So for one I need to go class A so I can pull a trailer, for 2 if I want to haul let’s say 10,000 pounds than I need a trailer that has a higher GVWR so it has 10,000 left after curb weight? Just trying to make sure I know what I’m going in to do before I go In next week to do my cdl permit at the dmv
Do I need my cdl?!?!
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Driftwood1990, Jan 2, 2018.
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Let's take a typical STAA truck and trailer. It is registered and has a GVCWR for 80,000 lbs. It weighs 35,000 lbs. That means the average load of 45,000 is max. Of course those number are just a rule of thumb, and all tractors and trailers will be different.
I'd suggest gettign a class A if you want to drive truck. It means a bit more money now, but you'll actually be able to get a job that makes a living wage. -
Well I’m going to be running a dually and we’re running under our own authority and such but I do want to pull a trailer so I will be going onto the dmv to do class a licenses then. I’m not going to school, my father in law has nearly 25 professional and safe years under his belt so I’m not paying for something he can teach me.
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To get a class A I believe you need to test in a vehicle with air brakes . The tests you take at the DMV are easy as pie but that road test and pre trip inspection test ... most truckers could not go back after 3 years on the road and pass it again without going back to school. Depending on how its proctored its a real bear. I doubt anyone who has had a CDL for 25 years is going to be any help preparing for the test.
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Be careful with this. A commercial Vehicle is defined 2 ways. For a CDL it is anything over 26,001 GVRW or ANYTHING loaded with hazmat requiring a placard. However it is defined at 10,001 or over for the purposes of holding a medical card and maintaining a log book if OTR.
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It would be in his best interest, though, if he has someone who can teach him and access to a truck & trailer to take the test, to do the DMV test in an actual semi t/t with a manual transmission and air brakes. That way, even if he never PLANS on driving anything bigger than his pickup, if the situation changes and he acquires a larger truck to pull bigger loads, he won't have to go BACK to the DMV. -
OK I am wondering maybe buying one of them Freightliner Sport trucks with a manual transmission and a fifth wheel flat behind it could be lucrative business to get into?
It has to meet the air brake/weight class but no one said what kind of truck it has to be other than representing the type a driver will drive. -
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