refurbish my cdl

Others here will know better than me but per my understanding from reading is that you’ll probably have to go through the whole thing all over again. And including going out with a trainer. Perhaps you could find a company that might shorten it to a week or two because it truly is like riding a bike. By the end of the first week you’re pretty much going to be close to back to where you left off. That said you definitely want to do some refresher stuff.

I think anything after like two years away, most Companies want you to pretty much go through the school and the training again.

 

Do you have a cdl now or did you let it go?
Where is your location?
The reason I ask is because some people only need a DOT physical to reinstate the cdl.
Ask your DMV about that.

 

actually, your doctor may have something to say about you going back to work as a truck driver.

i had a relative that had a transplant, and his was put somewhere in his groin area just below his stomach, but it's been years, so i cannot fully recall. he was on anti-rejection meds, and had to visit his doctor weekly.

now that was decades ago, and i am sure there have been many advances in this, but, you might want to maybe consider a different line of work, maybe a yardman? if you want to stay with trucking.

then too, what are your chances of that new kidney not failing on you while on the road?

my relative died about 2 years after his transplant. cannot recall why however.

 

In your case, the state might pay for cdl school through the WIOA program or some rehabilitation program.
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Such a ray of sunshine in this dark world.

 

How close are you to Tampa?

 

you don't need a physical if you downgrade your CDL to intrastate. mine is that way when I retired and my card ran out.

that way you keep it while waiting to go back to work