Lowest Price Traffic school?

I don't remember doing endorsements on the permit.....I think you are getting way ahead of yourself!

 

For the HM...there is an additional $95.00 for background check and filing fee...it takes time to get the clearance...plus you will need to get your fingerprints done and with the file...only authorized locations for this...

A lot of this info you can get on-line I think even the HM application.

Most carriers don't pay extra for HM loads...companies that specialize in HM have a better pay scale. and if Tank is your preference...HM would be good, unless you are interested in Food Grade only...then you don't need the HM for Food Grade.

 

I would get all the endorsements I could. However many do this so it will not put you ahead of most. Many companies require Hazmat at hire or within so many days. No you can't get the fingerprints free. You will have to go to the specified place and pay like everyone else for the background check.

You should be able to get a CDL driver's guide for free from your state. There are many free resources for sample tests and study guides. I have read about many here on TTR and they weren't even what I was researching.

It appears you have been a member of TTR for awhile but your questions seem to indicate a lack of research with all due respect. So, do lots of research. Don't just decide to get a CDL, go to school and then job hunt. Here is my standard copy and paste advice, take it for what it's worth.

You need to research and find out what the important questions are. You can make an above average living but you will make sacrifices that other jobs don't require. Read the "good companies" and "bad companies" section on this forum and get an idea of what company you want to work for and what kind of trailer you want to pull. Don't just go to school and then try to figure out where to go.

I don't know your financial situation. Don't take training from a company if you can afford it or get it with financial aid. You will be their slave for up to year. If you leave they will trash you DAC and credit record. Check out your local community colleges and employment office.

Just know that most training and trucking company recruiters will do nothing but lie to you. They will let you talk about what you want and then tell you what you want to hear. Trucking is about moving freight to make money for the company. Your home time, family, paycheck and everything else comes second.

It is not like any other job. Local is usually backbreaking delivery work 10+ hours a day, 6 days a week. Often you unload dozens of times a day or you are a salesman. In my area most dump truck jobs pay less than a good factory job. Regional is lots of loading and unloading time, fewer miles than OTR and not as hard as local but will wear on you and push your HOS limits. OTR is out 3 - 5 weeks with 3 - 4 days home, less manual labor and more miles.

You'll probably have to pay your dues before you get the gravy job. Weekends off, if you are lucky enough to get something like that starting out, may be home Thursday afternoon and leave Saturday night or home Friday night and leave Sunday afternoon. Loads deliver on Monday early and you leave in time to get them there. Often your home time will be in the middle of the week.

Regardless of your driving choice, after school you will go through company training. For OTR this can be six weeks to three months with little or no home time. The first phase is usually $400 a week and the second phase is $500-550 a week. Some pay less. One company pays 12 CPM for training.

One last thing, you don't want to wait around too long after training or you'll have trouble finding a job. If you get out before you have a year in, when you try to come back a few months later you will find they want you to start over.

 

If food isn't hazardous how come people weigh 400 pounds and die from heart attacks and diabetes?

When I got mine I just took the air brakes and combination vehicles. Looking back I should have taken my tanker. I'm not old enough to take my doubles/triples or Hazmat yet.

 

Why would you spend any money when you can get all the information you need free from the CDL manual at the DMV office?