Week 6 and it was good!

Finally, I qualified on both trucks and also on the CDL Skills test this week! That means that next week all I have to do is qualify on the CDL driving test to get my CDL. I understand that according to the skills I had to show to get qualified on 2 trucks in school, the CDL skills test isn't a problem. There isn't anyone in our class that has tried their CDL test that hasn't passed it yet.

I also am happy to report that my lovely wife seems to be doing well. She had a little setback early in the week as her symptoms got worse, but then she turned it around, and started getting better. It's not cured yet, but thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

Advice of the week to new students... I'm not sure how other schools teach it, but watch your tach. I found that if it's suggested to upshift on a 400 drop, and downshift at a 500 rev, DO IT! Watch the tach. I guess I felt I couldn't take my eyes off the road for a few seconds to do that, but have now learned that (if everythong is clear) I can. As you get better at it, you can glance up and down, but check you tach. Also, don't shift more than you have to. Watch traffic and traffic lights and adjust your speed to keep rolling when you can. You can save a lot of shifting if you time the lights right. Less shifting is less work and less of a chance to have a problem.