Wioa

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  1. UnderdogVigilante

    UnderdogVigilante Light Load Member

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    How's does split sleeper work, what is your suggestion on how I do that? And can I do that all the time, no matter how long I've been driving?
     
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  3. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    Basically...it is a legal DOT clock technique that allows a driver the option to split up his/her sleeper berth time....to allow for adequate driving time to leave a location....& get to a next stop &/or a place where big rig parking is safe & permitted.

    The better CDL jobs/carriers don't use it -- & don't even need it.

    There are threads here on the Forum that discuss it.

    Also -- you can of course always just google it.

    The main problem with split sleeper: it pretty much turns your sleep into a series of catnaps. Nooooottt cool. :confused: :rolleyes:

    -- L
     
  4. UnderdogVigilante

    UnderdogVigilante Light Load Member

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    Ahh okie dokie. I'll be honest here. I'm looking forward to being away from "home". It's not a food place. Driving will allow me some freedoms
    And no I'm not talking about meeting or hooking up with anyone. I'm the faithful one. And I know that my husband won't need, though I'm not okay with it, I know it'll happen. I have just been dreaming of trucking for so long that ive finally made the decision to do so. It's been a goal and a dream. I'm excited, scared, and leery. But I'm going you have to turn my fears into something else. I know I can do this. It may be as early as March that it all starts. I door dash right now because no job is going to work with me on the school scheduled.
     
  5. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    Still another suggestion....

    while you are busy qualifying for WIOA -- contact/visit your nearest Old Dominion Freight Line office, or terminal -- & ask them for a list of nearby CDL driving schools from which they prefer to hire.

    Then later...attend & graduate from one of those CDL schools.

    Old Dominion (as well as most of the rest of the LTL trucking sector) will also require you to have ALL of the relevant CDL endorsements: tanker, hazmat....& doubles/triples.

    :Transportation cost :Transportation cost :Transportation cost

    -- L
     
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  6. UnderdogVigilante

    UnderdogVigilante Light Load Member

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    I only want to drive dry van or reefer. I don't want the rest of the endorsements until I get road time in.....
     
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  7. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    It's a complicated rule and it will sound 100 times more complicated when it is explained than it really is. Avoid Split-Sleeper rule unless you begin the day and know you will use it that day/night. Once you use up your legal driving time, there is no shortcut to start driving again before 10 hours off or sleeper. Reefer drivers seem to use it more than other drivers. Not doing split-sleeper exactly right will create what DOT calls an "egregious HOS violation." Instead of violating the Hours of Service rules by 15 or 30 minutes, you violate the HOS rules by 4, 5, or 6 hours. Just ignore it until your trainer explains it.
     
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  8. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    It's easier to get all the endorsements during CDL school than come back to the driver license office for each one as you decide to get them. You buy a dozen eggs at once, not one at a time. All but the HazMat endorsement are cheap, easy tests, and last as long as you have a CDL. They transfer state to state. HazMat is $100-150, only lasts 5 years, and DOESN'T transfer to another state unless you take the test and give fingerprints again. All of the versions of the tests for each endorsement ar free, online, and easy to pass if you study. I explain in the link below. You can study for all endorsements at TruckerCountry.com

    Every new CDL driver needs Tanker endorsement.
    Passing your CLP/CDL Endorsement Tests - HowTo
    Check Company Score - SAFER WEB
     
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  9. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    The Old Dominion-related post above was a way to help you find the better/best CDL schools in your area.

    You want to attend/graduate from the best CDL school available in your area -- if you can.

    -- L
     
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  10. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    If you can get on Old Dominion right out of school, do it. It's like winning the trucking lottery if you want a good job with a big company. If you are happy to follow company rules you will be good for the Less Than Truckload (LTL) carriers. If you are a cowboy at heart do not do LTL.
     
  11. UnderdogVigilante

    UnderdogVigilante Light Load Member

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    Unfortunately unless it gets paid for by WIOA I can't afford that at the time
     
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