CDL's

raceman · Mar 4, 2005

I have a question since I have finally seen it put in print. There is a post on here asking if a wife can go in the truck even though she does not have CDL's. I hear people say this all the time. CDL's. I have been in this business a while now, been in trucking of some sort for many years, talk at driving school, went to driving school and I have never figured out what people mean by CDL's. I only have one CDL and I am wondering why folks have more than one. What in the world does this mean. I though one Commercial Driver Licence was enough. Fill me in.

For those of you who are wondering where I have been, well I am driving one of my trucks so I have simply been too busy or too tired to keep up on here. Let me know what the above means. Please.

Raceman
Owner Two Straight Truck.
Part time driver of one of my trucks and local TT.
15mon.OTR Expediting
1 yr local Expediting
Line Haul TT 2mon.
OTR Straight Truck Plt to Plt off and on 5 years.
Based in Cincy Ohio
Currently at Express-1

Dreamer · Mar 4, 2005

Ha ha.. that's a good one Raceman.. I never made the connection, but after thinking about it, I do hear a lot of people talking out how they got there CDL'S, keeping their CDL'S even tho they're out of the business, etc.

I think it's a common thing, but I never really gave it thought as to where it started, or the sense of it. I'm sure I've said it a few times too.

I'm sure MANY people here have one time or another said 'yeah, I got my CDL's... not Commerical Driver's License SINGULAR

(Sheesh, we have our own Adrian Monk on the board.. LOL)

Dreamer

raceman · Mar 5, 2005

Stop it you are killing me. I just wanted to have some fun. I was in Somerset Ky yesterday and while talking to a driver he kept talking about his CDLs. When I turned on the computer there was a note CDLs. Ha! I just cracked up. I really was beginning to wonder if I did not get all mine.

Just having fun. I needed to poo in somebodies Wheaties after my day. I had a 6:00 am pick up that loaded at 11:00 and then had to deliver with no address or directions. A 179 mile run turned into a 10 hour day. So since I dont drink I simply needed a tall glass of Smart A@@ on the rocks and CDLs went down smooth. :0:0

Raceman
Owner Two Straight Truck.
Part time driver of one of my trucks and local TT.
15mon.OTR Expediting
1 yr local Expediting
Line Haul TT 2mon.
OTR Straight Truck Plt to Plt off and on 5 years.
Based in Cincy Ohio
Currently at Express-1

terryandrene · Mar 5, 2005

You're both wrong. CDL means Combination Driver Lumper

raceman · Mar 5, 2005

Okay that clears it up then. There actually would be more than one. Okie dokie. I was and am lost

Raceman
Owner Two Straight Truck.
Part time driver of one of my trucks and local TT.
15mon.OTR Expediting
1 yr local Expediting
Line Haul TT 2mon.
OTR Straight Truck Plt to Plt off and on 5 years.
Based in Cincy Ohio
Currently at Express-1