Do I need CDL school if I already have a CDL?

First thing you need to do is ask your self if you can truly handle a full 53ft rig,backing,braking,and hills, plus weather, its not like local or bobtails, then read about Co,s, call them to see what they require you to do, hope this helps.

 

In trucking OTR, you'll normally have a 53ft trailer itself attached to a 12-15ft truck. You'll have to back, turn, etc. all while the general public tries their best to get in your way.

 

thats 1300+a week you are making why you ########?you would'nt make that in a big rig for awhile....you would have to put up with atleast 2 years of #### to get to where you are now.

 

What the hell is a semi restriction and why would he have one ?

 

Here we go with what some consider " normal" . A lot of trailers (hopper , tanker , flatbed , etc. ) aren't 53' . He's from DC . I'm sure he has plenty of experience dealing with the general public .
But giving up this

to go OTR and make less than half as much is insane . HOS maxes hours at 70 in 8 days and most OTR drivers don't come close to that .

 

Not getting enough hours? In this day and age, the fact you're getting all that OT is pretty darn good. If you're working 74 hours at $16/hr that is over $1400/week.

You will not make close to that starting out OTR. Stay where you are.

 

Seriously, do the math: even 62 hours paid at straight time $16 per hour is $992 a week. That is your worst case scenario right now.

If you went OTR you would have to drive 3,000 miles a week at $0.33 cents per mile to make $990 a week. This would be your best case scenario. And you'd have to find a new job to do it.

Keep the job you've got, unless you want more hassle for less money.

 

If he took the CDL "A" test with a tag trailer, he would have an "O" restriction. "O" is "except tractor trailer" To drive ANY "A" vehicle he would need to re-test in a truck with a 5th wheel and semi trailer.