Passed my Class-A CDL road test! Looking to start my new trucking career off right!

I I was under the impression that a CDL would transfer from one state to another... Is that incorrect? I am in the process of getting my CDL now (testing this week) and live in Florida but we might be moving to another state in a few months...

Will I be required to retest in the new state???

 

You will make $60K+ per year driving tankers. With Trimac you can make $100K+ in 2 yrs. if you qualify by their rules.

As far as transferring liscense to another state, some are simple such as the DMV just does the transition on the computer and some states like Illinois make you do the road test, pre-trip and everything over again.

Lots of oil field drivers have been posting recently they're looking for work outside the oil fields because the jobs are laying off by the thousands.

 

@Chinatown ... Thanks for the info... I will contact the state we are possibly moving to and see just how they handle the transfer... Again, thanks.

 

Don't send resumes out over Craigslist posts. Make sure that you get a actual brick and mortar company with a contact name & number before you send anything.. I learned this the hard way in 2009 after I got laid off.

 

With all those endorsements you'll be able to do whatever you want to do. If I were you I'd want to drive in interesting parts of the country that are relatively stress free and have good truck stops. To me that's central and northwest US....southeast through Kentucky to the Carolinas is also pretty good. Not sure I'd want to be strapped to an oil tanker or water truck and driving the same country path 14 hours every day no matter what it payed when I could be cruising beside a big river in Montana or parking at the TA in downtown Nashville and walking to Printers Alley.

If you're single and want to run you can get the big loads driving for a bunch of companies....it makes a big difference if they know they can just send you on the best paying gig and not have to route you back to the house.

 

Howdy,
I grew up in the Hudson Valley area also.you should look into LTL.

 

You never have to retest with a CDL, not even written. You will have to pay for the licence and all endorsements, just like you tested again. So a couple hundred bucks to transfer. I have had mine in Louisiana, Maryland (twice), New York and Florida (twice).
Got it back in 91, so moved a bit lol.

 

LTL is less than truckload and its where the money is for the most part.Do you wanna make 30cpm OTR or 52cpm as a LH LTL driver home weekends ans maybe during the week.
look into Estes,Old Dominion Freight Lines,ABF,Yellow/Roadway group,NEMF(starter comp) ect.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_than_truckload_shipping