Got My CDL A, Now Where?
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Please tell me that the 3 years was a typo. 3 weeks maybe? 3 Months possibly? If it is 3 years i agree with Old School, your basically starting over.
Was the training through CR England or a private school? I assume England but just curious.
Woody
It was through England. I mean obviously i will still have to go through training, which is fine. I know companies will not just throw me into a company owned truck. i am just wondering which is the best one.
It was through England. I mean obviously i will still have to go through training, which is fine. I know companies will not just throw me into a company owned truck. i am just wondering which is the best one.
We aren't talking about just going through training. Most companies will want you to go through a refresher course in a school before they even put you in training.
After someone completes cdl school trucking companies want to get them started while everything is fresh. Normally within 30 days. The longer you wait the more trouble a student may have getting a job. This is also pushed by insurance companies.
There has to be more to this story.
Woody
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.
When I was at England it took a good month for me to get with a trainer. It would have taken longer except another student that was waiting for his second phase at the hotel told me about his trainer he had and that he would take two students. So, I called the guy and got him to come and get us. It was very unorthodox but worked.
You can go to a company and take their refresher course. At England, it was basically the same stuff new students went through, except you didn't waste two weeks studying and taking the CDL tests. They did everything that came afterwards, then went on to training just like the new students.
In central Indiana you have a lot of choices for schools. If you haven't already, start checking out their web pages and apply to a company that looks good to you.
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.
When I was at England it took a good month for me to get with a trainer. It would have taken longer except another student that was waiting for his second phase at the hotel told me about his trainer he had and that he would take two students. So, I called the guy and got him to come and get us. It was very unorthodox but worked.
You can go to a company and take their refresher course. At England, it was basically the same stuff new students went through, except you didn't waste two weeks studying and taking the CDL tests. They did everything that came afterwards, then went on to training just like the new students.
In central Indiana you have a lot of choices for schools. If you haven't already, start checking out their web pages and apply to a company that looks good to you.
Alright, thanks alot! I think I will call England and see if they will put me back through their refresher course. Really there was nothing else to the story. England seemed very sketchy but seemed like a good company. But I was new so who knows really!
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.
Alright, thanks alot! I think I will call England and see if they will put me back through their refresher course. Really there was nothing else to the story. England seemed very sketchy but seemed like a good company. But I was new so who knows really!
Whatever works for you!
I don't want to... come across like I am trying to steer you one way or the other. By all means, do your own research and make your own choice. But... I run out of Indianapolis for Werner. I went to Werner after CR England. If I knew then what I know now, I probably would have went with Werner to begin with. I don't know what your goals are... what you're looking for in the trucking industry. Although companies might have a lot of similarities, each one is its own experience. I believe it's possible to be successful with any company, but finding a company that melds well with one's own talents, abilities, and goals is an awesome thing.
Good luck!
Alright, thanks alot! I think I will call England and see if they will put me back through their refresher course. Really there was nothing else to the story. England seemed very sketchy but seemed like a good company. But I was new so who knows really!
Whatever works for you!
I don't want to... come across like I am trying to steer you one way or the other. By all means, do your own research and make your own choice. But... I run out of Indianapolis for Werner. I went to Werner after CR England. If I knew then what I know now, I probably would have went with Werner to begin with. I don't know what your goals are... what you're looking for in the trucking industry. Although companies might have a lot of similarities, each one is its own experience. I believe it's possible to be successful with any company, but finding a company that melds well with one's own talents, abilities, and goals is an awesome thing.
Good luck!
I really liked England, I just got a bad mood about it after they let me down twice. Thanks for the info though!
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.
I know what happens in most cases like this. If your trainer needs to drop you off for any reason they usually route you to a terminal and put you up in a hotel until a new trainer is available, which should take a week or less. That just doesn't sound right that they would send you home and not get you right on another truck ASAP.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
The part that confuses me is the three year gap from when you trained with England and were out with a trainer? I'd have to assume that they want to get drivers trained and behind the wheel within a reasonable time...so I'm confused as to why they couldn't come up with a new trainer for you within a 3yr period....
If it were me..and a company was making it impossible to get onboard with a trainer...I'd have to start looking elsewhere...and ALOT sooner than 3yrs!
The part that confuses me is the three year gap from when you trained with England and were out with a trainer? I'd have to assume that they want to get drivers trained and behind the wheel within a reasonable time...so I'm confused as to why they couldn't come up with a new trainer for you within a 3yr period....
If it were me..and a company was making it impossible to get onboard with a trainer...I'd have to start looking elsewhere...and ALOT sooner than 3yrs!
The trainer and i got a long real well. We went down to Atl and was coming back up 40 heades for Chicago i believe it was. I live in Terre Haute, Indiana which 40 runs through. The weird part is he dropped me off at a rest station and my gf at the time came and got me. Him or the company didnt mention at least taking me back to England. When i talked to the recruiter he told me to go home and they would get me with another trainer asap. I was on their advanced program which just meant i got to go out on the road quicker with a trainer. I got with a teainer in chicago at thag point named Peter. I got all great remarks from him besides watching my speed better. I have not been contacting them for the past 3 years. I kept in contact with the for a while and then got frustrated with them over the whole deal. I decided to go look other places. But everyone wanted experience.
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
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Please tell me that the 3 years was a typo. 3 weeks maybe? 3 Months possibly? If it is 3 years i agree with Old School, your basically starting over.
Was the training through CR England or a private school? I assume England but just curious.
Woody