Getting CDL during COVID in so cal

So I’ve already taken care of the permit aspect of my license. Got the tank and hazmat endorsements, DOT physical and taking care of the TWIC and Hazmat background check this week. Being in Los Angeles during this pandemic, Its looking like it will be some time before I get to do my skills test since behind the wheel tests are stopped and everything is backing up.

Was planning on going to a local training place leading up to the test date I got but started to think about a place like Knight where I could get my CDL test done through them in AZ or so instead of waiting for months for the Ca DMV. Would Knight train you in AZ if you’re in California and they have a training spot there?

I’ve got a connection to a local company working out of the port of LA that I could start working with as soon as I get my cdl then always hit up my good friend in upper management with JB hunt once I get some solid experience.

 

Guess the behind the wheel testes open back up tentatively early February. Have to call that day to schedule but again who knows when we’ll actually get to schedule a test with the backlog just getting worse as time goes on.

 

Yea. This god awful cesspool of a state is just the worst. Been wanting to get out for a while now. Just trying to get started in the industry and save up some money so I can eventually move to NV or AZ and only come here on regional runs and to visit family and hit the beach every so often. Hoping it happens sooner than later.