Bus driver question

[tzvdmd]

Hi everyone. I am a long time lurker here. I love the SG stories! Anyway I am about to get my commercial license for semi trucks here in Ohio and my wife and I have been talking about relocating to Florida. I sometimes think about trying to get a job driving a bus at Disney. So I was just wondering what type of a license the Disney Bus Drivers need? Was is required to even be considered for the job? In Ohio a Class “B” with a passenger endorsement is what you need to dive a bus so I was thinking of adding that to my training just to say that I have it. But I would probably drop it if it is different down there.
Thank you for any information.
Rick

[Main Streeter]

Hi tzvdmd, Your questions can fully be answered by Cranbiz & Big Wallaby. Cranbiz is a fine bus driver @ WDW, & BW was a WDW bus driver who always has wisdom to share. If they don't see your post soon, & they will, pm them.

[Goofyernmost]

I hold a CDL and have been an active bus driver in Vermont. My understanding is that just about all states have a mutual requirement for Drivers. That would be a Class B, with passenger and air brake endorsement. That should be transferable to just about any state in the union.

Hope that helps.

[darph nader]

Goofernmost is correct. Years ago the government took over the licenses for commercial drivers. There for,to wit,and forsooth all commercial drivers were standardized. At least it was when I had a CDL.

[CptnSkippy]

Not that I've been perusing the Disney Careers site or anything, but... according to their website, a CDL is not required to apply but will be required once hired. It does not however state whether it is a B or a C that is required.

[tzvdmd]

Thanks for the help! Now to just get the class in and pass the test. Maybe I will run into some of you in a couple of years! Thanks again.

[Big Wallaby]

Even if you come in with a CDL, they will retrain you and retest you as though you were getting it for the first time.

It's a good training period.

[Goofyernmost]

Even if you come in with a CDL, they will retrain you and retest you as though you were getting it for the first time.

It's a good training period.

Pretty much anyplace a driver works will have some sort of retraining program.

[Goofyernmost]

Not that I've been perusing the Disney Careers site or anything, but... according to their website, a CDL is not required to apply but will be required once hired. It does not however state whether it is a B or a C that is required.

Not required probably depending on the need at the time, but I would be willing to bet that if you have one it would be like getting a fastpass to the front of the line.

[tzvdmd]

Even if you come in with a CDL, they will retrain you and retest you as though you were getting it for the first time.

It's a good training period.

I figured there would be a period of training from the company. Every place has it's own standards and methods they want the employees to follow. I have also seen the busses that say "training" on them while visiting the parks. I had always figured they were being tested to see if the driver knew the routes. That was just my SG guess though!
Thanks for the info!