goodbye and good riddance to my CDL
#21
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Was your's, one of those fake CDL's that Illinois issued a few years ago??? Is that why the state wants you to re-do CDL training? Otherwise....The entire purpose for the CDL program, was so "Truckdrivers" could move from one state to another, without having to "reprove" their skills and knowledge. Just go to the proper agency and switch your license from the "old" state to the "new" state.
It was also to illiminate drivers holding multiple drivers licenses from multiple states..as was common practice in the 60's, 70's, and into the 80's. Maybe you should relinquish your CDL. However...shreding it does not remove it from the system. You have to go to the appropriate agency and surrender it, then have it down graded to a "Class C" license.
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Soooo . . now he doesn't have the license and therefore can't relinquish it . . yet he's still in all the databases . .
I can't wait for his next post . . "HELP! I have umpteen companies that want to hire me but the state of Illinois won't reissue my CDL until I produce the old one! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggghh . . "
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I kind of thought that this was common knowledge.
Something is definitely missing here, and unless there is something on your record that would keep the state from issuing you a license (tickets, suspensions), or you got one of the "fake" ones that another poster brought up, seems like all you would have to do is take the written tests and pay the fess. But if you already gave up and shredded you license then so long... one less driver to compete with for a job. FAKE? Are you serious? What i did not state is what state my CDL was from...I have a Missouri CDL, not a "FAKE one" by any stretch, went to a local community college that provides CDL training, they told me its gonna cost me $2800 (which my broke arse doesn't have) for 4 to 6 weeks of training.
#24
Ok..which is it? You said in one post;
PRETEND to be a Trucker? Are you serious? i had a CDL since 2003 i have drove for CRST, C.R. England, Transport America, Priority (which has been bought out by Celedon), USA Truck, and Western Express.
Orange, you have proven a valid point here, the cdl i have isn't fake, however, i do see that i have to re-do everything because of what George Ryan did to get elected governor.
Let me clarify something to you Cdswans, my CDL is from MISSOURI, NOT ILLINOIS, when CRST put me through training, they told me i had 30 days to get my missouri license corrected. My question to you nay sayers is: HOW CAN YOU CORRECT YOUR OUT OF STATE CDL TO A CORRECTED STATE CDL WHEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD FOR THOSE 30 DAYS?
Why the need to shred your CDL? Simply because you are frustrated with the regulations? You correct your CDL issues, by taking the time to stop and do so. Most states have licensing bureaus which have truck access now. That wasn't always the case...in some states it is still not the case. But Illinois is one of those states that has always had offices with truck access. Lot's of farms in Illinois. You can stop at any office...you don't have to stop at the office closest to your home, even though many state employees prefer it like that. Clarify for all of us. You have been running on a Missouri issued CDL since 2003, while maintaining your home in the state of Illinois? When you went to the Illinois licensing office, was your current CDL already expired and you put down on the paperwork that you have been a resident of Illinois since before the 2003 issuance of your Missouri CDL?
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#25
By taking the time to go get it done. Something as important as your livelyhood should take priority. Just sayin'.
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Why the need to shred your CDL? Simply because you are frustrated with the regulations?
You correct your CDL issues, by taking the time to stop and do so. Most states have licensing bureaus which have truck access now. That wasn't always the case...in some states it is still not the case. But Illinois is one of those states that has always had offices with truck access. Lot's of farms in Illinois. You can stop at any office...you don't have to stop at the office closest to your home, even though many state employees prefer it like that. Clarify for all of us. You have been running on a Missouri issued CDL since 2003, while maintaining your home in the state of Illinois? When you went to the Illinois licensing office, was your current CDL already expired and you put down on the paperwork that you have been a resident of Illinois since before the 2003 issuance of your Missouri CDL?
#27
As was already stated, since you already took a skills test in another state (hence the fact that you had a CDL), you should have been grandfathered in, and no CDL test was required. If they told you otherwise, then it was in error.
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True, my livelihood should of taken priority, but some people with some of these companies are real perticular on who they hire. Its not a question of IF, its a question on WHEN i can come up with $2800 for a 6 week course and when i do get THE CORRECTED LICENSE, now it comes down to IF, i get hired by any company like J.B. Hunt, Schnider, Swift, USeless Express, Crete, and a few others i have not worked for prior to the date of this post, i may have to decline these companies offer because they had more than ample time when i still have/had my Missouri CDL. It takes money and time put in to get THE CORRECTED CDL, regardless what you nay sayers state.
#29
This is all your own fault. A professional victim.
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#30
PRETEND to be a Trucker? Are you serious? i had a CDL since 2003 i have drove for CRST, C.R. England, Transport America, Priority (which has been bought out by Celedon), USA Truck, and Western Express.
Big Jeep, DON'T QUESTION MY ABILITY TO DRIVE A BIG RIG!!! If you are questioning me, i question your intelligence level.
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