Comments for i am not from usa is trucking possible for me..?

Aug 06, 2008
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Coming to America to Become A Trucker
by: The Crazy Trucker

Hello Rikki,

Sorry it took so long for me to respond man, hope you didn't give up on me. Times been crazy and I really wanted to have more information for you but since I won't have a lot of time to check this out for you I will just give you the info I have right now.

I ran across this article about a company trying to work out plans with your government in India on doing some training there for drivers to come here to the USA and drive here is an excerpt from the article.

"The requirements are that you have to have five years of heavy driving experience on tractor-trailer trucks, you have to be HIV-negative, have a clean police record, verifiable references that the government in India can verify."

H-2B visas is what they said you would need.
Here is the complete article address.
www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51162

Here is where you can find info on the company
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Philip/Gagan?trk=ppro_find_others

As far as the requirements here for driving a commercial vehicle. You must be 21 for interstate driving and have 20/40 vision. No weight or height requirements. Physical requirements are basically the ability to perform duties that may be required as a commercial driver. (kind of vague I know) If you are in good health then you pretty much will pass the Department of Transportation physical that is required for licensing.

There are a few things that would render you disqualified though. Sounds like you are pretty much good to go with your driver record but here is the Federal Motor Carriers Site Address with all the info you'll need about the requirements to get a cdl here in the US.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/

Hope this helped you some. Come back and let us know how its going. Good luck man.

Sounds like you been through a lot of training and education in different areas before deciding on trucking. I know what you mean, I can't do the office thing either, unless its my office so I can leave when I want. I hope you are able to successfully give trucking a try too.

Post me a pic of the neighborhood in India.

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Aug 06, 2008
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Submitted by: The Crazy Trucker

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Hello Rikki, Sorry it took so long for me to respond man, hope you didn't give up on me. Times been crazy and I really wanted to have more information for you but since I won't have a lot of time to check this out for you I will just give you the info I have right now. I ran across this article about a company trying to work out plans with your government in India on doing some training there for drivers to come here to the USA and drive here is an excerpt from the article. "The requirements are that you have to have five years of heavy driving experience on tractor-trailer trucks, you have to be HIV-negative, have a clean police record, verifiable references that the government in India can verify." H-2B visas is what they said you would need. Here is the complete article address. www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51162 Here is where you can find info on the company http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Philip/Gagan?trk=ppro_find_others As far as the requirements here for driving a commercial vehicle. You must be 21 for interstate driving and have 20/40 vision. No weight or height requirements. Physical requirements are basically the ability to perform duties that may be required as a commercial driver. (kind of vague I know) If you are in good health then you pretty much will pass the Department of Transportation physical that is required for licensing. There are a few things that would render you disqualified though. Sounds like you are pretty much good to go with your driver record but here is the Federal Motor Carriers Site Address with all the info you'll need about the requirements to get a cdl here in the US. http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ Hope this helped you some. Come back and let us know how its going. Good luck man. Sounds like you been through a lot of training and education in different areas before deciding on trucking. I know what you mean, I can't do the office thing either, unless its my office so I can leave when I want. I hope you are able to successfully give trucking a try too. Post me a pic of the neighborhood in India.

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