Commercial Driver's Learning Ctr. of Sacramento letting me fall thru the cracks?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Tak, May 6, 2014.

  1. Tak

    Tak Bobtail Member

    This thread could also be called "West Sacramento commercial DMV sucks."

    So I failed my last two test attempts (pretrip, then alley dock, not to belabor my point though), and of course each fail requires a rescheduling, and it's taken about 4 weeks to get retested each time previously. So, for what would officially be my 3rd attempt, I show up for my appointment at 9 am, only to be told by the woman behind the counter that I was actually scheduled for 8:30, so she handed me my license and cdl permit back and sent me on my way. I told her I was told 9 am but she didn't care. They don't care. And the thing is, they open at 7:30 and tests are scheduled 90 minutes apart, and they schedule drive tests starting at 7:30. So 9:00 would have been 90 minutes later.

    There was evidently a breakdown in communication somewhere. Why wasn't my school nor I given any notice of this apparent change in appt. time? Total BS.

    Which brings me to today. That was 6 WEEKS AGO. Still no test scheduled. Still sitting here twiddling my thumbs, unemployed. CDLC told me weeks ago the best they can do now would be to try to get me in for a test on "standby," where I show up 1st thing in the morning and sign in and they'd call my name if someone missed their appointment. Starting to wonder if it's ever gonna happen. Starting to wonder if my parents wasted 4 grand of their money. They told me the week before last that it would probably happen last week, then I was told last week that it might happen this week. When I called the end of last week, I was told he'd get back to me this week and that I'd be kept posted.

    Are they jerking me around? Has anyone else dealt with this kind of thing?
     
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  3. HotH2o

    HotH2o Road Train Member

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    When you rescheduled they should have handed you a piece of paper with the date and time of your appointment printed on it. Go for the standby. It's better than nothing.
     
  4. Tak

    Tak Bobtail Member

    They never handed me anything like that.
     
  5. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Most DMV employees are OK, but they do have their share of power hungry misfits.
    Took my wife to DMV in Nashville for her automobile drivers license. They said they have to see her green card, birth certificate, marriage license. Had to drive 45 miles round trip to get our marriage license. Why would they want to see that anyway? When we returned, I noticed many that appeared to be from across the Southern border, were not being asked any questions or documentation at all. I asked why my wife had to show so much documentation and the other applicants aren't. I was told,"we aren't allowed to ask THEM." A few months later Tennessee DMV was busted for allowing bus loads of illegals from all over America to get TN drivers license with no documentation or questions asked. Once they received their license, they were bused back to the states they came from.
     
  6. Shawhawk

    Shawhawk Bobtail Member

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    Took my CDL there too, and I know one of them is an ######### i think his name is Gerald, white guy with no hair.

    Did you try asking your school to schedule you somewhere else maybe in Modesto or Stockton?
     
  7. HotH2o

    HotH2o Road Train Member

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    I know that guy. He's ex military and a real prick
     
  8. Shawhawk

    Shawhawk Bobtail Member

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    Yeah thats him, he was bragging to one of my classmates how he made $1 million dollars on trucking. I asked my classmate if he made $1 million why is he at the DMV make $15 an hour?

    We found out that 90% of the students he takes fail because he wants 120% perfection on pretrip and driving.
     
  9. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    Funny,, I took my 2 yr old in for a NC state ID. I have her birth certificate which clearly shows the address. I have my DL which clearly shows the address. 2+2 = nope.. Do you have any mail or bills for her? I kindly informed them she is 2 yrs old. She does not incur bills yet, nor knows what money or a CC is. After about 15 minutes of trying to convince them that my 2 yr old does live at the address on her birth certificate and does not have an apartment of her own, they finally said I can pay $10 and sign an affidavit.

    Really???? Wonder who thought that a 2 yr old would need a gas bill.

    Oh,, I did have her SSN card,, but wait,,, the rest of it is at home,,, that would work.... really
     
  10. gpsman

    gpsman Road Train Member

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    I like "I suck at driving" better.

    You should have passed the first time... or at least the second. You were either not prepared to test, or not trying to pass...
     
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  11. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Went to get the M endorsement on my license. Birth certificate wasn't good enough. Had to bring a couple bills, my mom to sign for me, and she had to bring her birth certificate. Would you believe that it was easier for me to get my passport and TWIC, military clearance, or to buy an assault rifle than it is to get anything changed on my DL?

    Only thing THEY need is someone there to identify them.

    "What is your name?"

    Paco Morales.

    "Do you have anyone that can identify you, Paco?"

    My friend, Hector.

    "What is your name?"

    Hector Luis Pacheco Guzman Gonzales.

    "Do you know his name?"

    Si, that's Paco.
     
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