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Hello everyone, just joined (taking a break from TTR). I plan to enroll at Mid Florida Tech in the near future to get my cdl and start my second career as a driver. I spent 35 years in construction and took my 30 year pension, now I can do this without any distractions. Sitting in the apartment ain't gettin' it done. Have a nice day members.
Hey Frank, welcome to the site. You'll find we have a different approach then what TTR has. From what most of us see there, its a bunch of company bashers. Here we give you the facts. Hope you enjoy it here. =)
While your hear, check out our High Road Training Program. It'll help you study for that written exam and is 100% free. You won't find anything like it anywhere else. As well as Truck Driver's Career Guide
Depending on the route you take for CDL, Company-Sponsored Training or Truck Driving Schools in your area, we got that covered for you too.
David
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.
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Hello everyone, just joined (taking a break from TTR). I plan to enroll at Mid Florida Tech in the near future to get my cdl and start my second career as a driver. I spent 35 years in construction and took my 30 year pension, now I can do this without any distractions. Sitting in the apartment ain't gettin' it done. Have a nice day members.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: