Looking for help with a truck for my CDL test!

Just wondering what reasons you have for not going the route of looking for a trucking school in the area.
Private ones are usually high cost, but there are often community colleges or technical schools that offer truck driving classes for both classroom and road.

As far as getting an O/O (owner operator) to do it with his truck, that's rare.
I can't see him doing it for dirt cheap either. Passing the permit & endorsement tests are nothing, compared to what you really have to know to pass all the CDL tests, plus the time it takes to be "fairly" good with shifting, backing, and road skills.

 

Goodwill Industries has a free CDL school for NC residents. Should be able to find something about this online.

 

Most drivers have insurance requirements they have to abide by which includes other drivers or even riders.

Then you have the issue of most starter companies require you have a truck driving certificate from an accredited school.

Here's a few possibilities.

http://trans-tech.net/testing.asp

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...893-wilmington-nc-getting-truck-cdl-test.html

IL is one state that has many CDL truck rental places in the Chicago area. It's not a profitable business elsewhere.

You almost need a relative or friend with a truck.

 

and,

just fyi,

it does NOT need to be an 18 wheeler.........

 

Go to CFCC in Wilmington and take their 8 week CDL course like I did. Less than $1000 plus books, 2 weeks classroom, the rest is drive time. You get 12 college credits and I believe 380 hours total. They test in-house, so no issues trying to schedule a test with DMV.

 

I hope the op can find a way to get a truck. I didn't go through school, didn't work for a slave driver company and couldn't be happier.

Good luck mmunford.

 

I live in Texas so I cant help with anything in your area, but here is what I did.

I did the written on my own then found one of the "rent me for your CDL test" trucks. It was an old International with air brakes and an auto transmission along with a short trailer. This cost me $350 but the guy took me to a place that wasnt busy and he worked with me on backing and just getting used to the truck. Then we drove the route the DOT officer uses for the test. Passed the test with flying colors.

I drove a wrecker for a year so all they were concerned about was me having a CDL. After a year I decided that wasnt for me so I decided to go to Stevens school.

I feel that already having my CDL helped me alot at Stevens because while everyone else was at DPS taking their tests, I was practicing backing and driving the truck. In other words I had triple (or more) time behind the wheel than my other classmates did. At night while the other guys were studying for their tests, I was watching TV.

Thats my story and Im sticking to it