Any KY drivers here?
While I really HATE living in Kentucky, I've been thinking that I might be better off getting my CDL back while I am based here, rather than going back to Texas. I could get back to work faster and less expensively if I simply stayed put.
SO.... if there's any KY drivers on the board, can you give me any ideas of where I can get a truck to take the road test in? I think I'll have to take one, regardless that I was told by the KY DLL that they'd keep my CDL I turned in when I got my class D license, in case I wanted to get it back again. The nearest test facility appears to be in Mt. Sterling, then the next nearest in Louisville. I really need to get back to work as soon as humanly possible and say hasta la vista to the computer world. PERMANENTLY. Any advice/help would be appreciated. Oh... but, don't recommend a driving school, please. I don't need more training, just a truck to test in. ;) |
It is next to impossible to get a truck without a CDL. Of course, you can't get the CDL without a truck. Unless you can find someone who will allow you to use their truck it could be a problem. You might check with a loca CDL school and see if they will rent you one of their trucks to take the test. Some of them can actually test you rather than having to go to a state DMV for testing. You will likely need to have the written part of the test done prior to taking the road test.
I am a bit confused about your statement about Kentucky keeping your old CDL in case you want to get it back. I have never heard of that, but if that is the case then perhaps you could go back and ask for your old CDL? |
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Verrrrry interesting....
I contacted the KY DL Bureau and they do, in fact, keep CDLs on file for a year after having surrendered one, just in case you change your mind. UNFORTUNATELY..... it's been 26 months ago. So, I have to take both written and road test to be able to get my CDL back. *sigh* OH WELL.... it's not as if that's not what I was kind of expecting, anyhow.
In TX, you have to parallel park to the right during the road test. Here, it's opposite. |
*grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
Called the truck driving school in Mt. Sterling to see what options they could suggest on taking a road test for the KY CDL. They had one alright... pay us umpteen jillion bucks to take our course and you'll have a truck to test in.
The phrase that comes to mind to describe my feelings about that is not postable in this forum... but I could clean it up to say that I suspect they are bunch of copulating anal sphincters. Before I would ever consider doing something like that, I'll move back to Texas and rent a truck from that place in Mansfield. I'm not paying another penny for "training" that I don't need. |
Inside every grey cloud, there's a silver lining, they say... Perhaps there is one inside this cloud that's been raining on my parade for the past 55 years.
I contacted Laurel Technical College down in London, KY and they told me that since I haven't driven in over 2 yrs that I would have to start from scratch. HOWEVER.... with a referral from Workforce In Action, I can get the course for free AND!!... I can probably speed up their 4-week course consdierably since I've already got OTR experience. SO.... guess who's going to see the WIA counselor lickety-split? :thumbsup: |
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They are taxpayer funded...and right now, everything is on borrowed money. You do have to show you are one who qualifies as low income for at least the last 6 months, that does not exceed the higher level of the poverty line. It's true most companies now will require a refresher course, if you haven't driven for the last 2-3 years. Refresher courses do cost 3-4k. Good luck, hope you get a truck before long. Millions on welfare depend on you. :lol: |
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Believe it or not, everyone in ths country doesn't HAVE the financial resources and business acumen to open their own business (as though that would really matter, however, since 70-80% of small businesses fail in a year or less anyhow). (here it comes... one more thing to blame the Democrats for, right? Nevermind that they fail at the same rate under Republican presidents as well...:roll:) Everyone wasn't born with parents who were rich enough to send their kids to top-notch colleges and pay the kid's way all through school, either. And... not everyone is cut out to be a truck driver. (fortunately ;)) I've already spoken to the company I want to work for and they won't require me to take a "refresher".:thumbsup: HOWEVER... whether I would qualify or not for WIA is a moot point. The very first orientation I can attend to get the ball rolling is 3 weeks away, which makes the final yes/no response from them not come for another 2-3 weeks after. I can't wait that long. I need to be making paychecks by the first week in July. SO... WIA can go S.I.T.T.Bs. :moon: I'll find another way to git'er done.:angryblue: |
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