class b skills test help

Honestly if you haven't figured that out yet you NEED some more seat time. This is stuff that should just come naturally.

 

You need to practice in the truck and get a feel before you test. We can not tell you how to judge distance all you can do is practice

 

Not sure what you mean about 'pull forward' and 'measured right turn'. I guess it depends on the state. You say class 'B', do you mean without a trailer? Alley dock in the rig I tested in was after set up, turn wheel to right lock, back till you're bent, about a foot and a half of landing gear cross member showing. Then put the tractor back under and assess where the trailers going. After your first bend and correct, all other moves are less. It's easier to recover from being a little tight than a little loose.. G.O.A.L. as many times as allowed. In California, you have to be within two feet of the box before you pull forward, or its ten points. (12pts is fail) If you can't practice, buy a toy truck with steering fronts.

 

Class B means straight truck, no bending or correcting needed, much easier than a tractor trailer, just like backing up a car. The pull forward is basically coming to a stop with your front bumper as close to a line as possible without crossing it. The measured right turn is making a right turn around a cone and trying to get as close to it as you can without hitting it. They basically want to know that you can get your truck through tight spots without hitting anything. They only way to learn is practice.

 

No, it's not really "just like backing up a car". If you have ever driven a large 10 wheeler/tri axle dump you would know that judging distance can be tough especially if it has an auto canvas blocking a large part of the mirror. but you are right in that the only way to get better is to practice and since OP hasn't driven one in years, good luck to him.

 

Ok, that was a bad way to put it. I have driven straight trucks and semis. What I meant is that backing up a straight. truck is way easier than a semi. There is no bending and correcting, no turning left to go right then turning back, and so on. Just watch your mirrors and steer the way you want to go

 

Ok. In the 80's I drove 10 wheel buses. Skills are easier than class 'A' rigs. Get close to the cone, when the front of your duals gets about a foot before the cone, turn your wheel and 'walk' around it. I know your dump isn't forward control like the bus, this should probably work.