end of training test.

You sure you didn't do the "Altered States" reenactment while you were down south ?

 

When I went through training two years ago the written test was given after 150 hours. You had the drive test after finishing 240 hours.

Now both the written and drive test are given after 200 hours.

I've had two of my trainees fail the new test. There are some trick questions. Example:

"You are approaching an exit ramp with a 40 mph recommended speed. How fast should you be going?"

The correct answer according to the test is 20 mph, or 1/2 the recommended speed. Obviously, in real life that is overkill on slowing down.

Another example:

"What would is a safe operating range for oil pressure?"

Correct answer: 30 lbs

Again, obviously in real life this has no association with being close to correct.

Those are two that really stick out in my mind.

 

Ok its about 57 questions and mostly about the macros and some general questions from the book example lead time following distance things like but easy multiple choice questions ...BTW I upgraded today pass both test written and road in Gary Indiana.. Got a 2013 Volvo 10 speed which now I have to learn the shift pattern lol

 

You will get used to where 6th is in no time. The problem comes when you might have to get back in a truck with an 8 (9 for some of you), you will find yourself going to the 6th gear hole when you come out of 4th.

 

My normal oil pressure at cruise is just above 30 PSI. Maybe 35, but no more after the engine heats up.

There are two things necessary to get enough oil circulating, pressure and volume.
By far the best way is high volume as opposed to high pressure.
Too much pressure and you wash out the bearings, which is why most serious high performance engines use a low pressure high volume pump.

It is the properties of the oil that protect the components, not the pressure at which it is applied.
You only need enough pressure to supply the oil reliably.

I don't know what the other choices were, but 30 PSI seems correct.

 

Each truck I've driven has a different operating oil PSI. The T680 is about 38 psi. Cascadia's around 30-32 psi IIRC. To have a definitive answer at only 30 psi for all trucks is IMHO a trick question. A better question is "how do you determine the correct operating oil psi for your truck?"

 

Hey lepton! What terminal are you a mentor out of? I'm headed to atlanta monday for orientation!

Also,I would argue with them adamantly if they scored me false on that oil pressure question and would refer them to both THIER ACADEMYs' training paperwork AND my DMV MANUAL that state on in cab pretrip that "normal operating range is between 40-60 psi"

 

I'm out of Jurupa Valley.

I've driven Fords, Peterbilts, KW's, and Freightliners with Detroits and Cummins. I've never had operating oil pressure higher than 45 psi. Curious which engine might get as high as 60 psi?

 

No clue. That's just what the manual and stuff says. Never seen it either.

 

Don't believe everything you read in the manuals. Pass the tests with the "correct" answer, then go according to that which is real.

That includes learning how to downshift on downgrades. The "never-downshift-on-a-downgrade" advise is likely responsible for the death of more than a few drivers.