Crushed The General Knowledge And Endorsements
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Oh, and I had the air brakes test done.
Was the same with me Bill. The Penndot lady said, "Are you sure you want to take ALL of these tests in 1 day?" Then when I came back to her after 30 minutes and said I passed she said, "Oh you can go onto the next test without coming to me." Then I told her I passed them all. . . Her jaw dropped. Lol.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Was the same with me Bill. The Penndot lady said, "Are you sure you want to take ALL of these tests in 1 day?" Then when I came back to her after 30 minutes and said I passed she said, "Oh you can go onto the next test without coming to me." Then I told her I passed them all. . . Her jaw dropped. Lol.
That hilarious! I'm sure it would've been way harder had I not used the High Road. Perhaps I would've failed, who knows. I see the other guys in my class struggling. I even passed this website along, oh well, you can bring a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
I'm one step closer to letting you know I got my CDL. Would be great to meet up one of these days!
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Yeah maybe we can. I'm actually in Lancaster right now waiting to get unloaded.
Where in Lancaster?
Nissin Foods. Off Centreville Rd on 30.
I know exactly where you are. I was also thinking that we could try and meet up after I get back from training when I have my own truck. If our paths cross, that would be cool. This wouldn't be till like October, since school is out in July, and my training will be 8 weeks at Crete / Shaffer.
Yeah that works. Good luck in school. It gets more fun every day.
THanks brother - now I can just focus on the driving. ANd yes, I'm having a blast. It's challenging, but I'm up to the challenge. I've been up to any of life's challenges as soon as I became a husband and a father.
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Not only did I take General Knowledge (Driving Safely, Combinations), but my Hazmat , Doubles/Triples, and Tank endorsements. Finished in 40 minutes. The clerks at Penn Dot weren't as much impressed with it only taking 40 minutes (even though they said I'd be there for awhile), but that I PASSED all those tests the first time!!! I was thinking to myself, "Passed? Of course I passed." I"m by no means bragging, I'm only repeating what countless others have said on this forum - THE HIGH ROAD TRAINING PROGRAM ROCKS!!!!
Thanks again Brett for making these materials available to us. You just helped my family get one step closer to realizing our dream and putting food on the table.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.