Getting a Class A License

woops i live in california Orange county

 

I would say deal but I happen to live in California hahaha i should have said that in the original thread ooops

 

I would say you got it but we live so fart apart I'm not sure it would work out I Live in California, Orange County

 

Ask your company if you can take a truck to the DMV. You will one of your company drivers to drive you there though.

 

He just wants to drive one of their big service trucks. A class (B) should be all you need. They turn old people loose in 48 foot motor homes, with a "C" ask.

 

Hey John I live in Rancho Santa Margarita, right next to Mission Viejo. Why would they require a Class A for SoCal Edison, maybe I can apply for the position lol. Like others said, it's more than just learning "just enough" and getting a CDL. Won't they send you to school if they need the position bad enough?

Lemme guess, they need a PT class A driver for hauling poles?

 

I won't be working for Edison, I say working along side Edison because I am looking to transition over to the high voltage side and Edison sub contracts out work to high voltage contractors. Contractors don't hire truck drivers but when they have a position open they want the employee to have a class a license. There are so many electricians that would love to work on high voltage systems that Edison and contractors don't need to fill a position so bad it's just that having a class a license is and additional part that they want in case you will be driving one of their large equipment trucks

 

I still dont understand why they require a CLass A, Is there trailer weight over 10,000 lbs? If its not, all you need is a B. I just got layed off from a major/electrical/lighting company at the beginning of December and even the concrete poles we hauled only required a Class B which is any straight vehicle over 26,000lbs with combination of a trailer under 10,000lbs....

 

Yes he would need a class A, a lot of the trailers used by electric companies are well over 10k gvw.

I would do one of two things, the first is to see what their requirements would be if you take the steps in getting a license. Sometimes they will require you to have one but not right away.

The second thing is plan on weekend courses or a quick course school <<gasp!>> that can get you prepped within a week or two and have an examiner who works with them to help you get the class A. seeing you won't be driving tractor/trailer, I would assume your experience just hauling one is enough for the job.

 

Thanks for the advice in looking for a weekend course. Ill do that and see what is available