Getting a Class A License

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Messed up, sorry.

 

It would be helpful to know where you are.

 

To take the Class A you will have to provide a truck and trailer and get it to the DMV legally for taking the road test, the DMV does not provide a truck and trailer. You would need to find someone to not only take the time to teach you everything but also take you to the test in their rig.

The written tests are not that hard, you can take the practice tests by clicking on “CDL Practice Tests” at the top of any page on this forum. For a Class A you need to take the General Knowledge, Air Brake, and Combination Vehicles written tests and then pass the pre-trip and road tests at the DMV.

Not sure how it is in the power industry but most companies hiring CDL drivers want divers that have gone to a school. When you go to a school the school will provide the truck and trailer you need for the road test.

 

So let me understand this, you want to learn just enough to pass the test and then take a big truck out on the highway where mine and everyone's family is driving around. It will take more than a few lessons to learn how to be safe. That's what's wrong with the ease of getting a CDL. Showing is not enough you need to take time away from your position and really learn the driving and maneuvering side of owning a CDL before you just take off down the road with a big truck pulling a pole trailer or whatever it is you will be towing. Not trying to sound like an a$&hole but it's more than just holding a steering wheel. Successful drivers spend an average of 2 to 4 months behind the wheel before they are labeled adequate enough to drive

 

I spent 13 years in the nuclear industry doing your job so try something a little different

 

Oops sorry grumppy misread the post I apologize.