Using a cell phone for texting or talking while operating a commercial vehicle is illegal.
Fines, penalties, even the disqualification of your CDL could be the result of driving while using a mobile phone (source: FMCSA).
There are a lot of things that a commercial vehicle driver can do that will get you in trouble but using your cell phone to talk or text while driving is one of the most obvious.
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The best advice I can give new truck drivers is to understand that you will get better with experience and an open mind. Listen to the experiences of veteran drivers and have an open mind to listen to what they are telling you. Don’t be arrogant or overly cocky as a new driver.
Don’t dismiss someone because they are a little older than you or aren’t addicted to their GPS to
help them navigate.
These drivers are packed with advice that all new (and old) drivers need to hear.
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The best 12 volt stove/lunch box for truckers is this one by RoadPro.
If you are like me you will eventually get sick and tired of eating cold food or wasting money on food at restaurants and truck stops.
That stuff in not healthy and is way overpriced.
There is an alternative. You can make your own hot food in your truck without spending a lot of money.
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Sharing a truck with a trainer is not something most new drivers look forward to.
Why? You don’t have much say in who you get and how the two of you are going to get along. Actually, you have no say at all. You are a guest living in with someone else in their truck for several weeks.
I’ve heard horror stories of new drivers getting teamed with a trainer that did nothing, taught nothing, and knew nothing. In fact, some companies will allow a driver to reach “trainer” status with only 1 year of experience.
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To become a school bus driver in the United States you will need to get your Class B CDL (commercial driver’s license), passenger endorsement, and school bus endorsement among other things.
The process to getting all three of these things is no doubt what you have questions about and probably why you are here.
Your first step is to apply to a school district so that their bus company can begin training you so that you pass all of the necessary tests and get out on the road as soon as possible.
Use my free job board to find unique, local bus driving jobs where you live. The link to the job board is right here, it’s free to use.
Don’t go away, in this article I’m going to only focus on the large, 72 passenger school buses (usually yellow in color) that you see all across the United States driving kids to and from school.
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