Class B to Class A

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  1. indiana_bound

    indiana_bound Bobtail Member

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    Hi I am new here and wante to ask if I have a class B and want a Class A do I still have to go to a school to get it I ama school bus driver now and want to drive a truck I did get the A permit even before I start class on the May 8th can someone tell me can I gt hired with what i have
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  3. indiana_bound

    indiana_bound Bobtail Member

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  4. thanatos

    thanatos Light Load Member

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    The answer to your question is...no.
    The written portion of the test is done right at Motor vehicle and your permit is actually proof that you have taken and passed the written portion.
    You only need a current class A driver and a truck to take the skills section.

    (But anyone who is going to hire you will want a school under your belt.)

    http://www.ivytech.edu/actnow/Logistics/cdl-a-truck.html
    Do you know about this program?
    I think this one was 4,000 and from what I heard it was a really good one.

    You can get hired with what you have, but a company will put you through their own school and chrage you a lot of $$$$$ for it.
    The State school route is a much better way to go about it. You will not be an indentured servant once you graduate, meaning you will be free to work anywhere you want to. If you do a training program for one of the big companies, you have to stay with them for a year or two at lousy pay and every week, they pull out $$$ to "pay them back" for your school.
     
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  5. Freebird135

    Freebird135 Road Train Member

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    hey im from indianapolis to where u goin to school at
     
  6. kickin chicken

    kickin chicken Road Train Member

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    Hello and Welcome to the Site:) Best of Luck!
     
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  7. indiana_bound

    indiana_bound Bobtail Member

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    RoadMaster as of today start May 8th
     
  8. Rolloff Truck Driver

    Rolloff Truck Driver Bobtail Member

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    Since we are on this topic I wonder on the class B skills test do you bring your own truck or do the driving school provides you with a truck to use on the on the driving skill test?
     
  9. indiana_bound

    indiana_bound Bobtail Member

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    If you are asking about the class B that I have now I got it with the school that i was with. RoadMaster sid they provide all that I will need.
     
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