New law requireing schooling

Sounds like they're feeding you a line of bull.

 

Malarky, pure malarky.

All the school does is get you able to pass the CDL written and driving tests.

Since you already have the permit, you've completed what the school does in the first week.

New law, my left testicle... Sales pitch!

 

Not law,


YET !!!!

 

He is trying to sell you the whole course.
Most insurance companies require your having taken a PDTI course of at least 160 hours: 80 in the classroom and 80 behind the wheel.
If your company can hire you with just the CDL, you don't need any of the classroom or behind the wheel..just the license.
Just be aware, you will need 6 months of verifiable experience as a driver to move on to most other companies, since you don't have the PDTI course.
But then that isn't a problem.

 

This is a common lie told by CDL mills. The FMCSA has proposed requirements for training but they haven't issued a final rule. Even after the rule is issued it will be 3 years before it goes into effect.

 

Good Luck Driver !!

 

this is the proposed ruling from 2007.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/rulemakings/proposed/E7-24769-12-26-07.htm

Supposedly, that ruling was finally put into place and to go into effect 2012/2013.

With that SAID.

I have not been able to find anything that supports that since I started looking for it on and off since October 2011. I do know that it's been a point of discussion at my last job quite a bit though.