As a company driver

Once you have a CDL the amount of paperwork to sign as a company driver isnt much more than you would sign at any other job. Maybe something about having to pay back the company the cost of your pre-employment drug screen if you quit before 90 days and maybe some other stypid stuff... Just read everything and make sure you understand what you are agreeing to with each signature.

 

OK, are you game for some good-natured ribbing? If not don't open the spoiler!

Spoiler

Now, you are in a drop yard. It's the middle of January and it's been below freezing for days! You are looking for an empty trailer and find one. After hooking up as you drive off you notice the brakes on the back tandem won't release! What do you do? Who do you call? What do you think is wrong?

This crap is not on that test!

 

I had this happen to me one time in Illinois. I like to never figured out what was wrong. Turns out somebody with access to the drop yard because it was a locked drop yard put something like superglue in both the gladhands receptacles on the trailer. That became a problem. Honestly when you run into this problem, Most of the time the spring brakes are frozen. Just beware though it’s not 100% of the time!