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How to Change a CDL from Intrastate to Interstate (Removing the K Restriction)

If you look closely at your commercial driver’s license, you might see a small letter “K” printed under the restrictions section. For many truck drivers, that single letter is a major roadblock to their career. A “K” restriction locks you into driving within the borders of a single state, completely cutting you off from high-paying […]

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How to Get a CDL in Pennsylvania

CDL / Asher Weinstein

Getting a CDL in Pennsylvania can feel like a lot to take on, especially when you start looking into everything PennDOT requires: the permit tests, training hours, skills test, it adds up fast. Most people don’t know where to begin, and that’s completely normal. The good news? You don’t have to figure it all out

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How To Get A Hazmat Endorsement

CDL / Asher Weinstein

Getting a Hazmat endorsement can open the door to better trucking jobs, but you do have to do it the right way. This driver’s license add-on allowing you to transport hazardous material isn’t only about passing a test. You also have to complete the required training and clear the TSA background process before the endorsement

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DOT Physical Exam

CDL, Trucking Tips / Asher Weinstein

Let’s be completely honest, no one likes stepping into a clinic or hospital. When your entire trucking career is riding on a doctor’s sign-off, that anxiety hits a whole different level. You are not alone! Every single week at Driving Academy, we meet students battling this exact same fear. They panic about stuff like blood

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Can You Get a CDL With a Felony?

CDL / Jonathan Marques

If you’ve got a felony on your record, and you’re thinking about getting into a high paying trucking career, you might be wondering whether trucking is still an option? The encouraging answer is that, in many cases, YES, you can still get a CDL with a felony. A felony does not automatically block every person

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How To Get Your CDL Permit?

CDL / Asher Weinstein

If you want to start career in trucking, transportation, driving a bus or operating any other type of large commercial vehicle, what is the first step?Everything starts with getting your Commercial Learner’s Permit (CDL permit). Your CDL permit is your legal authorization to begin hands-on commercial driver training. Without it, you can’t practice driving a

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Upgrading Class B to Class A CDL Requirement

CDL / Jonathan Marques

If you already have a Class B CDL, you’re closer than you think to unlocking higher-paying jobs. Upgrading from Class B to Class A allows you to access more job opportunities and significantly increases your earning potential. In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about the class B to class A

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How To Remove E Restriction On A CDL License

CDL / Jonathan Marques

Does your license have an “E” restriction on it? You might be wondering what it means. Or if you’re like most truck drivers with an E restriction, you only find out what it really means when applying for jobs, and suddenly a recruiter tells you that “We can’t hire you because you can’t drive a

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How to Get a CDL in New Jersey

CDL, CDL Training / Jonathan Marques

Thinking about becoming a truck driver in the Garden State? Getting your CDL in New Jersey can feel intimidating. The NJ MVC requirements, permit tests, waiting periods, and strict road test can make the journey confusing and frustrating without the right guidance. The good news is that you don’t have to figure everything out on

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How to remove non-domicile from CDL permit

How to Remove “Non-Domicile” from a CDL Permit

CDL / Asher Weinstein

Removing The Non-Domicile Status From Your CDL Permit To help legally authorized students convert a Non-Domiciled CDL Permit (CLP) into a Regular (Domiciled) CDL Permit, we put together these step by step instructions: If you live here legally, work here, and have a Social Security number – you qualify for a regular CDL. ‘Non-Domicile’ only

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Commercial truck driving student prepares to drive with permit and instructor

How Do You Get a CDL Permit?

CDL / Jonathan Marques

How Do You Get a CDL Permit? The trucking industry is the lifeline of our economy. Truck drivers help get goods and products across the country so they can be used by those who need them. Whether you’re transporting grocery items, furniture, or chemicals, truckers can go to work with a smile knowing they are

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Service member at laptop, exploring G.I. Bill benefits

Using the G.I. Bill to Pay for Truck Driving School

CDL / Jonathan Marques

Using the G.I. Bill to Pay for Truck Driving School Provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the G.I. Bill offers a way for qualifying veterans and their family members to obtain aid to pay for school. Driving Academy, based in Linden, NJ, and with locations across the country, believes in increasing access

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How To

How to Change a CDL from Intrastate to Interstate (Removing the K Restriction)

How to Get a CDL in Pennsylvania

How To Get A Hazmat Endorsement

DOT Physical Exam

Can You Get a CDL With a Felony?

How To Get Your CDL Permit?

Upgrading Class B to Class A CDL Requirement

How To Remove E Restriction On A CDL License

How to Get a CDL in New Jersey

How to Remove “Non-Domicile” from a CDL Permit

How Do You Get a CDL Permit?

Using the G.I. Bill to Pay for Truck Driving School

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