Becoming A Truck Driver

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After high school I plan to attend school to be a truck driver. I would like to be delivering rock for cheat river limestone and hope to do it for a long time. It would be something I’d love to do and wouldn’t get bored doing. It would be something I could make a career out of.
What delivering rock is about. Rock and gravel are often ordered in bulk shipments for large jobs, such as road or bridge construction. Due to the weight of the load and size of the dump truck, the delivery driver generally must possess a commercial driver’s license. Additionally, he must have knowledge pertaining to the pickup and delivery of the product.
The qualifications for driving a truck large enough to haul gravel and rock, such as a dump truck, requires a commercial

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