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How tall/heavy do you have to be?
Im studying for the CDL permit, anyways I told my older brother who came over about me wanting to go to a trucking school one day, and he laughed since he thinks im not big enough??


I always thought size did not matter, I am 135pounds and 5 "10
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Im studying for the CDl permit, anyways I told my older brother who came over about me wanting to go to a trucking school one day, and he laughed since he thinks im not big enough??


I always thought size did not matter, I am 135pounds and 5 "10

Well the 135 will probably go up after you become a driver! As long as you can pass the DOT Exam I don't think you will have any problems.
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Some jobs may have physical requirements, such as how much you can lift, but if you are strong enough to haul yourself into the truck, press down the clutch, you can certainly drive a truck.
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Im studying for the CDL permit, anyways I told my older brother who came over about me wanting to go to a trucking school one day, and he laughed since he thinks im not big enough??


I always thought size did not matter, I am 135pounds and 5 "10
i worked at a company where this female driver was 5' 4" and 100 pounds soaking wet. she could (and can) out drive, out manuver any sized rig and make a 6'6" male driver cry.............

as long as you can pass a DOT physical, you can drive.

by the way, i am 5' 9.5", and i weigh (ok, overweight), a hefty 195 pounds.

tell your brother he's full of it...............
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thankyou all for the info, now I know I still have a chance
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When I started driving, I was 6'0" and around 120. :eek_1:

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If you stay away from flatbed companies and tarp loads you will be allright, I drive a Century class Freightliner automatic which I did not think I would like but it is a good truck. The steel tarps weigh about a hundred pounds each and the lumber tarps are about one hundred thirty pounds and a lot of loads require two tarps per load. I see more ladies at the wheel every day, I met a peer flatbedder who was sixty two and about one hundred fifty pounds and she finished folding her tarps and offered to help me fold mine, she was behind me in line. Plenty of work if you can handle the lifestyle. goodluck drive55cat
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