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2/5/08, 9:00 PM   #13
Re: Need Driver with CDL--A
tonyj
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Originally Posted by smbpreformance View Post
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!