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Appreciate your response. I am looking for a company now, I want to avoid the cdl mill companies like the plague. If I can find a somewhat decent...
Thanks for the response, you summed up my feelings perfectly. Coupling and uncoupling, backing the trailer, and driving the tractor went awesome,...
No worries, I appreciate the response. I do have to disagree, I've be driving motor coaches for awhile now, I have dealt with the frustrations of...
I was sponsored to a state school to get my CDL A, school was going great, coupling and uncoupling/backing you name it. We got to the banana dock...
I searched but couldn't find anything on Mears. Is anyone familiar with them? Are they a good company to work for? I applied as a class B driver...
Amen I've prayed every day of class, and I am still continuing to do so in regards to this maneuver that's kicking my butt.
I am not sure about other places, but my school(state run) has it, and a couple alley docks(east, west) and 100 ft straight line forward/reverse...
I am thinking about getting the model of a tractor trailer and seeing if it helps. They let us go 2 times then switch to the next student(groups...
I appreciate the info guys, we start back on Monday and we get to practice it a bit more. I do believe for our test of the banana dock we don't...
I just passed my 100' foot backing/reversing, not a big deal. We moved on to practicing the a 90 degree "banana dock" you start and go in a...
I apppreciate it. Backing up to the trailer, coupling and uncoupling and pulling forward/backing in a straight line with the trailer went awesome....
Today went horrible backing up so we could couple and uncouple the trailers. I know how to couple and uncouple, but getting the tractor just right...
Thanks for the post EHB, I appreciate it. I believe my school is ok with it as well. They told me you cant ride the brakes while backing, so...
The freightliner. It idled a lot faster in reverse than in 1st(it seemed), the international auto was no big deal as you can brake. They didn't...
Appreciate it. If riding clutch, or feathering, is ok on the truck, then I'll do it. I didn't want to do something that wasn't proper, nor did I...
So day 2 of the 320hr/8 week course, we got to go on the driving range. 1st gear, idle only, no gas. We went around the driving range(big circle,...
I would look up Mid Florida Techs CDL A program in Orlando, government run, 320 hrs/2 months. The instructors are great. Around $2,100, which...
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[img] Trailers in the air. Craziness.
