Do sand hauling company road tests usually include backing?

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  1. Ponce2025

    Ponce2025 Bobtail Member

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    I never lied about it. I passed the cdl exam legitimately.
     
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  3. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    so, you can back up just not good at the complicated backing.

    sounds like a lot of drivers out there
    so, you can back up just not good at the complicated backing.

    sounds like a lot of drivers out there, don't worry about it
     
  4. wulfman75

    wulfman75 Road Train Member

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    some companys limit your pull ups on your backing test as well.
     
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  5. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Maybe this will help,,,
     
  6. REO6205

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    In our area there are four or five boat ramps. They're all narrow, poorly designed for slope, and a couple of them get coated in slime and eel grass every tidal change. Slippery. You could charge admission to watch the Sunday Sailors try to back down the ramp, especially in the Spring when they're out of practice. The funniest are the husband and wife, one driving and one making arm signals that nobody understands. They start out very calm and collected and wind up absolutely screaming at each other.
    The only thing funnier is when all the boats come back in the afternoon, the captains half plowed on beer or weed, sun poisoned and nauseated, hating life in general and the whole routine starts over again...only with shorter tempers this time.
    Our office is across the street from one of the favorite ramps. Sometimes if we're really starved for entertainment we'll make side bets with each other on how many pull ups or at what point the language becomes obscene. Hey...small town life, we have to do something for entertainment.
     
  7. W923

    W923 Road Train Member

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    I haul equipment and some days back for MILES…. When I pull a dump trailer I back up to dump nearly every load and often to get loaded…. I have no idea how you think you’re going to haul sand without backing up
     
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  8. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    I worked the oil field not much backing. Some but not much.
     
  9. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Backing up long distances is what high range- reverse is for,,:eek:
     
  10. W923

    W923 Road Train Member

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    Yep she tops out at 18mph….or is it-18
     
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  11. dieselpowered

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    I think I speak for most you should not avoid backing rather use this to challenge yourself. I know firsthand some companies ie stevens transport had me train with a driver who refused let me back but when I drove it was fine and yelled when I grind gears. Granted this was years back who knows maybe they fired everyone in charge of that with hopes my thoughts is not likely. It is dangerous when a driver can't operate what he gets a license for granted backing is slower speed you could easily hit a O/O and put them out of business easy by hitting them if they had only 1 truck and everything is on the line which is for most.

    The best advice is to challenge yourself every time you can to do better . The oil field is another beast entirely also yes, they will overlook a lot stuff because they so hurt for drivers the average vacuum driver retention rate is 20% high side. The company I am with they will hire 3-4 drivers at a time knowing they won't last one driver ride along who was required to do what I do but no driving halfway through the day he gave up said take him back to yard. it wasn't even a hard day it was gravy day for me cleaning containments. The last piece of advice is that not getting in a hurry leads to incidents and accidents if your out work for an injury you can't make money...
     
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