Doubles and Tripple Endorsement

Doubles and triples, tanker endorsements are easy. Get em

 

you should be able to figure out why and when you would need doubles/triples endorsement to do heavy haul.

it will help you to develop your problem solving g skills - a needed skill set to do the job.

Having said that - no sane person is going to let a new guy out with a load that requires equipment that would then drive the need for the doubles/triples endorsement.


No need to delay your start for this endorsement

 

you can run a lot of ‘heavy haul’ freight without the endorsement — my states DMV was 4+ months out and I waited that long to get my endorsement. I wouldn’t let it put a burden on you… as you probably won’t need it for a year or more anyway. You may also find that you have no desire to run a trailer that requires the endorsement in the first place.

 

Here's the problem, from my point of view. Depending on the requirements of the state, and whether you actually have to do a driving test in the equipment you're getting an endorsement in, you may have to pay or provide the equipment. If not, and it's a test only, no biggie..but I got mine years ago by grandfathering my work history on the vehicles so I didn't have to drive each type of vehicle when the CDL just came out, and took them all. Now, there is this additional course you need to take as a new driver, I believe..forgot what it's called, but that may also be another hurdle. Like the others have said, if you don't need it right now, and since you don't have past work history, you may need to prove you can operate the type of equipment in a driving test, and if that is the case, it's probably best to wait until your employer decides to train you on the equipment properly before you go for the endorsement, since they will most likely provide the equipment also for you to take that test if a driving test is required. Find out what you need to know before jumping for it. Here is not the place, your DMV office is. Good luck.

 

Why do you need 1 to 2 years before you can look at heavy haul?


Are you in with a company already and that’s their requirement?


Plenty of companies are looking for drivers right now that want to do this line of work — especially in Texas and the Oklahoma area.

 

Then if it's only a written test without a driving component, go for it. Most of the books have the needed material to pass the test, then at least, the employer can train you without needing to worry about you doing so without the endorsement.