6th times the charm?

Yup.
Hold on to your boots..
$5488 for 6mo. Progressive Ins.
Best I could do with a low amount and no one had payment options for first time driver.
Yeah, Im all set except for passing the test. Business license, customer contract signed, DOT# (MC not needed for intrastate), med card. First wee wee test done and passed. Fuel expenses for the first month in the bank.

Wish I could just have a tester ride with me for the 9 to 14 del/picks Ill be doing a day at some of these docs, lol..

 

Congrats Davo!

 

In reality, Bigfoot is correct.
Different climates and even positions on the globe will require different considerations for your vehicle. Logically, you cant assume your combo will perform the same on the equator as it will running ice roads in Alaska. Do you know how and why you have to dump your air cans? One thing is certain though. After researching online, watching all the videos and reading tutorials, your State will require certain qualifications. If you dont know what they want, you will not pass the test.

This being said, getting your CDL is no different than any other test. You have to give them the answers they want to hear, even if they arent necessarily correct.

 

KW,
Each state and possibly Providence, has it own requirements for their tests. I can assume they are (loosely) based on the area.
The original topic is passing the skill test based on your areas requirements. They differ, thats a fact.

Due to location, its possible the bold text verbage required to be spoke during the pre trip is different due to different locations. While some States my ask for 20 - 40 psi. others will require 20-45, or not require it at all.

As far are general vehicle performance goes, all vehicles will perform differently in specific environments. There for there will be different pre trip requirements for said areas. Physics and function change due to multiple reasons. Say regardless of what your trucks specs are, the pressure will be different in Death Valley than Denver. So the readings in one will not reflect correctly to the other, and its possible you will have to have your equipment adjusted. That being said, say you are an owner op in Denver and you sell your truck in Death Valley. Although nothing is wrong with it, it will show a problem because its been adjusted for Denver. So you are disqualified for equipment failure when everything is working properly. The air temperature is different. You get different reading because of it. Same thing. Nothing wrong, disqualified.

Some States require you to dump your air cans in your pre trip due to the possibility that they will cause braking problems and false readings due to ice build up. Other States dont even require you to mention them. Per your CDL tests, you will have different answers from State to State, and different descriptions due to locations. So its not the real answer, it the one they want to hear to pass you.