Comment
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I defiantly want to go through those sections. I have another week before school begins so I will start while I still have a little bit of time on my hands.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Wine Taster's Comment
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WTG!

Daniel B.'s Comment
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Good job man!!

Keep up the hard work. It won't get easy anytime soon for you so stay sharp!

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