how many times...

sad part though, is that in all your years of driving.>??

you may only have to parallel park once or twice..??

in my 25 years, i only had to parallel twice..

when i got it done...??

i looked so surprised i had done it...!!...

and these times i had done that move..??

must have been about 10 years of driving before i had to do them.>!!!

 

I have a PhD in Physics from the University of Missouri. I have an MBA from Harvard. My BS is in Nuclear Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. I am on the Mensa board of Governors and have never been tested below 187 on my IQ.

I took the driving test 2 times. I have failed 4 different road test with companies. I hit a trailer pulling out for a road test with one company. Nothing I have ever done has made me feel as stupid as driving a truck has. That is one reason I love it so much. Math was something that was so natural for me. I get a sense of accomplishment when I back into a dock.

Stick with it, it will come with experience.

 

A good explanation of why so many CDL mill graduates fail in the industry . Being a driver requires a certain degree of coordination and perception that many very intelligent people lack . Too many stick with it with no consideration at all for people they inconvenience by taking too long to back in a dock , taking too much room to park , or other demonstrations of their lack of skills

 

Riiiiight......and I'm sure Arod and Pujols would then make the PERFECT truck driver??? Can't beat their coordination and perception!

 

I passed with a zero my first time. I had great instruction on the course and I took my sweet time and I made sure I "knew" I could own that course before testing day

Try again. Just because you don't get it quickly, doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.

 

If your IQ is over 187 perhaps the problem comes from over-thinking the situation.

 

Maybe you need a different truck with a shorter trailer. We used a day cab at the school I went to, it was so simple it was a joke. Just pull up to the cones, then when you back turn hard right till the cab is at 45% (you could see it out the cab window), than hard left till you were in and straighten the wheel. After that you'll probably drive 20 years and never do a parallel park with a 53 foot trailer.

 

It's one thing to need practice for a week or two but being out there several months and still requiring 4 or 5 pull ups is ridiculous . It's not a game . It's supposed to be a profession .