Looking For A Refresher Course To Get Back On The Road
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Check with Dart; think they have a refresher program available
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Good luck. I hope it all works out for you.
-mountain girl
Also, Western Express 1-877-857-0955 is advertising here in Dallas for drivers like you and offering a free, 4 day, refresher course and will put you in a truck. And, no, I have never talked with them; just trying to help
Hey Edward, I would look at the Company-Sponsored Training Programs. Those companies will give you whatever refresher training they feel you need and get you on the road as quickly as possible.
Another thing you can do is apply for Truck Driving Jobs you're interested in and ask them what they'll require of you as a refresher course. Apply to a ton of places and see who offers you a position. They'll likely tell you how long of a refresher course they require and which schools in your area they will accept training from.
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.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Hey drivers, I'm not new to driving as I have close to 15 yrs mostly road and have driven in almost all states eat of missisippi and held a class e chauffers license for many years. At the time those license expired I wasnt driving for anyone so I had no choice but to forfiet those for a tx class c ..three years ago I had the opportunity to get my cdl with all endorsements for trucks. I kept trying to get hired locally cause I really didnt want to go back on the road,but heard the same thing about recent experience. I waited to long and more I've been out of school to long. So my question to you all is which company Pam,Werner,Swift or any other that will hire in my situation would you recommend thank you. Ed Thomas
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.