Congratulations, Bucs!
Thank you!
OK Buck...now its time to hit the books....be sure and work thru the High Road..so you will be ahead of the curve in your cdl schooling. Central has a really intensive school. Learning all you can before you get there will help you more than you know. I can't find the link for The High Road...but its here somewhere....be sure and sit down and go thru it...
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OK Buck...now its time to hit the books....be sure and work thru the High Road..so you will be ahead of the curve in your cdl schooling. Central has a really intensive school. Learning all you can before you get there will help you more than you know. I can't find the link for The High Road...but its here somewhere....be sure and sit down and go thru it...
Thanks Starcar, I actually started schooling on Monday and got my permit from the D.M.V today. I am 34% through the High Road Training Program it has helped a lot. The schooling so far is pretty fast paced, but you never feel like you're not getting all the info you need. They give you what you need to succeed, but it's on you to stay focused there and study at home. I'm going to start the pre trip section here on "the high road" tomorrow along with the study guides I was given by central. We start skills and pre trip training on friday. Initial schooling is 2 weeks then 3 days of orientation then 5 weeks OTR with a trainer, so yeah pretty intensive. I do well in fast paced settings, but yeah would've been great to have finished "the high road" first
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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 Buck...now its time to hit the books....be sure and work thru the High Road..so you will be ahead of the curve in your cdl schooling. Central has a really intensive school. Learning all you can before you get there will help you more than you know.
I'm puzzled. It was mentioned to work through the High Road CDL Training Program (since the person that posted got his permit). I was under the impression that the High Road was used for preparation to GET the permit. Please clarify. Thanks.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
I was under the impression that the High Road was used for preparation to GET the permit. Please clarify
Got ya covered Mark. The High Road CDL Training Program is indeed used to get your CDL permit, but there are also several sections for your endorsements and two sections we built ourselves that go far beyond what the schools and companies are going to teach. Here's a breakdown of the different sections of our training program and what they apply to:
Getting Your CDL Permit:
Rules & Regulations
Driving Safely
Transporting Cargo Safely
Air Brakes
Combination Vehicles
Pre-Trip Inspection
Driving Exam
The main sections for your endorsements which are optional but we highly recommend you get:
Transporting Passengers
Doubles And Triples
Tankers
Hazardous Materials
And two sections we've built ourselves with info you'll need for everyday life on the road but the manual doesn't really cover it:
Logbook
Weight & Balance
So even once you get your permit, you'll want to make sure you get your endorsements and then study our Logook and Weight & Balance sections thoroughly. That stuff is critical to know for your everyday life on the road but believe it or not the Truck Driving Schools and Trucking Companies are not going to cover them very well at all.
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
Got ya covered Mark.
Thanks for the reply and clarification. And just to let you know, everyone seems very helpful and very nice site.
So even once you get your permit, you'll want to make sure you get your endorsements and then study our Logook and Weight & Balance sections thoroughly. That stuff is critical to know for your everyday life on the road but believe it or not the Truck Driving Schools and Trucking Companies are not going to cover them very well at all.
Brett is spot on. With a fast paced training program you'll get your CDL quickly, but you'll have to do a lot of studying on your own to truly grasp the understandings behind everything.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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Got my permit through Central today! I'm getting all my training done at the Fontana, CA location, the people here are great so far