Stevens Class of Sept 26, 2011

Nope. It does not apply. I am currently fully employed by the FAA and have been for 26+ years. I will retire in December and finally get to do what I want to do. Money is not the issue--my decision will be based on non-monetary factors.

 

Hi everyone i will be joining the stevens academy on the 12th i would like to hear from someone that has recently finished the school. I am wandering what the total amount per wk. they take from your weekly check for schooling have heard different amounts.

 

Jimbob1949 Please let me know how things are going because i am thinking about going with Stevens.I wish all of you good luck!!!

 

What is Required to Convert My Out-of-State CDL to a Michigan CDL?

When moving to Michigan from another state, you must apply for a Michigan CDL to operate commercial vehicles. To
obtain a Michigan CDL, you must visit a Secretary of State branch office and:

* Surrender your out-of-state CDL.

* Complete a computer check of your eligibility status through national and state records. If your driving
privilege is suspended, revoked, denied or cancelled for any reason in any other state, you cannot receive
your Michigan CDL until the out-of-state licensing issue(s) are resolved. The driving record check must be
completed by the branch office before your CDL can be issued.

* Pass the vision test.

* Take and pass the appropriate Michigan CDL written tests if you are upgrading your group designator, adding
endorsements or removing an air brake restriction. To keep your H-Hazardous Materials endorsement, you
must always take and pass the Hazmat written test. Otherwise, written tests are not required if you are not
upgrading your CDL.

* Take and pass the Michigan CDL skills test if you are upgrading your group designator, adding the PPassenger endorsement or removing a CDL limitation such as the air brake restriction. If a CDL skills test is
required, you must wait until you receive your photo Michigan base license (operator or chauffeur) to take the
test. Your Michigan photo driver license must be presented to the third party driver skills test organization
before your CDL skills test can be administered. Generally, your regular driver license (operator or chauffeur)
will be mailed to you within ten (10) days.

* Receive your Michigan CDL upon proper and successful completion of any necessary CDL tests and
payment of fees.

 

I think all these posts about switching CDLs between states is over the top. It is easy, it happens every day and is nothing to worry about. Just make sure you have a little cash set aside for this kind of thing.

 

It is not "over the top" to me, Dryver. I live in Michigan, a funny place in many ways, so the details matter. It might not be a big deal to you, but it is to me. But now I have "the rest of the story" and can move forward!

 

. I miss Paul Harvey!

 

Me, too. That voice, that sense of right, that way of looking at life. Awesome.

Is your blog update?!?

 

denalidad; just make sure when you leave Texas....have the HARD copy of your Texas CDL (versus a perfectly lagitement temporary paper copy). Your state MAY require that the HARD copy (actual CDL with photo etc...) be the only one they can and will convert to your state.

In the early 90's, my trucking school in Wisconsin failed to tell us this. I went back to my DMV in Iowa, with the soft copy of my lagitiment CDL....and Iowa said NOPE...need the hard copy.
So; I had to find the nearest DMV to Iowa (without the internet)....find out what days and hours they ran (without the internet- Al Gore had'nt invented it yet). Drive up there.....then drive back and convert to my state.

Iowa to Wisconsin is a LOT closer than Michigan to Texas.

It's good that you're getting your ducks in a row before ever leaving for Texas.....because tiny little technicalities like this, could end up costing a LOT of time and money.