Alabama CDL-A Permit

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Steven N. (aka Wilson)'s Comment
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Woohoo!!!!

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I took my written tests today and I have my permit with all the endorsements. But as a technicality, they were not able to list the HM and the bus endorsements because I still need a background check and fingerprints. My head is still spinning from all those questions. A big thanks to Brett and the High Road Training Program as well as the CDL Practice Tests. If it hadn't been for them, I wouldn't have passed. I did bomb out on combination vehicles embarrassed.gif but aced it on the retest. The retest only took me 8 minutes! On the first round, there were some things I never saw at all wrapped up in trick questions. But no matter, I PASSED!

Now it is off to school on Monday!!!

WOOHOO!!!!!!!

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.

Combination Vehicle:

A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Daniel B.'s Comment
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Good job guy! Knew you could do it!

Old School's Comment
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This definitely calls for the dancing bananas.

You have come a long way Stephen (probably literally farther than any of us) - keep up the momentum!

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