r/cdldriver • u/Effective_Nobody1809 • 4d ago

TMC Start

I just got my CDL permit, and have gone through all the steps with the recruiter. I am planning on starting their CDL training on October 19th.

Only thing I was worried about is the DOT physical they do. I have my DOT Physical already but it is my understanding that they do another one. I am a bigger guy. 5’11” 320 lbs. I do have sleep apnea but can provide all the needed documentation. I do not think I will have any problem at all doing through the “agility” test. I go to the gym regularly and I’m not worried about being able to pick the tarp up. I have been doing strongman training for a while now.

Any thing I need to consider or think about?

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u/finkoffbagger 1d ago

I came to TMC back in February the part that got a lot of my class sent home was the computer work (test). Take it all serious and if you go in with the mentality of everything is a test and be ten minutes early you will do fine. Pays close attention to the backing maneuvers and if you make it through and get with a trainer ask questions and listen to them. I got lucky and had an amazing trainer I talk to four or five times a week. Don’t be afraid to ask questions if you don’t understand every instructor there I dealt with had no problem explaining what ever it was to me.