Need Driver with CDL--A
 

Need someone to help drive a toterhome w/trailor from the west cost to central Indiana. Will be someone else to help drive. Tentative plans are--Fly out--(Indianapolis) Feb. 21 and drive back by Sunday 24th. Quick trip--CDL _A reqired--all expences paid.

Phil Poor--765-643-1693 pm or Pdpoor@aol.com

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If Shipjumper can;t help you out, I probably can... Wolfe-e

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Just out of curiosity, what does it cost and how long does it take to get a CDL-A?

Dick.

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Dick, I have a HAZ/MAT endorsement on my class A cdl and it costs:
(from memory:doh:)

4 year Renewal fee $30
$20 for each of 3 endorsements $60

2 year Threat Assessment Fee $100
2 year physical $150

btw I see Mr. Poor has plenty of offers already, but anyone needing help like this may contact me and I would be glad to help out if available. I have a class A with all endorsements and a spotless driving record.

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Originally Posted by Dick Monahan:
Just out of curiosity, what does it cost and how long does it take to get a CDL-A?

Dick.

I have been driving heavy equipment (Fork lifts, tractors, box trucks, motor homes, etc) and pulling trailers since I turned 16 and have been looking into getting my CDL for some time and if you do not currently have one that means most likely you do not have a truck to take the test in and most likely go through some sort of truck driving school. All the truck driving schools that I have found are around 3k-6k for a 6 week program.

If anyone knows of a cheaper way to get one let me know I am more then interested

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If you don't know anyone with a truck. The only way to do it cheap would be to go with one of the large carriers who hire new drivers and put them through training BUT in order to get the training and license free you must sign a contract that says you will work for the company for a certain time normally 1 year and it's OTR (Over The Road). If your wanting a driving job PM me as that is what I do for a living find CDL drivers jobs.

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If you dont have your own truck you can use a truck at most testing sites in Indiana. These tests are usually done by a truck driving school. Its $100 for the test, $50 extra if you need them to provide a truck. Before you get that far you do need your permit and a DOT physical. Permit is about $30 and a cheap DOT phys is about $40. You dont need any driving time to take your driving test. My second time ever driving a Class A vehicle was at my test. ( BTW, thats kinda scary to think about, with all the time we all spend on the freeway )

Eric Quigg

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The place I work for sent 7 of us to the UNOH Truck Driving Academy. It was 5 hrs on Fri. & 5 hrs on Sat. for 4 weekends. Don't know how true but we heard it was $2400.00 . I missed the last weekend of the class because I had vacation scheduled to go to Knoxville. Since I work in the warehouse I do not get to drive to much. I did deliver a load of light bulbs from Lima to Batesvllie In. . I am also fully endorsed w/Doubles/Triples, Tanker & Hazmat.

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I think that my renewal is $65 for a 7 year license. I have Doubles/Triples, Tanker and Passenger. I used to have the Hazmat but since I wasn't driving for a living at the time of my last renewal, I said screw the $100 for it. Hell, I have a Secret Security Clearance from the Dept. of Defense, but I have to pay for a background check for the DOT?????

If a person wants to get their CDL, first get your permit by passing the written test. Go here http://www.cristcdl.com/otc/ for some good practice tests. For the driving portion, you can rent a truck and most places will deliver it to the testing site for the test. You'd better be able to do straight, angle and 90 degree backing. Also, KNOW YOUR PRE TRIP INSPECTION!!! Those were the biggies when I took my test in Oklahoma...

As far as getting a OTR driving job, due to insurance requirements, most companies require 4 months of recent, verifiable driving experience within the past 12 months before they will even talk to you. If you don't have that you will either have to go to a school or take a refresher at a school, then they will send you out with one of their trainers for 4 or 5 weeks running as a team before they will allow you to go solo.

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Mark is pretty well right about the cost. I have to renew my cdl next month and I have to get finger printed and all that for the Hazmat before that. Its a 30 to 90 day wait for that. I figure I'll have a couple of hundred bucks in it before I'm done. "And thats just to Renew my licence." Its got to be pretty much a pain in the backside just to keep up on everything but I will say that if you have a CDL and take care of it, you can almost always find a Job.

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Heck Hawker, sounds like your getting off cheaper than we are. My main complaint would be about just how much safer I feel with the new Homeland Security, thats what the finger printing is for. Awh foo----ie Mostly, I;d just like to know that all those Mexican Drivers that they just started letting deliver here will have the same set of rules we do......wanna bet on that one........

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Originally Posted by smbpreformance:
I have been driving heavy equipment (Fork lifts, tractors, box trucks, motor homes, etc) and pulling trailers since I turned 16 and have been looking into getting my CDL for some time and if you do not currently have one that means most likely you do not have a truck to take the test in and most likely go through some sort of truck driving school. All the truck driving schools that I have found are around 3k-6k for a 6 week program.

If anyone knows of a cheaper way to get one let me know I am more then interested

smb, I know Missouri is a drive, but....Don's Towing in Sedalia, MO will get you a class A CDL in 1 day - $400. A guy in my shop did just that, last year, because he wanted an A. He drove a day cab Ford tractor with an Auotshift transmission pulling a 35' flatbed, provided by Don's Towing. I guarantee you, if HE passed it...you can too! :thumb I was lucky & grandfathered in when I had the chance in '91, so I can't tell you about the actual test, other than repeat what guys have told me....pre-trip is very important, just like Hawker said!

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You'd better do the air test also. Automatic fail if not done. Here in Ohio you have to do the straight line back then go into the off line back then the instructor tells you that you will do either the parallel park or the 90 degree alley back.

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Stop by your Highway Patrol or DOT office in the area,they should have for the asking, a CDL Manule that will explain everything that is required to obtain your Permit/Licence to include written testing,Pre-trip inspection,Driving test in Tractor Trailer...Hope this helps..good luck...