skills and driving test question

Don't feel bad. No one really knows what they're doing right out school (no matter how much of a big-shot they claim to be in class). Most companies who hire recent grads require you to go out on the road with an experienced trainer for a few weeks. Forget the dmv, if you have your cdl already, you wont have to deal with them again until it comes time to renew your license. More than likely, there'll be a company appointed instructor who will oversee and assess your driving skills.

 

The purpose of driving school is to give you enough experience behind the wheel to pass the DMV driving test. As noted above, being a school graduate in no way qualifies you to be a truck driver and companies that hire recent graduates understand.

Your real training will be after you hire on with a company and go through their training program. You can expect to go to orientation for a few days with a company, pass a quick road test (much easier than DMV test), drug test, physical, and maybe some written tests. After that you will be assigned to a trainer. You will have a couple hundred hours of behind the wheel experience before you test out of training with a final road test before being assigned a truck to begin driving solo or team "for real".

Even after getting through training and getting into your own truck you will likely feel a bit overwhelmed. If you aren't then you are a risk. Always get behind the wheel of your truck with a healthy sense of respect for the forces a 40 ton sled can generate.

 

Why would you give up a CDL? Did you mean you had a learner's permit and never got your license changed to a CDL after passing the driving test? A little FYI. Schools are only going to teach you enough to pass the test. Your real world training comes from the carrier you hire on with.
But to answer your question... You will have to pass another DMV driving test to get a CDL no matter where you get your company training. Some truck driving schools are actual DMV test centers, TrainCo is the school/ DMV test center here. Carrier training programs are not to the best of my knowledge.

 

That question would be best answered by the company you choose to train with.

 

Try calling ummmm, Central, and ask the following . . .

Do I test at a DMV facility, or does a DMV officer come to Central and test us.

Be ready with paper and pencil.

Add note - "remind self not to lease truck no matter what they say"

Stick note to dash. Happy trails camper!

 

At the Salt Lake City facility the driving testing is done by DMV authorized individuals in Central's truck coming and going from company headquarters. The learner's permit (no driving) test is done at DMV.