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I am now a class B CDL holder with passenger endorsement!!!

meow-bounce YES! WOOOO!lets-fucking-go

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[–] x87_floatingpoint@hexbear.net 2 points 13 hours ago

YES, happy for you! Drive that bus meow-bounce

[–] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

ding!

Stop Requested

BACK DOOR!

THANK YOU!

[–] Skeleton_Erisma@hexbear.net 3 points 16 hours ago

Good customer service is always opening the front and rear doors simultaneously

chickpea

[–] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 3 points 21 hours ago

congratulations CONGRATULATIONS! congratulations

[–] Skeleton_Erisma@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Who needs a ride??? Get on my bus!!!!

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You doing bus driving tho fr? That's sick as hell.

Fellow hexbearians, remember to always thank your driver. Even if you have crippling social anxiety like me. Even if you're too stoned for the words to come out coherently.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They should let u drive one of these

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

With one of those you don't really need permission.

The number of times someone's appropriated an armoured vehicle from the military even in my comfortable ass country is hilarious. When the police radio chatter eventually makes it online it always cracks me up. "FARK HES GOT A TANK" lmaooo
*dude proceeds to head to the local police station specifically to run over cop cars on some pettier-than-Marvin-Heemeyer beef* chefs-kiss

[–] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Americans should probably do this more often instead of shooting children...

Guys. Please?

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

FUCK YES. (~~I don't 100% know what this means- do you get to be a bus driver? that'd be so sick~~) OMG YOU GET TO BE A TRUCKER!

YES HAHA FUCK YES. Congratulations!

Backbone of the economy. We salute you.

I would love if you posted vague non-identifying updates if you're pursuing this as a career. I keep thinking about it myself.

(Damn. I'm having flashbacks to student union protests I attended back when I was an unruly little youth where major logistics and construction unions marched in solidarity with us. Felt so good for our scrawny marxist selves to be backed up by the big lads in stickered helmets when the police came to meet us in the middle. WEW. Totally irrelevant but just, fuck yeah.)

[–] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Since you're actually asking(maybe?)

In the US, and I think Canada, but also other countries have equivalent systems, we have non-commercial driver's licenses and commercial driver's licenses (CDL, you often see).

Non-commercial is your normal person license to drive normal sized, relatively light vehicles legally. Usually it's denoted on your license as Class C. Class M is for motorcycle typically. You can also hold non-commercial Class A and B, but those are less common, typically found with retired drivers only.

Class A CDL is the big trucks over 26,001lbs (from memory, been years, might be wrong). There's some length limit too and people can google that if they care because, like I said, it's been years

Class B CDL is big, heavy vehicles but not the big rigs. Typically busses, although some trucks can qualify. I think cement trucks is an example from memory. Heavy trucks that aren't towing a lot.

Class C is for like normal sized vehicles that have passengers. I believe school vans are in this group as an example.

There's also endorsements (that's what they're called) that are required to drive certain vehicles. For example, air brakes, that all the big tractor trailers have, is a requirement along with a class A CDL to legally operate a tractor trailer. The person's license gets additional letters (depending on the state but it's pretty uniform now days). Like in PA I think, from memory, air brakes is indicated with the letter L under endorsements. There's a bunch of others like H for hazardous materials handling. P for passengers is what the OP got and probably one or two others (they test them all simultaneously or consecutively usually. Just one big test)

If you have a US license you can see your own endorsements and restrictions (like medical devices required. Glasses being the most common). For most drivers there will be no endorsements and probably no restrictions either besides glasses. Some people can get restrictions like they need special mirrors to drive safely and stuff like that. I only ever saw glasses and some restrictions specific to CDLs (like the drivers not being allowed to drive manual transmission tractors- only automatic. This is caused if they tested in an automatic. Makes sense)

[–] Alisu@hexbear.net 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Oh you have it the other way around. In Brazil we go from A (motorcycles) to B (cars) and then there's C (Vehicles capable of hauling 3500 kg and up), D (Vehicles with more than 8 passengers) and E (Semitrucks). B to E are cumulative, they include previous ranks, A is separate

[–] Alisu@hexbear.net 2 points 6 hours ago

A dodge ram would need a C driver's license to be driven in here

[–] Des@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago
[–] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Nice

I used to work in Hell... aka at the DMV counter (yeah, like Marge's sisters in that episode of the Simpson's). One of the few good feelings was seeing people excited to get their first license or upgrade to commercial. The bus drivers especially were always a diverse group, young and old, all types. I don't recall any commercial drivers ever being an overt asshole either despite them getting objectively fucked over more than non-commercial (normal) drivers.

But yeah congrats and good luck with the driving

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

Hey, congratulations! It took me three times to pass the A. That's a hell of an accomplishment for you.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh man that's such good news and I'm happy for you, congrats! possum-party

Could you give me a ride to the store now I need to get a vape and some snacks, thanks.

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

OP plz deliver a truckload of vapes and snacks to this comrade. Send the bill to Soros.

[–] Skeleton_Erisma@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

The best I can do is give comrade a safe and comfortable ride to snacks and vape

meow-bounce

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Excellent Smithers.

Congrats dude. This is good. Also, braver than the cops.

[–] JustSo@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

braver than the cops.

fr fr Wish they didn't have to be. Mind you the bar IS pretty low.

[–] Yukiko@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Congratulations! party-blob

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago
[–] farting_weedman@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Skeleton_Erisma@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not as hard as I thought it would be!

Air brakes and inspections are easy to memorize

The skills are simple and contained in the yard so there's no surprise variables.

Driving test only went around town with a little bit of urban traffic and a freeway test

[–] Hime@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Congrats!!!!

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)