beginners truck licesne

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  1. notsolittlejohn

    notsolittlejohn Bobtail Member

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    I got these two books from the MTO (brake and truck) I am wondering about the content though of this beginners I supposedly need before driving school. A lot of the information in the books is pretty obscure if you have not been in or worked with a rig. Does anyone know what this beginners entails so I can bone up on it?
     
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  3. chauhanprv

    chauhanprv Light Load Member

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    Have you finished your written yet ????
     
  4. chauhanprv

    chauhanprv Light Load Member

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    You will need to attend a class for air break where they will explain you how air system works in the trucks and then you will be given a test once you pass that you will receive a certificate from the school and off you go
     
  5. KenD

    KenD Bobtail Member

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    You have to do your written A class before you go to school. Study and then go to a drive test centre. I wrote my AC since in ON the C class is a given when you do the A.
     
  6. notsolittlejohn

    notsolittlejohn Bobtail Member

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    No I have not done any tests or gone to school yet. I am going through the Second Career program and was told that I had to go and get my beginners truck license before they will process my application (apparently this is a requirement for folks in southern Ontario but not northern Ontario for why no one seems to know). I went to the MTO and got two books they told me to get, one is for air brakes and the other a general truck driving book. Some of the information in these books is a bit obscure for someone that has never been in a rig before so I am wondering what exactly the beginners written test is all about so I know what to study up on...surely they cannot expect me to know questions about the trucks since I have no experience at all. I thought it was going to be the other way around and I was going to go to the driving school then write all my tests but instead I have to get my written beginners first.
     
  7. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    They put on a training course and exam for your Z ( Air Brakes ) endorsement at a lot of the community colleges.
     
  8. S3XTION8

    S3XTION8 Bobtail Member

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    You will find both books really helpful, the truck book will set you up for your written which is mostly common sense questions. The air brake is a little more involved, I did a full day in class and then a written followed by a practicle test. The written is fairly easy once you have read the book and sat in on the class. The practicle will be a bit harder, you need to know and be able to verbally identify the air brake system on the truck as well as doing a mark and measure and test the system for proper air pressure and safety issues such as leaks etc. I know it sounds overwhelming but if you study and really try to pay attention to the instructor you should do fine. I started school on a Saturday and that's when I did my Z on the Sunday. I had what I thought was little or no time to prepare but I made it and so can you. Good luck.
     
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