I never got any training to pull doubles than what I remembered to get the endorsement and what I vagule remember when watching a few drivers "make up a set" or "break a set" of trailers. I think I remember being told by a few people "you have to steer more smoothly", "make sure the heavy/hazmat trailer is your lead trailer", and "you cannot make panic stops or the rear trailer will get to the crash before the tractor."
The biggest hassle is connecting all of the equipment and airlines and breaking them apart when you are done. If you are a careful and cautious driver, the driving them is just slightly different. So that means BE CAREFUL, not "eff it, how hard can it be." Also an empty set of doubles is like pulling a medium load in a 53 ft trailer. It's a lot of weight and you will slow down and speed up on hills more than you expect. Most loads in double trailers are light-to-medium in weight.
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Kansas allows 2-53's also or they used to.
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For the hazmat they have you test with a tank of nitroglycerin.
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