Thoughts on whether I was grandfathered in please.

Yeah that's pretty awesome the life you have experienced in the industry! My ex said that same thing when he got his license....it was a chauffeurs license. No such thing as a CDL. He is still trucking to this day. Drives a '95 Peterbilt 379 18-Speed. Doesn't have a DEF system. He now hauls a lot of oversize and oversize Hazmat. I love learning from the older drivers because there is so much knowledge....some still very useful and others just cool history of the trucking industry and the drivers of that time Much appreciation for all those years though you had in the industry. I had a hell of a time learning how to do the alley dock (90°) in school, but eventually got it. Could drive the '96 Kenworth W900 18-speed, but as soon as I got into our '12 Freightliner Cascadia 13-speed (or 10-speed ) I had a hell of a time. Couldn't drive it for the life of me! Passed all my tests for getting my CDL (driving and written) first time except the Combination which I had to take a second time, and passed all endorsements first time. I was surprised though because I thought I would fail the Hazmat and actually got a higher percentage on my Hazmat and Tanker tests than my Doubles/Triples!

 

Good point. DMV is for registering your vehicle, anything to do with titles, etc. Well I guess in some states it is the same thing.

Does the DLD not have record of that though?

 

Wow! Never heard something go so quick and smooth. Sure is a different time - and I've never heard of anything being so cheap nowadays either and it's only getting worse. But I know people of your time telling me of wages, house costs, groceries, fuel. It was very different then. I can understand better why drivers like y'all are so grouchy, understandably, but I still have the utmost respect for the old school truckers

 

That many miles and it means nothing?? That's insanity at its finest! Well there are some people that still appreciate all the work and time you put in even in my generation (I am 28 mind you). Thank you for the appreciation as well. I loved driving from the day I first started driving package car for UPS back in 2016, but it is also hard sometimes as you might know. Gets lonely and you feel like one of the most hated people around the minute you take a seat and handle that rig!