I never went to school for truck driving. I got a real quick lesson on how to drive. I got thrown the keys in the military and told to drive the truck. I could do it just had a little problem when I got through the gears and was only doing like 15 and couldnt get going any faster. The cheif setting next to me reached down and flipped the lever and magically I got more gears. Never had seen one of those on a truck before.

I grandfathered my Military license into a CDL when I got out in 02 in IL. Just took the tests and passed never even a road test. I had an extremely hard time getting a job though. Most companies said I needed to go to their school to learn how to drive their trucks, I couldnt see doing that. I finally found a smaller company that hired me on and put me with a trainer for 2 weeks and then gave me a truck. The trainer though didnt sleep for the first couple of days when I was driving, beings I hadnt driven a truck with a sleeper or pulled a van. HE had asked me several times during my two weeks with him why I was being trained. I just told him cause I dont know crap about drivin. He taught me quite a bit. Especially about logs.

You could do it this way but, If I was to do it over again I would have probably went to a school to learn. I learned in winter but it never snowed when I was with the trainer. First run on my own it snowed and wasnt quite sure what to do but learned quick. Spent 6 years out and only 1 non preventable accident, my training couldnt have been that bad.

 

What is a class 1 cdl?? I thought there was class a, class b, class c. Go to a school who has no ties to any company or other entiity! state schools are the best imo!

 

Canadian CDL

 

It is very important to go to school because it will teach you everything you need to know.Starting with the basic up to the practicals of driving.Learning takes time and great resource to achieve your goal.