Failed road test with Werner. Career over?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by hoss7071, Jul 2, 2013.

  1. hoss7071

    hoss7071 Bobtail Member

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    I hear you. Safety didn't even know what it was until they looked at a computer. Even then, he didn't tell me what it was. Just kept referring to an "incident." I wish I could clarify it more, but I was left scratching my head too.
     
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  3. dv8

    dv8 Light Load Member

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    That would not be your fault if they hit you from behind. They would have been at fault for following too closely.
     
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  4. WoofWagon

    WoofWagon Light Load Member

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    You may have lucked out. I had an unhappy incident with a carrier I hired on with in May. I took a voluntary resignation after two days because my trainer took me off the truck and told the DM I don't know how to shift. I didn't have an accident but I *did* accidentally spend too long out of gear on a grade and relied on the brakes, which is bad. I caused my whole problem by downshifting too late and improperly.

    I later found out that I'm better off not working for that carrier, anyway.

    In applying with other carriers, only Roehl tossed my application because the previous carrier reported that I was fired. No one else has said so much as a haw about it. I also enrolled with a trucking instructor for one-on-one road training after my grade experience.
     
  5. bigdogpile

    bigdogpile Road Train Member

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    Never ,ever ,worry about the cars behind you.You can only hit the ones in front of you... I have no problem slamming on my brakes to put a tailgating supertrucker up under my DOT bar,, so don't worry about a four wheeler behind you
     
  6. Rawesome

    Rawesome Light Load Member

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    Can't you just retake the test?
     
  7. wyldhorses

    wyldhorses Medium Load Member

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    Just keep trying. I find it EXTREMELY strange that they told you had some "Incident" but wouldn't tell you what it was?!? What kind of nonsense is that? Werner nonsesne I guess right lol. But running a yellow light on your road test is a bad thing to do, we were told to treat a yellow light like a stop light and stop when we see one when I went to school.
     
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  8. GasHauler

    GasHauler Master FMCSA Interpreter

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    That's not what he said. He shouted "Where the hell did all those ships come from".
     
  9. dv8

    dv8 Light Load Member

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    You must've graduated lol
     
  10. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    The fastest way to get nailed by the local cop is rolling a Yellow,that's why we call them Pink. It might be Yellow when you entered the Intersection but Red by the time you left. Did alot of town driving over the years in a 85 foot Truck&Pup,a-l-l d-a-y l-o-n-g. Tempting to ease on through that Yellow but there's just 12 more in front. What's the point. So you have to shift that 18 sp 712 more gears a day. It's better than stirring up the mud in town, that you have to drive in everyday. God no wonder my right arm is shot.
     
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  11. HotH2o

    HotH2o Road Train Member

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    They probably wanted you to anticipate the green light turning yellow. If I'm coming up on a light that has been green for a while I will slow down just in case it turns. 99% of the time it turns and I can stop without slamming the breaks. If it stays green as I roll into the intersection then I just accelerate. If the traffic behind me doesn't like it, oh well. If they were in that big of a hurry they should have been in front if me!

    Like one of the previous posters also said, I have no problem break checking mother ####### who ride my ###.
     
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