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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stephendipity, post: 4082786, member: 146397&quot;]I went to Squire Training pgm (Knight Transp).&nbsp; I can drive, make turns, follow the rules (well, pretty well for a beginner anyway - ask any of the trainers I drove with!).&nbsp; I can back up (most of the time).&nbsp; I know the pre-trip (at least I thought I did!), Smith System, and can turn corners w/o hitting the curb.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I went for the CDL test.&nbsp; Squire does not know the TN CDL test; apparently they have not had 1 student that passed the TN CDL in recent memory.&nbsp; The examiner made it very clear that he doesn&#039;t like Knight (/Squire) students (and Swift even less), because they do not &#039;teach the TN, DOT approved CDL Manual&#039;, and evidently will do everything possible to fail them, even to the point of making up stuff (e.g., &#039;you told me the temperature guage was registering and rising to operating temperature, but you didn&#039;t tell me what temperature it should be&#039; - that&#039;s not in the CDL Manual).&nbsp; I passed the Air Brakes Test (he even commented that he was &#039;impressed&#039;), but still failed on the Pre-trip - he said &#039;..really close, but not enough points&#039;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So I made another appointment (3 weeks wait), and went home for 2 1/2 weeks - they didn&#039;t have to put me up in motel or give me training pay for 2 wks.&nbsp; I got a &#039;temp&#039; job while home, so I could survive. Went back and practiced for 3 days, and went back for 2nd CDL Test.&nbsp; This time, the examiner failed me on the Air Brakes test (the one I &#039;aced&#039; the first time!), saying &#039;you didn&#039;t say the emergency brakes pop out at &quot;40 PSI&quot;&#039;.&nbsp; I believe I did say &#039;40&#039;, but may have said &#039;between 40 and 25 PSI&#039;, which is ALSO in the manual, but in a different section.&nbsp; The examiner doesn&#039;t care that you know these things, just requires that you say EXACTLY and ONLY what is in Sections 11, 12, and 13 of the CDL Manual.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Note that the simplest way to fail someone is to fail them on the Air Brakes Test - 1 item fails the ABT, which fails the Pre-Trip, which fails the entire test.&nbsp; And, BTW, when I mentioned that the manual DOES say &#039;40 to 25&#039;, and also pointed out that there is a problem with the ABT instructions in the manual (it instructs to turn the key off, then look at the Air Pressure Guage while doing the first test:&nbsp; but the power needs to be on to see the guages!), he told me I can&#039;t argue with him, and that I &#039;don&#039;t deserve (a CDL)&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>After the 2nd &#039;fail&#039;, Squire stops paying training pay.&nbsp; So I was again suspended until another option could be found.&nbsp; Went back to &#039;temp&#039; work, but couldn&#039;t make enough money in time to pay the bills, and got evicted for not paying rent, had to move.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Squire had told me they couldn&#039;t get a 3rd party to test me, because the only 1 they know of for TN won&#039;t take you if you already started the process thru the Dept of Safety - you MUST keep going back to DOS.&nbsp; But after a few weeks, they called and said they had managed to set up appt w/ TCAT.&nbsp; They called Thurs, my appt was the next Tuesday.&nbsp; I was working Friday, they were closed Monday - I had 1/2 day to prepare!!&nbsp; (nice of them to give me another chance, but still not make sure I was prepared, huh?)</p><p><br /></p><p>So I practiced Tues a.m., and went up for the test.&nbsp; Passed the Pre-trip! (yay!), 100% on straight-line and offset backing, then couldn&#039;t manage to get the 90-degree alley dock.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, after the 3rd &#039;fail&#039;, Squire cuts you loose.&nbsp; Never mind that it&#039;s mostly their fault that I failed!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, now what can I do?&nbsp; Would need a truck to go back to 3rd Party, even if I&#039;m paying for it myself.&nbsp; To go to another state, I think I would need to start over (establish residence, get Permit, etc.), and I&#039;m not sure they would even let me do that. I DID move to MS, BTW, so that might be an option there. Other schools (in other states) have said they won&#039;t take me since I failed in TN.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any ideas?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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