Already Has His CDL, Will He Need School?
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Does anyone know if it is possible for husband to get a truck driving job without having to go to school/training?
He has had his Class A, B and hazmat CDL license for almost 3 years.
He has driven a straight truck LP fuel delivery for almost 3 years, not a tractor trailer truck (semi)
He has been applying for different jobs, is it possible to get an over the road job with almost No Class A experience, with only an orientation, where he could ride with a trainer for a few weeks?
Schneider told him today that he would need to have 1 month experience OR do a drivers Refresher course even though he already has his CDL, and the job advertised he applied for says inexperienced drivers.
Roehl told him Sunday in a voice mail that even though he has his CDL, he has to have had Truck Driver Training in the last 60 days or they will not hire him.
He needs a higher paying job, but we cannot financially go 6-12 weeks with no paycheck while he goes to school and we cannot afford expensive school either.
Your experiences and knowledge welcome!
He will need a refresher course. Most major companies do them as far as Im aware. Swift, Scneider, CR England. Im not sure how long they are, could be a couple days or a week.
Keep calling companies and find out what they all say. But Im pretty sure a refresher is what he will need.
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.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Over The Road:
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.
He needs a higher paying job, but we cannot financially go 6-12 weeks with no paycheck while he goes to school and we cannot afford expensive school either.
Companies like Prime, Inc. pay while you are being trained . . . during the initial orientation period they will advance against future pay at a $200/week rate (not a lot but not zero either - to be paid back at $25 per week once working) . . . the rest of the training period is at $600 per week (still not a lot but a bunch more than zero) . . . every company is going to want some training period as driving a straight truck is not like a tractor/trailer setup and staying local is nothing like OTR . . . tell you what, attitude is everything so try to see all of the obstacles you mentioned in your post as opportunities and know that this job market is one of the few EXPANDING job markets around . . . if you make it work for a while the rewards will be worth the efforts - especially once he is working and bringing home the BIG bucks (OK, that last part was a bit of an exaggeration but compared to no income, most income looks like BIG bucks . . .)
Jopa
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.
Prime training pay is 700.00 a week after your CDL is in hand. Also prime may hire him for the TNT program only
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.
TNT:
Trainer-N-Trainee
Prime Inc has their own CDL training program and it's divided into two phases - PSD and TNT.
The PSD (Prime Student Driver) phase is where you'll get your permit and then go on the road for 10,000 miles with a trainer. When you come back you'll get your CDL license and enter the TNT phase.
The TNT phase is the second phase of training where you'll go on the road with an experienced driver for 30,000 miles of team driving. You'll receive 14ยข per mile ($700 per week guaranteed) during this phase. Once you're finished with TNT training you will be assigned a truck to run solo.
Thank you everyone!
We thought Prime looked pretty good, but we could not find that they hire in Wisconsin
Thank you everyone!
We thought Prime looked pretty good, but we could not find that they hire in Wisconsin
According to the overview page for Prime Training Program on TT, "Prime hires drivers from all 48 continental United States, but occasionally has a hiring freeze in Florida."
If you are in doubt or concerned about openings in Wisconsin, might suggest you could give them a call and ask.
Trucking Truth Review of Prime Training Program
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.
Thanks for replying.... Will check into Prime again.
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Does anyone know if it is possible for husband to get a truck driving job without having to go to school/training?
He has had his Class A, B and hazmat CDL license for almost 3 years.
He has driven a straight truck LP fuel delivery for almost 3 years, not a tractor trailer truck (semi)
He has been applying for different jobs, is it possible to get an over the road job with almost No Class A experience, with only an orientation, where he could ride with a trainer for a few weeks?
Schneider told him today that he would need to have 1 month experience OR do a drivers Refresher course even though he already has his CDL, and the job advertised he applied for says inexperienced drivers.
Roehl told him Sunday in a voice mail that even though he has his CDL, he has to have had Truck Driver Training in the last 60 days or they will not hire him.
He needs a higher paying job, but we cannot financially go 6-12 weeks with no paycheck while he goes to school and we cannot afford expensive school either.
Your experiences and knowledge welcome!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Over The Road:
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.