I would. My eldest son just completed school and is training with Swift. He home bases with us, near the Port of Tampa, and next time home he's planning on doing the paperwork. It just opens up options. I'm hoping to do CDL training around the first of the year and I'll be maxing on endorsements, too. If you have the time, patience, and money to get the endorsements they will pay off.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Sounds like good solid advice. That's David.
I say yes to TWIC and Passport. I didn't need my TWIC for about 6 mos. and haven't used my passport yet. Now that I've 'proven' myself to my dispatcher , I'm in rail yards and ports (TWIC card) a couple of times a month. Its worth it. Plus, if you do get sent to a rail yard or port and DONT have a TWIC, they charge you like $90 for one time. I think my TWIC card cost me $150 total +/-.
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
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What say you??? Should a rookie still in school that's planning to OTR get a TWIC card or not?
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.