Questions from cast0r

I'm about to take my cdl permit test this upcoming Friday but I got some crucial questions before I take it.

Do I have to take all the endorsements tests the same time I take the permit test? I'm going for regulars; air brakes, doubles, triples, tanker, haz-mat.

It would be alot easier to take the permit tests before the driving test or after the driving test.

I've done a-lot of studding for all of them but I might want to brush up on all of them before going Friday.

I'm in South Florida if that matters.

Is there any permit/endorsements test taking tips?

Related but unrelated question,

Will living in South Florida hurt me with getting home with dispatchers?

 

Thanks for the quick reply,

I don't think I was 100% clear on what I was asking.

When I go Friday to get my CDL permit will I be tested on the endorsements I want that same day or do I take the endorsements test when I take the driving test?

 

I went Friday only ready for the written exam and was told to get my cdl permit I would need to pass Air-Brakes and Combination as well.

I got 48 right out of 50 on the written exam - passed
20/25 on air brakes - passed
Failed Combination

Bummer

Didn't get my permit, but i've studied up and i'm confident i'll get it on Monday.

While i'm there (30 mile drive) i'm going to get double/triples, and HazMat out of the way.

In Florida you have to take the hazmat test one place, fingerprints another, then back to the dmv to send it to the state.

So when it's all said and done, ill have my CDL permit with

Air-Brakes
Combination
Double/Triples
Haz-Mat

From what i've read this is the industry standard for OTR drivers. Am I wrong or should I just suck it up and get them all while their $7 bucks a pop? (Even passenger and school-bus)

 

Yes,
My schooling doesn't really start until I show up there with the permit. They seemed less then thrilled about helping until I got the permit on my own.

I got a friend with Swift and thats the company I will be starting out with out of their Ocala terminal

 

Well, the help they offered was a booklet I couldn't take home full of questions and answers I would see on the tests and the opportunity to take their practice tests.

In addition to asking the instructors anything I wanted. If they are approved by swift? I don't know.

The classroom is chucked full of CRST stuff and pictures of past students with the recruiter from CRST.

The Swift opportunity came to light after I signed up for school and was told by my friend to just get my CDL and he would get me in contact with the right people. If that's the true story, I don't know.

Also, is getting my passport important for OTR?