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So I am a driver for the Postal Service. Not a contractor but an actual employee. Got my CDL no schooling. Run mail from plant to plant. Based out of KY and run truck back and forth to WV or to TN depending on schedule. I'm sticking it out at the post office for as long as I can. With possible 5 day mail delivery in future and and plant closures I may have to leave and find something else in the future. Will I have to do schooling with a college or company? I figure it won't be a bad thing cause some of the rules that otr has to follow I am immune to as a goverment employee. For example I can drive more the. 11 hrs a day. I have and do sometimes 16 hours. Maybe just training instead of schooling also?
If you already have your cdl you will have to do a refresher course.... Do you Drive a tractor trailer now?
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.
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.
So I am a driver for the Postal Service. Not a contractor but an actual employee. Got my CDL no schooling. Run mail from plant to plant. Based out of KY and run truck back and forth to WV or to TN depending on schedule. I'm sticking it out at the post office for as long as I can. With possible 5 day mail delivery in future and and plant closures I may have to leave and find something else in the future. Will I have to do schooling with a college or company? I figure it won't be a bad thing cause some of the rules that otr has to follow I am immune to as a goverment employee. For example I can drive more the. 11 hrs a day. I have and do sometimes 16 hours. Maybe just training instead of schooling also?
If you already have your cdl you will have to do a refresher course.... Do you Drive a tractor trailer now?
Yes...all box trucks that you see are normally done by small contractors. Thank you for your reply.
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.
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.
OK so you do over the road driving right.... If so you might just have to do a little training with the company for a day or so to make sure you can drive then take a road test and then sent out in a truck solo.... I could be wrong though
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.
OK so you do over the road driving right.... If so you might just have to do a little training with the company for a day or so to make sure you can drive then take a road test and then sent out in a truck solo.... I could be wrong though
No. I run from plant to plant. We work shifts. Home everyday. We work 8 hour shifts. Some are split in half. Four in the morning...four more hours late in afternoon. I just cross state lines. That's all I have in common with you real truckers.
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.
OK so you do over the road driving right.... If so you might just have to do a little training with the company for a day or so to make sure you can drive then take a road test and then sent out in a truck solo.... I could be wrong though
No. I run from plant to plant. We work shifts. Home everyday. We work 8 hour shifts. Some are split in half. Four in the morning...four more hours late in afternoon. I just cross state lines. That's all I have in common with you real truckers.
You will need a refresher course.... Check out Company-Sponsored Training almost all those companies have refresher courses or you can pay out of pocket for a Truck Driving Schools and pick what company you want to work for after your course
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.
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.
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.
Don't you make like 80k doing that? I had been considering shuttling mail after I got some experience under my belt.
Don't you make like 80k doing that? I had been considering shuttling mail after I got some experience under my belt.
Wow where did u pull that number out of? Lol. I make good money no doubt, but people over exaggerate their incomes! Working in the post office means you work on a union bases scaled negotiated by union and USPS or arbitrated by an arbitrator. Your salary depends on what step (based on length of service) you are at. It would take an unsafe godly amount of overtime to get to that number. For example if you topped out your steps and averaged 46 hrs a week you would top out around 60k with overtime included. Home every night and benefits are the big pluses. I plan on staying at USPS but with so much change right now I like to look at options if I have to make a change. Though there are positives with union work such as mine. One of the neggatives are that seniority plays more of an role than job performances. So those above me are guaranteed jobs before me just like I am above those under me.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Big Blue, I don't think you would have much trouble finding work. You already have your CDL , you have plenty of tractor trailer experience, and you are crossing state lines. You will however take a cut in pay, and you will lose those nice benefits. Some companies will want you to go with a trainer for a few days, but that would be mostly for you to learn how things work like getting your dispatch messages, and learning how to communicate with the qualcomm unit.
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.
Qualcomm:
Omnitracs (a.k.a. Qualcomm) is a satellite-based messaging system with built-in GPS capabilities built by Qualcomm. It has a small computer screen and keyboard and is tied into the truck’s computer. It allows trucking companies to track where the driver is at, monitor the truck, and send and receive messages with the driver – similar to email.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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So I am a driver for the Postal Service. Not a contractor but an actual employee. Got my CDL no schooling. Run mail from plant to plant. Based out of KY and run truck back and forth to WV or to TN depending on schedule. I'm sticking it out at the post office for as long as I can. With possible 5 day mail delivery in future and and plant closures I may have to leave and find something else in the future. Will I have to do schooling with a college or company? I figure it won't be a bad thing cause some of the rules that otr has to follow I am immune to as a goverment employee. For example I can drive more the. 11 hrs a day. I have and do sometimes 16 hours. Maybe just training instead of schooling also?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.