First day of Trucking school at good ol' Chattahoochee Tech is done!!! We have a full class of 24 people, all about my age (56), a couple of younger guys (and a girl) and a husband and wife team. Just basic stuff today,video on trucker health, getting enough rest, etc... although we did have a practice exam run-through for General Knowledge, Combination Vehicles and Air Brakes. A LOT of the questions were almost word for word from the CDL Training Materials here at TT..We have a recruiter coming tomorrow, one of MANY over the next few weeks to talk to us about career options. There are MANY companies i have NEVER heard of before hiring a lot of local and regional drivers. One company was requesting a MINIMUM of 20 people to drive lumber trucks locally, one of those with the forklift on the back that the driver uses to unload..I could do that!!!
So after many many weeks, I am finally underway! It is VERY much like a regular college class, so I will just update y'all with interesting stuff like range driving...
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.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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.
First day of Trucking school at good ol' Chattahoochee Tech is done!!! We have a full class of 24 people, all about my age (56), a couple of younger guys (and a girl) and a husband and wife team. Just basic stuff today,video on trucker health, getting enough rest, etc... although we did have a practice exam run-through for General Knowledge, Combination Vehicles and Air Brakes. A LOT of the questions were almost word for word from the CDL Training Materials here at TT..We have a recruiter coming tomorrow, one of MANY over the next few weeks to talk to us about career options. There are MANY companies i have NEVER heard of before hiring a lot of local and regional drivers. One company was requesting a MINIMUM of 20 people to drive lumber trucks locally, one of those with the forklift on the back that the driver uses to unload..I could do that!!! So after many many weeks, I am finally underway! It is VERY much like a regular college class, so I will just update y'all with interesting stuff like range driving...
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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.