To Be an Indiana Truck Driver, You must…
- legally live in the U.S.
- have proof of identity
- have proof of lawful status
- have proof of your Social Security number
- have 2 proofs of your Indiana residency
- be at least 18 years old
- have a valid Indiana driver’s license
- have a minimum of 1 year as a licensed driver
- pass a driving skills exam using a vehicle illustrative
- pass a knowledge exam illustrative for the category of CPL/CDL you are applying
- have a BMV file with a valid Medical Determination Examination Report for Commercial Driver Fitness Determination and a Medical Examiner’s Certificate from a National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration doctor
Other Facts
- 724 million tons of freight travel through Indiana every year, which ranks #5 for most commercial freight traffic.
- The U.S. has the largest transportation system in the world.
- The transportation industry supports a majority of the economic activities in the U.S.
- More than 10% of goods produced in the U.S. are related to the transportation industry.
- The transportation industry services more than 300 million people, almost 7.7 million domestic businesses, and 90,000 government units in the U.S.
- In 2012 11.3 billion tons of manufactured and finished goods were shipped across the U.S., worth 13.9 trillion dollars.
- That is 30, 958,904.11 tons of freight shipped every day, valued at $38,082,191,780.80.
- In the U.S. trucking is the number 1 mode of transpiration used by shippers.
- There are around 15,000,000 trucks in operation in the U.S.
- By weight, petroleum products are the #1 freight transported in the U.S.
- By cost, electronics are the #1 freight transported in the U.S.