CDL A w restriction of tractors, what school or company is best?

Yes, it's confusing to me too, but it's clearly written on the back. He said he tested on a kind of truck under 80K lbs and that it's different than a tractor trailer. Maybe we need to call the DMV tomorrow and see what they say to do. I think we called them awhile back and they said school. And of course the schools are telling him he needs to do it all over again, which seems crazy to me bc all he needs is the tractor training, he already has the tanker endorsement and is studying for the Hazmat.

 

Just reread you last sentence--where would he get a trailer from to practice and test on?

 

I don't think he should have to pay to go back to school either, just for the one restriction. He said the vehicle he tested on is not the same weight/etc as a tractor trailer, that it was some sort of trailer, but that it does not qualify him to have the tractor trailer. And he doesn't ever drive them at his job, so he has no experience with them. We have talked about him just doing flatbed driving. Montgomery was interested once he hits the one year mark, but we don't know if it's a good idea to just be able to drive flatbed and not tractor too, long term he would be more marketable with both.

 

Thank you. We are in NC and he has the tanker endorsement already and is studying to take the Hazmat test in another month or so. He usually drives flatbeds at work, no experience w any tractor trailers. We just keep running into this problem with the restriction, it says O restriction-No tractor trailer. The schools are saying he has to do the full program, but that seems like an expensive waste of time to me when he only needs practice with tractor trailers.

 

I told him that initially too, that maybe the company would train him and not make him go through their whole school program for one restriction. We were really hopeful w Schneider, but it seems that he can't work for them without that schooling. I thought he could just do their regular job training, as one rep told me when I called to check for him, but then we called the next day together and that rep said no, I think something about the state we live in.

 

I've seen some of the companies you've recommended in the past on other posts. With his situation being a little different, who would you recommend for him to look at?
We were really hopeful for Schneider, based on all of the research from here, and a recruiter initially told us it looked good too, along with the rep that I spoke to, but the most recent rep said no.

 

Thanks, this is great info, I'll share it with him. He's ok with being obligated for a few months to a year to get his foot in the door, as long as they are a overall good company. That's why I've read so much here, to find out who he should pursue. He said he's open, he just wants to be able to get the restriction off at some point. If he goes with flatbed, does that mean he will never be able to do tractor trailer? That would not be the worst thing, but it would be nice for him to have both options. At this point though, we just hope he finds a good, reliable mileage, and steady paying company to get started.