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By then I'm sure some should show up, its just that as soon as one shows up its gone. You need to be in the right place at the right time.

 

Lets hope i am then

 

It will go by in the blink of an eye. If you need to get your permit then you will do a few (3 I think) days in the class room in Riverside to get it then you will move over to the terminal in Fontana to start your hands on stuff.

You will do pretrip & straight line backing for a day or two then move onto what is called "skills" practice. This is where you will do ally docking & the dreaded parallel parking. After that you will start your street driving, while you do this you will also be testing out for your pretrip & skills driving.

Just soke up as much as you can & do everything they tell you to do & you should be just fine. I went to the Riverside/Fontana school & have no compliants about them.

 

so like i have been reading just pay attention take a lot of notes and try to soke up everything you can because its all gone in a flash?

 

first day is paper work, physical, drug test, work well test and an intro into what you are getting into. you also start class work and have a general pre test. 2nd thru 3rd day is class room and your exam at the dmv for your learner permit. this is a very fast paced class with a lot of info thrown at you in a short time. you have got to be a fast learner. a lot of people will start quiting or be sent home due to failed background checks,physicals,and drug tests. 4th thru 5th day is more class room and you start the driving range portion on friday. sat is driving range all day you will learn straight line backing off set backing parrarell parking and ally docking. you must pick this up quick. the second week starts off practicing on the range. and going out on rookie road to learn to shift and take corners the proper way. you will also do city driving on one day. you will probally test out on friday and sat depending on how large your class is. you will then get your cdl's. and go to a 3 day orentation the 3rd week. then its off with a trainer for28 straight days. good luck

 

oh yea be prepared to bring about 400 with you to survive on they say bring 150 but thats just not enough for the things you will need to survive for 3 weeks and then 28 days out nonstop with home nowhere in sight.

 

thanks a ton everyone I am hoping to do well and looking forward to every minute of this

 

thats what were all here for is to inform and help others thats why jj ranch started this thread. let us know how things go after you start.

 

yes and i hope one day i can be the one helping people

 

You will, but also remember that you will never stop learning new things out here. You could pick up something everyday if you watch what go's on around you.


The old schooler's that have been doing this 30+ years learn new things all the time & as soon as you get a little lippy with one of them boy... You will get schooled!... I love the old timers, they know how to have fun.