Talk to many car owners and they’ll tell you they hate trucks on their roads. Note the “their roads” part of that statement. Truck drivers have been accused of a wide range of problems, yet statistics tell a very different story. It’s not just the statistics either. When you think about it, everything we eat, [...]
It’s really not that difficult to obtain a commercial drivers license (CDL). You will need to pass several knowledge-based tests, and you will have to pass a practical driving test. If you have a reasonably clean driving record and no major criminal offenses recorded against your name, and you can pass a medical assessment, then [...]
Possessing a commercial drivers license doesn’t make you a truck driver. A commercial drivers license simply means you have passed the requirements to gain that license. Being a truck driver requires more – at least, if you want to have a career as a truck driver. Like all careers, a qualification indicates you have the [...]
You can learn to drive a truck and gain a commercial drivers license in five weeks. Our training program will prepare you well for the workplace, however, there are some specialist skills that simply take time. There are some skills that you need to acquire before you place yourself in situations that could cause problems. [...]
A commercial drivers license is becoming one of those documents that many people could find useful. You don’t have to be a full-time truck driver to hold a commercial drivers license. If you undertake truck driver training and pass the required tests, the license is yours – all you need do is pass medical tests [...]
Schools have known for decades that one of the best ways to prepare a student for any sort of test is by doing a practice test. In many areas of education, real tests from previous years are used to help students – oddly enough, they are known as ‘prep tests’. We are strong believers in [...]
If you want to be a truck driver, then you need to acquire a commercial drivers license or CDL as it’s known in the profession. That’s fine for those who intend on being truck drivers, however, there are occupations that may require a CDL. In some cases, the CDL is an essential component. Jobs that [...]
A lot of people attend truck driver training in order to gain a CDL and then gain work as a truck driver. Once in the industry, they realize that the sky is really the limit. Why stop at truck driving – there are other opportunities that could open up in the future. The transport industry [...]
Every truck driver on the road today is required to pass a series of DOT medical examinations. Not only must they pass this examination, they must have a copy of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate that verifies the successful assessment. In most cases, the certificate is valid for 24 months, so, in effect, a truck driver [...]
Obtaining CDL is generally undertaken in two stages – you learn the road rules and the regulations associated with truck driving, then pass a written test to prove you know these rules and regulations; and you learn to drive a truck, then undertake a practical test to prove you can drive trucks. If you don’t [...]