A Solo Company Driver is for the new JD Truck Training Centre driver that has been driving for 6 months to a year. You would be considered a company driver if you don't own the truck but you drive alone.
I was sitting directly across from the Flight School building so, since I had no clue as to where to go, I got out and started walking toward the school to ask someone for directions. Before I got to the door, a white pickup truck stopped alongside me and a hyperactive little old man, who looked to be at least 70, jumped out and raced toward me with his arms flailing wildly and expletives spewing from his mouth like a geyser.
Yea, I know the requirements to become a truck driver are not much. All you need to do is be able to speak English, read English, and be able to write in the USA. Also you must not have a felony record, or be mental. Training going through Truck driving school is easy enough, it only takes 3 weeks, and you are almost guaranteed a CDL license. It gets very hard after you go through school,believe me.
Ride to survive - Be seen and not hit. You aren't as big as a Mack truck, but you can attract attention. Wear bright clothing, use your headlight and bright-colored fairings, select a lane and a position to be seen, avoid rapid lane changes, and keep looking around; you don't need surprises.
Becoming a good HR Truck Licence driver, especially over the road or regional, requires far more knowledge than most people outside the industry would ever begin to imagine. Every state has its own set of rules, Truck driving school regulations, and procedures. Go from New York to Los Angeles and you will cross through about a dozen states. That's a dozen different sets of rules.
Instructors will wander over now and then to see how things are going and offer advice. But for the most part it will be students helping out students. This was a popular way of doing things because there wasn't as much stress when instructor weren't constantly watching our every move.
To make this work requires about three minutes of your time now while you are thinking about it. Just look up the number for a reputable recycling center in your area (we are all using that term now but the good operators don't get offended if you call us junk yards or salvage yards). Now put the number into your phone and you have all the info you need to make a smart choice if you find yourself standing in the median, healthy but distraught over your unfortunate crash.