150 TT Vs. 160 TT Certificate
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If you jump over to diary's you will see what is happening with their timing
True. Sage offers 150 TT however, they argue that their hours have even more value because most companies don't offer one-on-one instruction like they do. To the trucking companies, (some) this difference doesn't even matter. They want the hours on the certificate.
- mountain girl
Hey Hey Hey (emphasis on the middle hey) Mountain Girl,
They can argue that all they want, but, in trucking more is always better when it comes to landing good positions. More training, driving, time with one company...etc. I believe it also has a lot to do with their insurance companies. Trace things like this back and they will always land in the lap of a bureaucrat. So goes this industry until things are changed. For now, we just have to play along and do the deeds that get, and keep, us rolling.
True. Sage offers 150 TT however, they argue that their hours have even more value because most companies don't offer one-on-one instruction like they do. To the trucking companies, (some) this difference doesn't even matter. They want the hours on the certificate.
- mountain girl
Hey Hey Hey (emphasis on the middle hey) Mountain Girl,
They can argue that all they want, but, in trucking more is always better when it comes to landing good positions. More training, driving, time with one company...etc. I believe it also has a lot to do with their insurance companies. Trace things like this back and they will always land in the lap of a bureaucrat. So goes this industry until things are changed. For now, we just have to play along and do the deeds that get, and keep, us rolling.
-RT
It's all good. I'm gonna' go for it and take the extra 10hrs of instruction because, 1) I could use the practice and 2) it'll pay off with a higher hourly salary and better company.
I want to refine my shifting and alley-docking. 10 hours should do it.
-mountain girl
It's all good. I'm gonna' go for it and take the extra 10hrs of instruction because, 1) I could use the practice and 2) it'll pay off with a higher hourly salary and better company.
I want to refine my shifting and alley-docking. 10 hours should do it.
-mountain girl
As always, you have the right attitude. When you do get past this stage and are allowed to shine, you will quickly rise to the top of the trucking world. You have shown a big part of what it takes not just to survive, but thrive in trucking. I can`t wait to see where you are a year from right now.
It's all good. I'm gonna' go for it and take the extra 10hrs of instruction because, 1) I could use the practice and 2) it'll pay off with a higher hourly salary and better company.
I want to refine my shifting and alley-docking. 10 hours should do it.
-mountain girl
As always, you have the right attitude. When you do get past this stage and are allowed to shine, you will quickly rise to the top of the trucking world. You have shown a big part of what it takes not just to survive, but thrive in trucking. I can`t wait to see where you are a year from right now.
Ditto what RT just said!
I work @ a 154 hour State accredited truck driving school & there are 25 major trucking companies who hire from our graduates. I went to CDL school in Mo. in 2005 & have had my class A since then, i never heard of a 160 hour requirement & DOT must not since we send drivers out to jobs each week.
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.
I work @ a 154 hour State accredited truck driving school & there are 25 major trucking companies who hire from our graduates. I went to CDL school in Mo. in 2005 & have had my class A since then, i never heard of a 160 hour requirement & DOT must not since we send drivers out to jobs each week.
A lot of trucking companies require a course that's 160 hours long. Yours is 154 so I'm sure they consider that close enough. It's not a law or anything. It's just a general requirement that a lot of companies have.
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.
Does anyone know where Mountain Girl and Rolling thunder are, or how they are doing?
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True. Sage offers 150 TT however, they argue that their hours have even more value because most companies don't offer one-on-one instruction like they do. To the trucking companies, (some) this difference doesn't even matter. They want the hours on the certificate.
- mountain girl