Failed the road test for 2ND time

If you went to a school they should have never let you take the test if your not ready. A waste of time and money. I own a trucking Academy in Tangent, OR. We start out backing the first day of class and only use 53ft trailers. We very seldom have anyone do even 1 pull up on the straight back. You just need to practice and do small adjustments. Everyone tries to over-steer in the beginning. Good luck to you. Take your time, go at idle. If you can't remember which way to turn the wheel stop and think. Push the bottom of the steering wheel the way you want the trailer to go. just remember, small adjustments!!!!

 

It may just be your nerves getting the better of you because you know how important this test is to your Driving future.

When you practice the maneuvers do it at idle speed (I hope your driving a manual transmission) and concentrate on the timing of turning the wheel.

So to help you relax remember: We were all new once.... no matter what it is you do.

 

You're probably overthinking every aspect of what you are trying to accomplish. My gut tells me you know how to do the tasks, so get in the cab, take a deep breath and exhale very slowly. Now, relax and just do what you know how to do. Don't think, just do!

 

I've never taken a test. I was grandfathered in. Only thing I can say is you'll get it eventually. They didn't have trucking schools in my day, that was just getting started. My mom coe. Signed for me and I bought an old
cabover and made up 2 pages of bs history and leased on to BJ McAdems in little rock and learned it all on my own back in 76. I understand you cant do that today but the point of telling you that was to show you that eventually you will succeed.

 

It took me awhile to pass my drivers test don't worry you will get it I was a nervous wreck when I took my cdl test 9 years ago

 

I struggled took me 5 times.If it wasn't for my instructor I would have failed the fifth time.But him and I worked hours on my backing mainly the alley dock.Come test day I finely aced it.What you need to do is see if your instructor can take some time to help you with what you're struggling with.Otherwise get your cdl thru company sponsored schooling.You seem to really want this so I don't see an issue with you signing a contract with the company in exchange for the school.

 

I don't know what the word failure means. I Aced my all my written test and driving test the first time around. Trucking was meant for me , of course though.....this was back in 1979.

 

You're old as the hills