Cdl weekend course

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  1. Larocamaro

    Larocamaro Bobtail Member

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    Hey guys set to start training October 16th just got permit and paid it's a privately held out of pocket school but it's a weekend course that goes saturday sunday for about 3 months I've had a few ppl tell me it will be difficult to retain information only going 2 days a week?is this true?if I didn't have a full time job now I would definitely be going for weekday course but that's not pheasable any other truckers do a weekend course how was it?
     
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  3. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You'll be ok.
    Many people do the weekend program when they need to keep their current job while training.
     
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    201 Road Train Member

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    Sorry, I took that title wrong. CDL in a weekend? Sure, why not? Who's next?
     
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  5. Larocamaro

    Larocamaro Bobtail Member

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    Lol
     
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  6. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    I did four months of weekends while killing crabs for people to eat in the work week.

    Trust me the information gained was retained, even all these years.

    Last time I touched a semi was around the 2010 era in auction boss role. Be no problem at all moving them things down the road.
     
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  7. Truckermania

    Truckermania Road Train Member

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    I did the same exact thing and it worked out fine. I got my CDL in January 2012 after 9 weekends of training. Believe it or not I did not actually start driving a truck until July 2014. I remembered everything just fine even 2 1/2 years later.
     
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  8. Skorge

    Skorge Light Load Member

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    I took weekend classes myself and it was very hard learning that way. The classes were big and i would only get 2 or 3 turns in a 10hr day. Sunday at my school was reserved for driving practice. It was tough for me and took me forever to learn how to alley dock but i eventually got everything down passed my dmv test on my third shot and the rest is history.
     
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  9. LDLWells

    LDLWells Heavy Load Member

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    I think doing the weekend thing over months is way better than cramming everything into 2-3 weeks. Pre trip is big, followed by shifting, and then scanning everywhere. And remember it's better to be too slow than too fast
     
  10. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    And when no one is yelling bad words or WHOA, you are doing well. Carry on.
     
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  11. Chinatown

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    During the week, study at home and memorize as much as you can for the pre-trip inspection and hazmat written test. Get the hazmat endorsement because that opens more job opportunities. Some waste companies require it.
     
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