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Ok new question. with prime are there any raises? i cant remember finding anything on that. ive been cramming my mind full of stuff with the cdl prep materials on here and researching companies i cant seem to remember. ntm all the stuff going on here and trying to figure out what is going on with my college student aid info.
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.
Not sure how it would work with being in the military and over seas. It's something to be aware of and to ask about when the time comes.
Everyone without exception has to hold a normal class D license at least one full year before applying for a cdl or no school will touch them.
Well, that may be a problem for me. My IL license expired in 2008. I thought I would just renew it and after calling the IL DMV , I have already been purged from their database. So now I am in AL with no regular license. The gal I spoke with at the school I am going to attend said that it should not be a problem, at least here in AL. She said they may let me take my class D test as well as my CDL permit and endorsements tests on the same day. I will have to verify that of course. I had heard the same thing and it raised some alarms in my head. I have brought back with me an abstract letter on my driving history while overseas that includes the type and classification of license I had, how long I held the license, as well as any and all points/tickets accumulated in said time frame. Some firms have told me they will accept this and I will be showing this to the AL DMV as well. I can't imagine making a 60 year-old man that has been driving since he was a teenager wait another year to get a CDL. What would be the purpose? 
But I will find out soon as I am going to be taking my tests as well as getting my class D license. I'll let you all know what happens, at least for my case coming home from overseas and military related.
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.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Also I am planning on getting married in sept 2015 and wanted to know if it was possible to get more than 4 days off at a time for that occasion . . .
Well, you are (or are going to be) a vet so you know what mortal danger is. However, if no one talks you out of it you are going to experience what REAL mortal danger is. You cannot now say you were not warned . . . 
Thank you for your service . . .
Jopa
Also I am planning on getting married in sept 2015 and wanted to know if it was possible to get more than 4 days off at a time for that occasion . . .
Well, you are (or are going to be) a vet so you know what mortal danger is. However, if no one talks you out of it you are going to experience what REAL mortal danger is. You cannot now say you were not warned . . .
Thank you for your service . . .
Jopa
rofl. this will be my second marrage. i got married right out of high school and joined the navy a few years later. she couldnt handle me being gone all the time with the navy and she started an affair. ive only known this girl while ive been in the navy and ive been gone 7 or 8 months of our 11 month relationship and it only is getting stronger between us so i know she can handle me being gone with trucking.
You get you days off then come back to work after that. 1 day off for ever 7 days worked. But not matter how many days you work the max you can stay at home is about 7 days before you have to clean out your truck and they give it to someone else. When you return to work you will get another truck but it will be anything they can find.
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I will however have to change my license to virginia because when i get back ill be living in virginia as a resident where my home of record for the navy was south carolina and there for not required to get a virginia license.