Quick question for most trucking schools

This is a question towards the "sponsored" truck driving companies. I tried researching it, but couldn't find the answer. For most of these sponsored companies such as FFE, Swift, Stevens, Prime, etc., do they send you to your home state to get your CDL from your DMV after you are done with your class lessons? Or do they test you right there and then in their own facility for your CDL? If that is the case, wouldn't you need to be a resident there in order to receive your CDL from that company? Thank you.

 

it depends on the company, Stevens you get everything there, the answers are on their websites, some you will need to have your written done before you go.

Swift: depends on which location you go to. You will either need your permit first or get everything on site, again just depends on which location

Prime: You get the permit in your state then you go back home to get your CDL in your state

FFE:You get everything there.

 

I suppose some of it would depend on the state you are from. Here in Illinois, you must pass your pre-trip, skills and road test at one of only 19 facilities in the state. They say they won't recognize testing from anywhere else.

 

I can only speak for how Millis Transfer does it.

After the initial school they will send you out on the road with a trainer, then you will schedule your roadtest with whatever state you are from. Millis will route you and your trainer to take your test.

 

I just went through the Swift school. For the guy from Oregon, one of the instructors and the student, drove a Swift truck about 5 hours to do the test in Oregon. For the WA folks they had a third party tester come to the academy and test them there. Normally they take a truck to Pasco or Spokane and use a State tester. Idaho tested at the academy.

 

Roehl school is only in Marshfield, WI at home terminal. The out lying terminals have orientation for current CDL holders. Roehl has good training for a decent price.

 

As a rule, students need to get their learners permits from the state of residence. They would also need to go to the state of residence to take the road test. Some states only require 30 days to etablish residency. If the course takes long enough, it may be possible to establish residency while the student is in training. It is a messy situation as the student needs to trasfer the license back to their home state when they get there.

The feds are trying to fix this.There is a new regulation in 49 CFR 383 thatwould require a state to recognize a road test given by another state, but the language is written to make it an option for the testing state.