Class B CDL? (vehicle, manual transmission, brakes, truck)
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What are some companies that will train me in their class b vehicle so I can take my road test in it?
Do you think anyone would go for that and how much do you think it would cost?
Can you add tank and hazmat to your class b permit or do you have to wait until it's a license?
Also if I ask someone to let me train in their class b vehicle and they say yes which companies only have automatic vehicles to train and road test in?
Can you add tank and hazmat to your class b permit or do you have to wait until it's a license?
Either way, but you have to train and pass the test in a vehicle that requires those endorsements. When I had my CDL B P license, I had to take the test in a bus, which also had air brakes. The result was that my license did not have any restriction from driving a vehicle with air brakes. It did have the "P" endorsement for carrying passengers. So my license had both an endorsement and no restriction. I assume that it is still the same way today. (I no longer have a CDL.)
Either way, but you have to train and pass the test in a vehicle that requires those endorsements. When I had my CDL B P license, I had to take the test in a bus, which also had air brakes. The result was that my license did not have any restriction from driving a vehicle with air brakes. It did have the "P" endorsement for carrying passengers. So my license had both an endorsement and no restriction. I assume that it is still the same way today. (I no longer have a CDL.)
My daughter drives semi for a big grocery store in Michigan it's called Meijer. She has a class a and air brake endorsement and hazmat endorsement. Right now she makes $200 a day. Because of her hazmat she can haul acid or other hazards loads. She also can transport gasoline witch pays more.
What are some companies that will train me in their class b vehicle so I can take my road test in it?
Do you think anyone would go for that and how much do you think it would cost?
Can you add tank and hazmat to your class b permit or do you have to wait until it's a license?
Also if I ask someone to let me train in their class b vehicle and they say yes which companies only have automatic vehicles to train and road test in?
Thanks
You're kind of going about it backwards. What do you want to do with a Class B? Figure out what you want to do then go shopping for companies that will train. Otherwise you can pay for truck driving school which can range from reasonable at community colleges to several thousand dollars for month long private schools.
My daughter drives semi for a big grocery store in Michigan it's called Meijer. She has a class a and air brake endorsement and hazmat endorsement. Right now she makes $200 a day. Because of her hazmat she can haul acid or other hazards loads. She also can transport gasoline witch pays more.
Too bad she is in Michigan, I could use her starting tomorrow, actually next week after we got all her backgrounds done etc.
I actually have a Class A permit, but recently found out the hard way that I have to do manual. That did not go well. So downgrading to class B is fine with me. I will eventually go back to Class A one day,but it will be with a company that trains in automatic. I refuse to touch a manual again. I also plan to get tanker and hazmat as well so I won't be very limited on the B.
I actually have a Class A permit, but recently found out the hard way that I have to do manual. That did not go well. So downgrading to class b does not bother me. I will eventually go back to class a one day,but it will be with a company that trains in automatic. I refuse to touch a manual again. I also plan to get tanker and hazmat as well so i won't be very limited on the B.
You are better off using a manual transmission in a semi however, I would check if you can get tanker on the Class B.
I don't know because I don't deal with Class B CDL's.
Even after you get the tanker endorsement, you will be limited for a while on what you can and cannot haul because a lot of companies require 3 - 5 years tanker experience.
Too bad she is in Michigan, I could use her starting tomorrow, actually next week after we got all her backgrounds done etc.
Yep she is now in a job that has a union. She has grean bennifit's employee discount. All new equipment most are automatic but she prefers a 9 or 18 speed. Also all she dose now is hook and book, no hand touch freight.
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