Advice for Newbie

Well what do you want to know about? My general advice about starting local p/d especially if you are in the city would be to be very careful. Know your souroundings. Watch weight limits and overpass heights. Watch other drivers/pedestrians/cyclists very carefully. They will cut you off, get in your blind spots, pull out in front of you, try to not let you merge or change lanes and generally get in your way. And most importantly if in dout get out and look.

 

take your time and dont get in a hurry

 

^^^^^^^^this^^^^^^

 

Personally given the choice I would chose line haul, more money and less work.

Good luck either way!

 

I'm a student in CDL school right now, and i was wondering if it would be a good idea to get a FMCSR Regulations book, and start getting familiar with it? It that necessary?

 

It's like reading a law book; very dense and mostly of no relevance to you're actual job. Just take a look at the sections the school points out.
Everything you need to know in a practical/legal sense is in your DMV Handbook. All the stuff they throw at you will seem more complicated than it actually is, like the employee manual you get with a new job. You'll figure out which are the relevant points and which is "fine print".