Hi and welcome to trucking truth.... First off let's get this out of the way... If you have had your Us drivers license for atleast one year you could check out Company-Sponsored Training which is a fast paced learning environment and you should obtain you're cdl a with In 3 to 4 weeks or you could check out Truck Driving Schools but if you do that you should read thisUnderstanding Pre-Hires cuz you will need them to make sure your hire able... But check out Truck Driver's Career Guide and make sure you follow all the links and you should start the High Road Training Program to help study for the written test to get your permit... If you have any questions feel free to ask away in this forum....
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
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.
Well, Charley, you could do like a bunch of us did, and wait 20 more years.
While you're waiting, do some reading here: Truck Driver's Career Guide and here: Brett's Book
There may be some issues of having any US driving record. You will need to show provable enjoyment history for ten years. Others here can fill you in on that.
47????
What a youngin!
Don't worry about your age. I got my CDL when I was 60. There are many older drivers out there than I. You have nothing to worry about being 47. Concentrate on getting your permit, then your license. By that time, you will probably know who you want to work for.
BTW, welcome!
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Ah... to be 47 again...
There are far more drivers out here in our age bracket than 20 somethings, it seems... no worries... Just remember, life expectancy is very close to 100 in this modern age. We will be driving a very long time. Only DOT physicals will kick us out...
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State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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Hi everyone, This is my very first time on this forum and already i am persuaded that i am in good company. I recently moved to the US with no trucking experience. Before i came however, i have settled it within me that i am going to be a truck driver here. now that i am here i want to know which is the best route to becoming a truck driver. I need to let you know that i am 47 years old, that the the largest vehicle i have driven till now is a ford F250, i do not have a CDL and i have just Applied for Permanent Residency in the US. Anyone with useful advice for me on what to do to become a ruck driver?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: