Moving Services

I.  Kind of weak.  

Map out the vision for your business over the next 5 years.  It's a long-term commitment, and you want to make sure that you're on the same page.

Start early in the authority process.  While some states are not regulated at all other states are heavily regulated in terms of moving Industries and you might encounter some bottlenecks that are outside of your own control that's why it's one of the first things that we like to tackle.

ASSETS TO START A MOVING BUSINESS

1.  Lease a box truck.

2.  Generate customer list.

3.  Sell employees on the vision you have for your business.

II.  MOVING AUTHORITY @ movingauthority.  From this video, I got the following list:

1.  US DOT #.

2.  Moving Tariffs are a menu of services?  Custom-built tariffs.

3.  Arbitration. 

III.  From this video, I got a few ideas. 

1.  "Man with a Van."  

a.  Junk Removal.  This requires a dump charge, which means you'll either break even [as a favor to a customer] or you'll need to upcharge.  If people are moving, offer both services--moving AND junk removal. 

b.  Furniture moving.

c.  Appliance delivery.  Home Depot offers this service.  

d.  Appliance repair.   

I am a hazmat trucker with tanker and doubles/triples endorsements, two government security clearances, ten refinery clearances, years of experience hauling and delivering fuel across the Rockies, and a perfect driving record.

I am a hazmat trucker with tanker and doubles/triples endorsements, two government security clearances, ten refinery clearances, years of experience hauling and delivering fuel across the Rockies, and a perfect driving record.
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CDL Practice Test

Practice Test.

CDL Permit

Find the cost.  $41 for the application and test fee.

Make an appointment.  To apply for a CDL: Schedule a skills test appointment (skills tests are not given without an appointment). You may also call 1-800-777-0133 during regular business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, excluding holidays) to make an appointment.

 

Where to submit the test results. 

Submit Medical Examination card.

Practice Tests.

WHAT IS A PASSING SCORE? 83%

The only way to be sure you will pass the permit test is to study and practice as much as possible before you take it. The passing score for the permit test in California is 83%. This means you need to answer 38 out of the 46 questions correctly to pass.  

Expanding cities of Colorado.

Closer to Denver, Aurora saw the second-largest population growth (6.1%) in Colorado. Overall, 11 Colorado cities grew over the five-year period SmartAsset review. Besides Longmont and Aurora, those cities were:

• Arvada: 4.7%
• Colorado Springs: 4.2%
• Thornton: 4.2%
• Greeley: 3.7%
• Fort Collins: 2.1%
• Westminster: 1.6%
• Pueblo: 1.1%
• Lakewood: 1.1%
• Denver: 1%

The table below, courtesy of SmartAsset, shows the cities where the population grew — and shrank — since 2017.

DOT Medical Card

DOT Medical Card obtained in Colorado in 2021.  Need an electronic or hard copy.  

Driver Services:  303-205-5600.  

No DOT card on file with the DMV.  Good to know.  

Sarah said to call the CDOT itself.  970-350-2368.  Region 4, 10601 W. 10th Street, Greeley, CO, 80634.  

CDL dot numbers, 3. . . then 1.  cotrit.org.  cotrip.org.  https://www.cotrip.org/home.  No one is home at the Region 4 CDOT.  

Press 4.  

Monday-Friday, 8-5pm.  I left a message @ 1:10 on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.  Left name, phone number, and description.  Route map with conditions.  Interesting.  

Got a call back @ 1:03 PST, Tuesday, November 7, 2023, from the CDOT, and was told that they don't keep medical records.  Good to know.

Submit your DOT Medical Card here.

Okay, so I had the exam with Concentra in Bloomfield.  I called, and he was able to pull up my records, but he can't email anything to me.  I would have to come in.  I told him my situation and said for me to find a Concentra here.  The exam date was 8/19/2021.  

 

IRWINDALE 

6520 North Irwindale Avenue Irwindale CA 91702  626-812-0366.  Closes @ 5pm.

15768 Arrow Highway Irwindale California 91706 626-969-9800.  Closes @ 10pm.

Concentra Hub.  DOT Medical Exam is $183.  Location affects the price of the DOT physical exam.  portal.concentra.com. 

Schedule Date to Test

 You need a CDL Test guide.

Step deck driver

OTR Step deck driver or hot shot driver paying 30 percent what the truck makes Step deck driver averages 2500 to 3500 a week hot shot driver average’s 1300 to 2000 a week must have a class A license These are the actual trucks in the picture.