Always liked that blue the Werner paints their trucks. Are CDL's expensive? I was thinking of getting licensed so I could get into the restorations/sale of larger 50's and 60's trucks.

In most States a CDL isnt expensive. The damn school which I regret going to is what was expensive. The written part of the test to get your permit was like 45 dollars. Then there's a 14 day waiting period (intended to be used to learn how to drive a semi.) After, you take the driving test and pass, the cdl itself was 60 dollars. The cost varies state to state, but I've seen its not much different between them. If you can learn to back up a smaller truck with a dual axel trailer, then its fairly easy to adapt those same skills to a semi in order to pass the backing/driving exams without having to go through an expensive CDL school.

Alternatively, if youre just going to be restoring and selling the older semi trucks, and wont be driving any with a trailer, you can forgo the class A CDL, and get a class B. Only difference between the two is class B means no combination vehicles. you cans till drive and work on the semi itself, but not drive it with a trailer attached. I say that because outside of a driving school, its hard to get ahold of a trailer to practice backing with, with a class B, no need to practice backing with a trailer.

Ive had my CDL for years, if you have any questions, let me know ^^

I also really liked that dark blue, and i loved my KW

That's a really good point. I passed the practice written test, but haven't ever had the chance to drive something that big with a trailer. A buddy of mine has a cummins 2500 and a car trailer, so that might work for practice.

Yeah only for the truck itself, I have little interest in the trailer half of the equation. Then again, it's a useful skill I imagine.

The funny thing is, most of the trucks I find interesting are actually smaller or close to the same size of lots of the big diesel pickups (class 3?) I see on the road, despite having a much higher gvwr.