School, or trained by first job?

Food service won't keep you away from home for weeks. But it is a lot of work. You would need to decide if being home every day is worth the ton of work moving boxes by hand truck.

 

is that still class a? Also what about the ready mix companies like Robertson? Is that considered class A or B? I heard that class a over the road or regional companies might not hire you if you are doing Readymix does it depend on the truck type of truck? Someone said Readymix with the cement truck is pretty hard to do and some say it's not.

 

About Robertson: at least some OTR/regional carriers will not hire you -- if all you had before is local area driving experience.

Conversely -- you can indeed get a local-only job with OTR/regional experience.

And yes -- food service delivery is still class A work, most of the time.

-- L

 

Sorry I meant to ask if Robertson is class A or B.... I was reading the mixer truck might be considered class B. I understand they have other types of trucks too...might those be class A ?

yeah I ultimately want to do regional or local in the future so yes I prob should do OTR for a while. 6 months? Or is it better to do 1 year or 18 months? The longer the better, right?

 

Robertson = class A (unless they have some straight trucks as well -- those are class B).

A helpful tip: in hindsight -- I am VERY GRATEFUL that I chose a carrier, & got some real experience -- BEFORE I knew everything about everything CDL-related.

If you never ask another question here -- you already have far more info to make an informed decision -- than I did, when I first started CDL driving.

And yet....somehow....by all miracle of miracles....I'm still here, and I survived.

You can, too. If you think you can.

-- L

 

Oh ok. And yes I really appreciate everyone's help!

 

Is this important?

ELDT Applicability

 

Have all that memorized before you get your CDL.

Or you'll never make it.

-- L

 

i'm sorry I meant to ask if a training provider or private school that I'm talking to is listed here that means they meet all the requirements for the state of California as training providers so that's good right? Obviously I'm gonna go to a school that is on the list of the carrier that I choose but I was just wondering about this website. It's a good thing if they are on here right?
Find a Provider

 

Ask that qtn to a CDL instructor at your skool of choice.

-- L