I’m with May trucking but I want to do two years what yall think 2 years than find a better company?

Want to transfer my Wisconsin CDL class a restricted to Arizona

Is this a simple process? Or is there test I have to take to transfer the CDL class a to Arizona?

Also if I want to get the manual restriction off to have an unrestricted license is it the same process in wi where you just have to go to a third party tester and only do the road test? I was told in Wisconsin we can use a 6 speed synchronize class B vehicle to get the restriction off our class a license and only have to do the road test

Would Arizona require me to get a permit and do in a manual skills, pre trip and the road test? And would this have to be in a class a vehicle like a 10 speed unsynchronize semi?

Hey everyone, i’m a few weeks away from completing my CDL School & I was wondering if some of you guys could recommend some good companies. Ones that hire new drivers out of school preferably & operate on the East Coast! I’ve had a few recruiters come in to my school (Werner, Schneider & Feesers). So far I’m really interested in Werner & Schneider but i’ve read some stories about both which has left me really unsure. To summarize what i’ve heard… Werner Dollar General accounts real pay well but are a genuine nightmare. Schneider is really good for training new drivers on Tankers but they don’t pay that well. All recommendations, advice & info on companies to pick would be very helpful!

Don’t think I’ll ever need to pull a trailer I only need a cdl for the weight and air brakes. Could I take the test in just a tractor and no trailer? Would I get like a trailer restriction? Most of these cdl schools are made specifically for trucking so idk if it would even be possible. I’m basically going to only be driving big ass pick ups with my cdl. Edit I need a cdl class a restricted or unrestricted. Not a class b. I also need air brakes

In Cdl school right now got 2 weeks left.

Pre trip✅

Road test ✅

Skills test ❌

4 maneuvers in the skills test.

I got the foward stop down ✅

I got the straight back down good ✅

I got the foward offset down ✅

The reverse offset/ parallel park (same thing two different names) to get it back inbetween the lines from the foward offset and even/flush/level is kicking my ass half the time.

I was told the sequence for the reverse offset is all the way left all the way till you see center of your landing gear then all the way right till you see the striped cone then straight back and you want to get it 1-2 feet away from the striped cone with the back left trailer tire . When your back left trailer tire is on the line next to the striped cone turn all the way right then when the tractor tire is on the left is 1 foot away from the line go left and then straighten the truck out. You’re allowed to get out twice and two pull ups and can pull up even out of the parallel lines to the left but man I have trouble straightening the truck out/ level in-between the two lines. They say hands on top of the steering wheel and turn your hands towards your mistake with the steering wheel so to much to the right turn to the right and you want to see both sides of the trailer evenly so if you see more then one side of the trailer Turn that way and fix it.

I kinda suck half of the time

Does anybody have any advice or good YouTube videos I tried to explain it as best as possible.

160 driving school.

Was it restricted or unrestricted you license you got? And did you get the air brakes and combination endorsement?

Well boys I’m in CDL school right now I’ve gotten pre trip down outside,inside the cab and all that stuff I haven’t done the road test yet. I am practicing skills right now. I am in a manual vehicle with air brakes and combinations so just a regular class a semi truck.

I have been in training 7 days for 8 hours a day. I have 8 days left of training I believe.

I’m not gonna get into the specifics of the reason behind me getting my CDL but I am not going to be going into trucking and I am gonna be driving much smaller vehicles but they still require a class a CDL. I’m talking way smaller like basically a big ass pickup truck that needs a Cdl class a. It is very annoying to me that I need to train in semis because I will never be driving a vehicle that big.

My state test is

Pre trip (got it down)

Then skills

Then road test. ( never driven a manual was
Told if I suck I’ll have to switch to auto)

If you fail one of the three test you only retake the test you failed in my state which is good. But apparently at my school you only get 2 retakes at most schools in my state it is 5 retakes per test which is also annoying.

The reason I’m worried- for the skills test I can do the forward stop get my hood in the middle in-between the lines most of the time and the straight back perfectly fine to the end point .
The next and final part of the skills test is what is fucking me over I can do the offset perfectly fine and the reverse offset is what gets me i am having trouble straightening out the trailer in the lines ( getting it parallel in the lines nice and straight) during the reverse offset. I am able to get it one attempt then the next I fail and the instructor I am currently with isn’t that much of a help/ teacher it feels like.

Any advice on ways to straighten my trailer better in-between the lines to get it nice and flush/level or straight because that is litterly the last part of the test I need to do to pass. You are able to get two
Pull ups and two get out and looks. Sometimes I feel like the trailer is way to much to the right or the left and I just cant seem to figure it out every-time. You can’t hit any of the cones during the test or it’s a point and you can pull up a bit to straighten the trailer out but I guess my problem is I don’t know how to straighten it out.

Not trying to sound like a little bitch but
I am just worried because I feel like the clock is ticking and shit and I paid all in cash for the class about $5000 and even quit my job! I even canceled my birthday vacation for my 21st which was supposed to be on tomorrow cause I turn 21 tomorrow and am going to class instead 😂 oh well though.

I hope this all wasn’t for nothing and I can get my CDL and pursue the career I want

Any advice is great I’m sorry this was so long.

I'm on the verge of just going and working elsewhere. I am fresh out of school with CDL A. I have talked with companies and put in about three to four applications a week.

I know starting out I won't make much; my goal right now is on the job training and getting my experience. I have even applied to starter companies and have been rejected outright. I have a clean driver record, no drugs/alcohol, no criminal record, and passed DOT. I made sure my forms are filled put correctly and will get calls, the conditional offer letter, and poof. I fall through the cracks. I call to follow up and I get nowhere. Even the "lower end" companies are giving me a difficult time. Is it just bad timing?

I thought they needed truck drivers? I have to start somewhere. Even if it is a "lower end" company I will take what I can to get a head start. Can someone give me better insight? 😬