Going with Roehl

Sure thing Hev. Right now I have to wait until my sister submits the form to Carrie then Carrie has to find out when there is a spot open for females. I have no idea when I will be going to school but I hope its not that far in the future. For now my husband is in truck 1815.

 

I think it will be kinda weird if I will be your hubbys last trainee before he teams with you. I will finish school the second week of August in Marshfield and then start my two training rides. I will keep his rig number in mind when my trainer picks me up. Who knows...

 

GoForce, I'm in ATL; the GA State DOT requires straightback with one (free) pull-up and one (free) "get out and look", one offset (2 pull-ups/2 get out & looks)the DOT examiner will tell you which lane of the offset to pull into.* THEN, you have to do one of these: 90 degree alley dock, blind-side parallel, or sight-side parallel. You are allowed two free pull-ups and two get out & looks for that one. The choice of the last backing manuever is random. If the truck or any part of the trailer touches or overhangs the yellow line or outside boundaries, that is an encroachment and you get docked points for it. The setup counts, meaning don't knock any cones down when you're setting up. You prolly already know all that but it was all new to me
*The CDL test changed this year; my class was the first to be tested with the new rules. On the old offset test, I understand you used to start in one lane and pull up and over in front of the other lane and then you backed straight back into the lane next to the one you started in. Now, you start in one lane, pull straight up, and back over and down ending up next to your original starting point. My class had much gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair when we found out we had to do the "harder" back - but some states require a serpentine back! Holy Cow!

 

omg, now I'm really skeert! I drove from Richmond to Louisville in a car once and the WVA mountains scared me to death - there aren't even guardrails! Not that guardrails would matter much with a truck...

Wonder if there is a local route somewhere in the flatlands...? Delivering milk or something?

 

What is the problem with mountains? All you have to do is go up one side and down the other.

 

Simply put, Notarps and accurate! I grew up near the water on flat land - only hiked mountains, never drove through them. It's just something I'll have to get used to. And of course, I can stay to the right and go down the mountain in 5th or 6th gear and let you guys pass me. Just like they told me in school, right? Right???

 

Just did the mountains and the problem with the Roehl trucks isn't coming down, it's getting up them! They are so choked down on power, we were getting passed by little old ladies on mopeds.
The theory that was presented on the getting fired at 75 is correct. If you are going that fast, you don't have control of your vehicle. They are VERY protective of their safety rating and will protect it at all costs.