Last week I interviewed and got a position for a local class B flatbed job. I have my class A. I spent about a month doing class A OTR fresh out of school. I hated it, so I found this job and the hours and pay are very good. But it is class B, and I want to make sure that I'm not shooting myself in the foot, should I ever would want to go back to doing class A, as most of my experience will be in a class B truck. Anyone here go from doing class B to class A work?
Class B Job with a Class A
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by jmarc77, Jul 27, 2022.
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You sound a bit wishy-washy.
If you stay in B you will need to do the A refresher course and go back out with a trainer, and be back to OTR for a while.
Which you said you hate.
If you like the class B you are doing, why worry about it?
Stay where you are and do your thing.
It really isn't a status thing, A or B.
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That means the DOT physical when needed and keeping it in the DMV system.
And not doing stupid stuff like getting a ticket for speeding in a construction zone or something.
(That 'something' covers quite a lot.)
If you want to keep your class A license you can not do anything to lose it. You have to drive anything (your B truck, personal car) like you are driving a class A. -
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Keep your A active with a clean record and you will always be hireable by many/most/all companies.
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Again, I just want to keep my options open and I worked hard for that class A and want to be able to use it should I decide to. -
I worked as a recovery driver (repossessed trucks). I have driven cement mixers as well as placed septic tanks. However, I never got far off from the open road. Nothing wrong with driving class B vehicles from time to time AND you are not any less a trucker for doing so.
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Any truck co you apply to (class A) will ask you how much experience you have driving class A equipment. Yes, a 10 wheeler is big and has same tranny and diesel engine and air brakes. But it doesn't have that 53 ' trailer
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