Ohio CDL

[JohnnyO]

Not the usual forum for this, or site for that matter, but since the regional forums are not back....
One of my wife's clients in southeast Ohio has need of a truck driver with a CDL.
Anybody has one that lives in the area or knows someone who does, shoot me a PM. It would be driving for a supply company, I don't think there would be any overnights but I'm not sure. I do not know what it pays.

 

[Jim Oaks]

What class CDL? Is this just a box delivery truck or tractor trailer?

but since the regional forums are not back....

Huh?

 

[Jspafford]

What class CDL? Is this just a box delivery truck or tractor trailer?



Huh?

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[JohnnyO]

Huh?

Oops, I missed that. Guess I was looking for the old descriptions. I go away for a week and things at work promptly turned to shit* so I'm kinda at my wit's end right now.
Jim, I don't know what kind of CDL. I can call you later with the company's name and number when the wife gets home. She was doing some work for them today and they mentioned that one of their drivers just quit showing up (I hate when that happens at my company ), so they need someone.

* Swear-to-god ahmo' fire me a bunch of people after the holidays if I don't choke them first.

 

[Will]

Interesting subject. Not to steal from the original post. But I've been researching license requirements lately. There's a trend beginning that is going to effect RV and recreational towing. Check out Mass license classifications.

Basically, you need a non-commercial class A with a semi endorsement to tow one of those big fawker fivers in certain states or a non-commercial B to drive a diesel pusher. These are fairly new laws. There are maybe a dozen states with them. It eliminates a lot of gray area and I like it. The difference between the non-commercial and the commercial is that the non-commercial doesn't require the 2-year medical. The 2 year medical is neccesary because of the schedule truckers have to chase. RV'ers have to pass the skills and knowledge part. As it stands, if you get pulled over in Indiana without a commercial driver's license with a trailer registered over 10,000# you don't know where you stand. The letter of the law says you need a CDL for commercial vehicle's over 26,000# and commercial trailers over 10,000# so you can drive a semi if it's non-commercial. But whether the DOT guy will see it that way is another matter. But if it has RV plates, the law clearly exempts you from needing a CDL--so you can drive that 44,000# pusher even if you've never driven anything larger than a Dodge Caravan--or tow that 38' fiver if you've never even pulled a log splitter.

I like the trend. I don't like gray area and I don't like unqualified equipment operators--RV or otherwise.

Here's a link to chase down your state.

 

[JohnnyO]

PA has I think a 26,000# limit too, but regardless of weight if it has air brakes you need a CDL. A lot of the big motorhomes have air brakes.

 

[predator]

i dont know what scares me more, elderly people in control of a 40,000 pound rv or people on their cell phones(especially young girls 16-25)

 

[Will]

It's elderly people in 40,000# RVs on their cellphone that scare me.

I think it's 50+ males that do the most weaving. It's amazing that almost everyone I end up behind going 15 under and constantly getting some shoulder seem to be in a BMW with a hairpiece and a tie or in some shitty Caravan with a ladder tied on top.

The 16 year old girls just run you flat over while looking right at you with their jaws moving in a blur.

 

[Simple_serf]

honestly I don't mind not having special requrements for rv's and other privately owned non Com equipment. The less the government can charge you for and tax you for, the better.

I have seen properly licenced drivers do some very stupid things, so it isn't gonna solve that problem.

 

[JohnnyO]

Straying way off topic, but in PA I had to pass a test and have a boating certificate for my jetski but any idiot can buy a 48" cruiser or 80 mph Donzi with three blown big-blocks and just hop in and go with no training at all.

 

[Will]

I'd be willing to guess what the statistics say about jetski deaths based on that requirement, compared to deaths by 48' cruisers and Donzi's.

It isn't about the government wanting more tax dollars--they don't have to go to the trouble. They just slap you with the tax. For instance, Indiana recently added another sticker you have to display in addition to your Excise Tax sticker that goes by the registration number. It costs $5/year for a human/wind-powered boat and I think $20/year for a motorized one. It is to maintain waterways controlled by the DNR and is required in those waterways only, not Corps of Engineers waterways. They added a couple bucks to the state park admission as well. They basically cut the hell out of the funding, then authorized the DNR to collect it instead. If all the wanted was RVers money, they would sell you a RV sticker. I think they really want to makes sure people at least one time in their lives can display basic manuevering and driving skills. That's fine with me.