goodbye and good riddance to my CDL
#31
11-26-2008, 04:15 AM
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: East Central illinois
Posts: 548
Easy..........you go in to the situation knowing what your home state laws are regarding this matter. Upon receiving your CDL from CRST, you tell them that you need a day to get to Illinois to transfer it over and that you will be available anytime after that for training. Ummmm....before you begin your denials....I went through CRST school also (Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, IA). So I am familiar with CRST, and how they will work with noobs. Your story holds absolutely no water. Actually, your story is complete bullshit.
This is all your own fault. A professional victim.
#32
11-26-2008, 04:38 AM
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Speedway Indiana
Posts: 1,751
Ok Belpre, enliten me with your wise intellect. I am far from being a NOOB to the business, as i stated in a previous post, i have been in the business since 2003, out of a truck for the past 1 1/2 years. IF and i am SAYING IF you had any idea of the BULLSHIT, as you so call it, i have gone through, maybe people like you, Belpre, would have "COMMON SENSE".
1. Prone to making rash decisions. 2. The need to blame others for your failures. 3. The "it's always something" syndrome. Let me expound upon that for a sec. Some employees, come hell or high water, will show up for work, get the job done, and make do with the resources that they are offered. While some, the "it's always something" sect always are ill, broken down, family issues, problems, problems, problems. This is you, son. 4. Insecure and looking for justification of poor decisions. (Hence your original post, then subsequent posts even after you had declared that you were gone.) 5. Unwilling and or unable to take responsibility for one's own actions. Your personality type is not uncommon. In a let's say "plant environment" it would probably not be an issue. However, in the demanding world of trucking, your flaws quickly come to the surface and will bite you right in the ass. As you have so aptly demonstrated. Without further adieu...........
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#33
11-26-2008, 06:45 AM
Orange, you aren't from illinois are you? I will grant you that there are offices for CDL tests to be done, what you fail to see is that NONE of them provide a TRUCK AND TRAILER to take the test with. In one of my responses i stated i cannot afford to go to a CDL school, that should of given you a clue i may not have a truck and trailer because i may of had to sell it to get cash to buy food.
No young man, I am not from Illinois. I HAVE HOWEVER held a valid CDL since the "CDL Program" was instituted. Before "CDL" I held a valid "Class A" in every state I have ever lived in. Six to be exact. With a "Valid CDL", when you change state of residence, you go to the area Licensing Office, present your current and "valid" CDL along with a current and "valid" DOT medical certificate, fill out the documents stating your "Current" place of residence, pay the required testing fee, take and pass the "Knowledge Test", have your picture taken, then surrender your old "Valid CDL". Some states punch the old license with a punch, identified to all State Troopers as "valid", and return the "Punched" license for identification purposes, while your new "Valid CDL" is being proccessed and mailed to you, at the "Current address". The entire purpose of the CDL was to make changing residency easy for us truck drivers. It was also intended to eliminate "Us Truck Drivers" from holding multiple "valid" licenses. Note to Newbies; I held at one point in my career valid licenses from the states of, Montana (grew up there), Oklahoma (Truck driving school there-1979), Wyoming (first non-ranch job) Idaho and Utah (both of those was kid stuff....foolish kid stuff)!! Multiple licenses were a great way for truck drivers to not accumulate points enough to get any one license suspended (back in the good old days). I did however manage to get the Idaho license suspended. To many speeding tickets running home to Montana for hunting, fishing...and girls.
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#34
11-26-2008, 07:12 AM
Best of luck, kreeper. Sorry to hear the bad news.
I do agree with some of the others. I would have gotten my license renewed in the state that I live in, to try to get a trucking job. I don't know what it would cost, kreeper but I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard either. Sorry to hear that it didn't work out. Rev, you are right about a requirement of getting your license changed over. I think Texas requires you to have it changed over in 30 days.
#35
11-26-2008, 07:46 AM
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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#36
11-26-2008, 08:45 AM
BINGO!! We have a winner:clap: Even if you get your licensing issues figured out, you may have a very hard time landing a job with your history of job hopping. Especially with the market being flooded with good, responsible drivers that probably have been at one job for the last 5+ years.
#37
11-26-2008, 11:54 AM
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: East Central illinois
Posts: 548
Let me narrow this down for you son. You are the following personality type:
1. Prone to making rash decisions. 2. The need to blame others for your failures. 3. The "it's always something" syndrome. Let me expound upon that for a sec. Some employees, come hell or high water, will show up for work, get the job done, and make do with the resources that they are offered. While some, the "it's always something" sect always are ill, broken down, family issues, problems, problems, problems. This is you, son. 4. Insecure and looking for justification of poor decisions. (Hence your original post, then subsequent posts even after you had declared that you were gone.) 5. Unwilling and or unable to take responsibility for one's own actions. Your personality type is not uncommon. In a let's say "plant environment" it would probably not be an issue. However, in the demanding world of trucking, your flaws quickly come to the surface and will bite you right in the ass. As you have so aptly demonstrated. Without further adieu........... I am not blaming no one, except you and your ignorance, Belpre. As i stated in a previous post, IF and ONLY IF you "knew" the BullShit i have gone through, you would be dangerous.
#38
11-26-2008, 01:11 PM
Ahhhh! The life of a Frog
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#39
11-27-2008, 07:38 AM
"Grandfathering Provision: States have the option to "grandfather" drivers with good driving records from the skills test according to the following criteria: Driver has a current license at time of application; and Driver has a good driving record and previously passed an acceptable skills test; or driver has a good driving record in combination with certain driving experience . " |
