CA CDL Step By Step. The Process.
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Made a decision to go for the CDL and becoming OTR driver. Decided to go for a company school. At first I got a notice from CRST and Swift. Both look good. Then CRST rejected me. I got a ticket for speaking on the phone while driving it is not consider a moving violation in CA. So there is no points to it. But eventually CRST don't accept you if you had one of those in the past 5 years. I checked with Swift with them I'm ok. School starts at 6/23. But because of my dislike for some type of surprises I have decided that I'll go and get my DOT medical card and get my vision test before school start. In addition need to get basic written test as well and my motorcycle endorsement if I like to keep it. So plan for next week to get all written exams out of the way. I hope the training here will be as good as I expect it to be. So far this forum and the website are extremely helpful. Thank You guys much appreciated. For CA applicants you need the DOT med card when you go to the DMV to apply for the CDL. There is a bunch of companies that doing it for about 40$. I'll keep you inform as the process continue. Hope I'm not shooting too high to pass all written with in a week.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.