r/CDL

Hey yall. I don’t have a CDL but who else to ask about CDL territory than people with a CDL.

I own a F550, 17,500 GVWR, I need to go from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts to pick up a single cab 1985 Chevrolet C30 with a 17 foot rollback on it. I’m looking to rent a trailer and the only ones I can find that could hold the weight of the truck is 14-16k GVWR trailers. Now chat GPT is probably trying to get me arrested but I thought that if you’re over 26,001 GVWR truck and trailer combined, you need a CDL. Chat GPT insists I’ll be fine. I’m not trying to go to prison so I’m coming to ask a responsible adult who may know

I’m on my first week of CDL school I’m from Kansas and it’s already something I kinda regret getting myself into. I recently suffered a personal tragedy and which resulted to take this route for now due to me being a felon and being able to fully support my family, I know I should’ve thought it clearly but here I am. I should be out of school in 2 weeks. I want something local and good pay for anyone that started off. What’s the best local position you can get?

I'm in the last month of a 5 month program, but I'm about 5 hours away from being over on my missed hours. Ive had so many things going on at home and with my health, but I'm trying to keep my head up and maybe they'll work with me. Not really important I just needed somewhere to vent, I guess

I accepted a job offer for a big food delivery company. I lied on my resume and said I’ve been at my jobs for longer than I have been (around 3-6 months). Has anyone else been in a same position and still got the job ??

Training at a mega and worried

I picked this career because I thought I'd be able to save a decent amount of money otr.

my trainer is making it sound like I'm going to have to work 14 hours a day to make $1000

I've worked in other industries before like sales and was previously even in college for computer science but ran out of money and the job market got a little rough plus I have carpal tunnel which made being on the computer intolerable some days.

but given that he is suggesting I will need to be slave to this job to even touch 40-50k.

I understand putting in your dues and developing the skills set but I also value my time.

would it be prudent to get the training at this Mega the big S should we call it and find something where they pay higher with 3 months experience.

its either that or finish my CS degree in the cab of the truck for the next few months and either pivot something CS or within trucking at the 6 month mark.

But yeah hearing people saying that they make 500-750 at this Mega is insane to me.

it would honestly be more productive to get a part time job and work on my education

Hi. Are you able to share some information on getting cdl contracts? I was working with Amazon but my account suspended due to safety ranking.

I’ve been talking to a few drivers lately and one thing that keeps coming up is inconsistency.

Some weeks are great, some weeks are dead.

Curious how you guys deal with that —
Do you stick with one company or run with multiple?

How do I go about working for FedEx freight or whatever they call their CDL drivers ? Someone told me they do local, home daily, & since I’m already a delivery driver it would be easy to get in with no CDL experience.

Hi, I just moved to McKinney Texas. I want to get my CDL’s. I have to go to training and I need housing and I have my cat. I would like to get my own truck and have my cat with me as soon as possible. Any suggestions

Just officially got hired by western express! The road beckons!

Hey guys, I haven’t been able to find any printable California CDL practice tests anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find some?

Hello, know of any home daily CDL A, closed SAP. Douglasville area but willing to travel. All endorsements, no restrictions and TWIC card. Clean MVR.