New career - about to start CDL school

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5499 W 2455 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84120
Hires from 48 states.
Hires Chicago new cdl grads for OTR.
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I suggest you take the hazmat, tanker, and doubles-triples tests the same time you take the Commercial Learner's Permit test. It's a few more chapters of the CDL manual
you need to read anyway, and you'll be in study/test mode, so just get them out of the way up front.

 

Read post #22 (first one in that thread by "Allow Me")...in the following Forum thread:

New CDL holder looking for the next step

-- L

 

When I was where you are now....I started things out with Schneider, doing OTR dry van duty.

I seriously hesitate to recommend them to you, becuz -- when you finish your orientation & classroom training, you will then go on a trainer's truck.

With Schneider dry van -- your time out on a trainer's truck will be A WEEK -- or maybe EVEN LESS.

For a brand new CDL holder -- that's NOT ENOUGH.

Look for a carrier that will keep you on a trainer's truck for AT LEAST 3 WEEKS.

Why?

There's so much to learn outside of the classroom, & you also need the supervised practice with these new skills....as well (a quick example: backing a trailer into a parking space at a crowded truckstop).

FACT: Your learning curve for driving a big rig will be shorter, & flatter....with dry van -- than with anything else.

Why do you think trucking schools all teach using dry van trailers?

-- L

 

If you like challenges your on the right track. Best of Luck ~

 

Since you aren't afraid of challenges, start you career with reefers or flatbed. They can both be challenging; I've done both.
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This one you will run 48 states, which is why I recommend it.

 

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