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Get On the Road in Only 11 Steps
In this guide, Class A Drivers walks you through everything you need to do to become a truck driver.
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Get On the Road in Only 11 Steps
The young woman in the photo above is April Halter. While she may not look like a “typical truck driver,” she has been driving a truck for a few years with her husband Matthew. She’s found truck driving to be a perfect fit for her lifestyle, and she’s made some good money doing it too.
Truck driving can be a well-paying and fulfilling career, and with the right schooling, you can be on the road in just 3-6 weeks. Because driving an 80,000 pound rig is a great responsibility, trucking is one of the most regulated industries in the US. So if you make a wrong turn, that could have severe consequences for your employment potential.
Truck drivers are required to:
With this guide, we take you through 11 easy-to-follow steps and tell you exactly what you need to do to get your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and start getting paid to command the wheel of a truck.
The most important part of this process (and why we put it first) is to determine you actually want to become a truck driver. This unique career requires a special dedication and specific personality, so take the first step and read the first chapter of our guide.
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