Today Is My 4th Day Of Orientation.

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DeJuan J.'s Comment
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Man I don't know what the point of going to a CDL school is for because knce you go to orientation all of that stuff from school goes out the window and you have to learn it the companies way!

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.
Matt S.'s Comment
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Man I don't know what the point of going to a CDL school is for because knce you go to orientation all of that stuff from school goes out the window and you have to learn it the companies way!

The CDL is your license to learn! :)

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.
DeJuan J.'s Comment
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Yeah you're right. My school didn't teach us to skip shift and bump & recovery. They just taught us to go through every gear, so that adjustment was diff.
Matt S.'s Comment
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Who are you working for?
DeJuan J.'s Comment
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Schneider National.
Matt S.'s Comment
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Cool! Tell us how it goes. Keep us updated.
Jang T.'s Comment
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Do y'all not know how to get trolled?

James K.'s Comment
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You learn what you learn in school to give you a foundation on what driving a truck is like. Think of CDL school as a intro class and now your learning the company and the real world way of doing things.

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.
Cleft_Asunder's Comment
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This makes me less nervous about May Trucking orientation because I thought I would have to know mostly everything regarding skills and shifting.

DeJuan J.'s Comment
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Robert nah I'm sure they have their own way of shifting!
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