High Road Training Success
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I want to thank those responsible for putting together the High Road training program on this site. I just received my Oregon CDL permit. I only missed two of the 76 questions needed for my particular permit. Several of the questions on the state tests were identical to those in the High Road training. That sure boosted my confidence!
The Swift Academy online training is OK but, the High Road program is terrific.
Hey, you know we love hearing that! And congrats on getting your permit. So it seems you're going to go through Swift's company-sponsored training program?
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
I'm going through the high road program now and it does correct my "sometimes" problem of not reading the questions correctly. Knowing the answers and not understanding the way the question is asked will still equal a fail. Those "halts" were just what I needed to force me to pay more attention to the way the questions are worded. GREAT PROGRAM!!
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
I expect to be in Lewiston later this month. The halts worked on me too. Sometimes it comes down to a reading test.
I'm going through the high road program now and it does correct my "sometimes" problem of not reading the questions correctly. Knowing the answers and not understanding the way the question is asked will still equal a fail. Those "halts" were just what I needed to force me to pay more attention to the way the questions are worded. GREAT PROGRAM!!
Thanks! Yeah, those halts can be infuriating at times but the combination of the review questions and the halts are what make the program so highly effective. When you go in to take the permit and endorsement exams and see those awesome scores you sure are glad you pushed through the program!
I expect to be in Lewiston later this month. The halts worked on me too. Sometimes it comes down to a reading test.
Excellent!
Yeah, the reason we make the wording to the questions and answers tricky is because it forces you to concentrate 100% on exactly what's being asked and exactly what the answer must be. You can't just fly through it without paying attention or make a bunch of guesses hoping it will be good enough. The system is strict. You can't get away with very many wrong answers so you have to focus.
We also do that because the states do that with the permit and endorsement exams. They'll put in tricky wording or make all of the answers close to being correct but off by just a little bit. It trips a lot of people up. With our program you're already in the habit of reading everything carefully.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
I am doing the program right now, it is awesome. Just got my first halt, from not reading the same correctly three times in a row or so. I will feel so well prepped for the CDL test.
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.
I would remind people that some states are a tad different on some things such as Stopping Distance. Like my state, Georgia, the manual here says at 55 mph:
Perception Distance: 1- 3/4 seconds....142 feet
Reaction Distance: 3/4 to 1 second.......61 feet
Braking Distance: 216 feet
Total Stopping Distance: 419 feet
Guess they believe that people in the south do everything a bit slower than most....lol
Anyway, wouldn't hurt to check your state manual just to be sure on Stopping Distances.
I got halted at the very LAST SECTION!!! the New York coil section. It took me 4 or 5 trys, but I made it. Very helpful in that im answering questions my instructor asks with out looking in the books or manuals. He says "someone has been practicing"!!
I would remind people that some states are a tad different on some things such as Stopping Distance. Like my state, Georgia, the manual here says at 55 mph:
Perception Distance: 1- 3/4 seconds....142 feet
Reaction Distance: 3/4 to 1 second.......61 feet
Braking Distance: 216 feet
Total Stopping Distance: 419 feet
Guess they believe that people in the south do everything a bit slower than most....lol
Anyway, wouldn't hurt to check your state manual just to be sure on Stopping Distances.
A lot of states will have one or a handful of questions different than High Road but, missing a few questions won't fail you.
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I want to thank those responsible for putting together the High Road training program on this site. I just received my Oregon CDL permit. I only missed two of the 76 questions needed for my particular permit. Several of the questions on the state tests were identical to those in the High Road training. That sure boosted my confidence!
The Swift Academy online training is OK but, the High Road program is terrific.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.