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For CDL drivers...

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Pallet Pete, Jun 12, 2014.

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  1. Backwoods Savage

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    It's tough Pete but perhaps you are best to stay out of the trucks now. Still, I'd probably renew too.
     
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    I'm not about to let it lapse and loose the CDL as I paid handsomely for the training. It's a good backup if ever I need it again. I still drive gravel in the summer but not over the road anymore.
     
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  3. jeff_t

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    Heh. They say I need a 30 minute break after eight hours of on duty time, before I can drive again. Fact is, I get up at midnight, and then I have a 4 1/2 hour drive to my first stop, and about two hours or so in, I need a snooze. Once I get here and start working, I don't drive for more than 20 minutes between stops for the rest of the day. I still have to log off duty again at some point, so that I am able to finish my day. The foodservice biz is a whole lot different than most any other type of driving job. I drive 1200 miles a week, not 3500.
     
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