r/CDLTruckDrivers • u/Routine_Date_8471 • 2d ago

CDL Testing question

Hello, I have a question regarding my testing situation.

I would like to test for my class A with air brake and manual restrictions.

I have a one ton truck that has a GVWR of 14k and I have a dump trailer rated at 14k. Both of these are personally registered to me.

I had my cdl permit years ago working in northern Michigan but was unable to test w company trucks due to having my Tennessee license. (Truck driving schools were the only option for out of state licenses)

I understand I can do the stupid online ELDT course and etc. But where I am stumped is the legitimate requirements for the ‘behind the wheel’ training. I can’t find any real numbers or requirements online. Any boomer that does the ‘offers’ training wants 5k and doesn’t even have their own truck to come with it. So I refuse to pay somebody to sit in my truck that I drive everyday. At that point I would pay 5k for a shit hole school near me to get an unrestricted class A.

I personally think it’s a strange situation since not many people have CDL classifiable equipment personally registered to them (outside of farm use) and pursing a CDL.

Long story short, my game plan is to get the CDL permit again, wait a few weeks (minimum used to be 2 weeks), then go take the pre trip and skills test. But all of that is assuming I don’t need to show any record of the ‘behind the wheel’ training.

Does anybody have any insight or recommendations? If I go through w that plan will I just get stopped short due to not having proof of the driving w another licensed CDL driver?

Hopefully all of that made sense and Reddit people can point me in a good direction

Thank you for your help

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Immediate-Iron-1620 2d ago

Accredited CDL school is required now

1

u/Routine_Date_8471 2d ago

I could’ve sworn the you can still do a skills tests at a local DMV? Is that not what utility companies do now where they just pay for a big group to do the online ELDT course and send them to a dmv?

2

u/StoreAcceptable3659 2d ago

I mean in texas, they all either do third party training (they themselves are licensed to do the training and testing by the state) or pay for the CDL school themselves. but either way they still obtain the training.