I want to give a shout out to Jim Schmidt trainer at Tri Area Trucking School in Freeland, MI. Thanks for pointers on offsets and alley dock maneuvers, and above all patience. Passed my CDL-A today and will start trucking USPS mail - "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"
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.
I want to give a shout out to Jim Schmidt trainer at Tri Area Trucking School in Freeland, MI. Thanks for pointers on offsets and alley dock maneuvers, and above all patience. Passed my CDL-A today and will start trucking USPS mail - "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: