How should you have a Class C License before applying to starter companies?

I'm trying to figure out what you mean by class c?

 

The answer is as long as you a currently have a valid standard/basic license with no restrictions you can receive a Class A,B, or C CDL. Who will hire you is solely based a company's hiring standards. Some will hire you off the street and some require 5 years OTR experience.

There are no DOT standards or requirementsfor the training of CDL drivers only testing. You can walk into the DMV in yourhometown and pick up the study manual, study the manual, pay the fees, and takethe test. You will however need a truck to do the road test in and that's it.

Most companies that hire student drivers have a standard which is normally 150hours from an accredited school. Every company is different so call around to afew companies you are interested in and see how many hours they require.

Why the short course vs. the long course:

Some students already have their class B and have been driving for sometime.
Some students are laid off or unemployed and need to receive min. requiredhours to find a job and return to the work force.
Some students have jobs and take the longer course to work it into theirschedule
Some students want the full training and practice to have more jobs availableto them and feel comfortable with the skills

Company sponsored training vs. non-company sponsored training

Their are far to many reasons to explain here why company sponsored/paidtraining is a very bad idea, if you really want to know there are a lot threadson this web site alone explaining the down falls and horror stories driver havebeen thru fulfilling those contracts.







So I will explain some of the benefits ofattending a non-company sponsored schooling path.

1. Most accredited schools have FASFA and other financing options. Some statelabor agencies even have free money.
2. Most schools offer lifetime job placement and normally know who is hiringlocally before it is even advertised.
3. Most schools will have you pre-hired before you even finish schooling
4. If you attend a non-company sponsored training you receive all of the taxcredits and deductions and NOT the company. Like tuition, books, maps, clothes,pens & pencils, notebooks, cost of a laptop/computer, cost of a printer,ink, paper, cost of the medical exam, permitting fees, meals, travel expenses,etc..
5. Normally you will start with a higher CPM rate than drivers coming out oftheir own school.
6. Most companies have tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 which is paiddirectly to you weekly or monthly with no contract.
7. You can leave the company anytime you want cause you owe them ZERO!
8. When you are in school you may find you like hauling something differentthan what you thought or you may receive better job offers. You are not lockedinto one company for the next 12-15 months so you can do whatever you want.

 

Class C is just a regular drivers license.

 

In many states that would be Class D.

Although, a D grade usually means nearly flunking.

 

Start the application process, many will take you.