Honest Question.
Posted by 1990Billsfan@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 2 comments
If you have a Sprinter, or Ford Transit Connect, or Nissan NV 3500, etc. and wanted to use it to take paying loads. Would you need a "CDL", or an "Operating Authority", a logbook, or a D.O.T. Physical to legally run? Asking because I am seeing some companies that you can run for with these types of vehicles, and they never mention any or these things (except the physical, which I would have no trouble passing), but they are all wanting only 2016 or newer models of these vans, and I will only have access to 2012-10 and older models. So I guess that would only leave trying to somehow find loads, and run them myself.
I used to company drive OTR back in the early 2000's but I ended up letting my CDL go cause my wife had the nutty idea that I should actually live in our house with her and the kids...
(So crazy right?) /s.
Getting my CDL back would require either at least $5500 cash for a school, or getting hooked up with Schneider, or (*shudders*) Swift so that I could get it again for free. But this route would require months of OTR and get my wife mad at me (again). Any help you guys could provide would be greatly appreciated!
DeepthinkerCC@reddit
I'm not 100%.
But I believe you will need a DOT# and ELD. At least. I don't think you will have to have a CDL since you aren't carrying that weight. And yes there are places where you can find smaller loads. I would look for places that need expedited loads. I think Panther offers loads and or vehicles for this. I ran across one the other day.
1990Billsfan@reddit (OP)
Hey, thanks for responding! I googled "ELD'S" and they can be pricey but there are also some super cheap ones that work off of your phone.
Looked up DOT# and also not horrible (around $300.00), Google said if you have DOT#, you also need MC number, so I checked that and also not horrible...
Then Google said that MC number requires insurance and that shut me right down...
Stopped reading at "Tens of Thousands of Dollars per Year" lol!
Thanks for the tip on "Panther", I'll check with them during the week and see if they'll let me run my older van.