Females experience at Roadmaster Driving school, Dunn, NC~ AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Thanks for all the tips on backing a really appreciate it! I do not need job placement because I am a Teamster and I work on movie production sets and anything with the rubber tires and a gas or diesel engine has to be driven by us!

 

I have been meaning to stop back in and update. First I would like to say thank you to everyone that helped with backing suggestions. My last post was week three at the school. They put me and three other students together that were all having problems with backing to get us ready for our final test. Test time came and it was going to be my 3rd and final time taking it. The school has a *rule* that you can only take it three times then they make you go to DMV with a truck and instructor. The DMV is an hour away. Come to find out two of the other students had already taken the test 4-5 times at the school. They only enforce the 3rd time rule when they feel like it. So you can really take it a million times, they just want to get rid of you as fast as possible. I failed miserably at my third time testing. I was called in by the horrible director of training and told with the other *failures* we would not be able to come back to school and they would have us come back ONE day before the DMV to practice. I was told it could be up to four weeks before this would happen. I knew right then I was going to be in trouble because I really need more then one day to practice backing. After our meeting the three of us walked outside.. just then the director from Corporate office in Florida walked outside. She came over and said she heard her *girls* had failed. She had a nice long talk with us and told us we could come back on the weekends and do whatever it took to pass. I knew it would be hard going from full time school to only coming sat and sun, but I would do whatever needed to be done to get out of there. So for the entire month of March I drove up and spent sat and sun practicing. I was fortunate enough to have the best instructor at the school *assigned* to help us. If it were not for him I would still be at the school. They still had not given us a date when we would be going to DMV..I was still struggling with doing the offset and 90 degree ally dock..I finally figured out how to do straight line backing. Once I got a dmv date I asked the temporary school director if I could come back a few days just to be on point for the test...he said I could come all week if I wanted to do it. Our wonderful instructor took us under his wing and poured everything he had in to me and the others. A few days before the DMV we were told that they were going to go ahead and test us one more time at the school. I had passed my Pre Trip test with a 96% and if we would of had to go back to the DMV we would have to take that test again...something I did not want to do as the NC test is crazy long.

The schools director of training, Mr. Friendly had stepped down from his job...I wish he would of stepped down before I got to the school but I found out he had ONLY been in that position one week before I arrived. The new director is AWESOME! The day of the test it was pouring down rain...just like it had been on all three other attempts....this time I had a different outlook on things.....I had my instructor in my head the entire time telling me to RELAX and DONT OVER THINK THIS!.....I stopped worrying and stopped thinking about the test...I ended up only picking up two points in the 90...otherwise almost a perfect score. Road test was scheduled for the following week. Once again my favorite instructor worked with us and made sure we were prepared.....I passed it the first time and now have my CDL. If I had never had the one Instructor I believe I would still be there. He really went out of his way to help me when everyone else could care less.
I am glad I was persistent about getting that last full week of practice, it made all the difference in the world. This was a very trying experience for me and I am glad it is over and done with! Thanks to all for the encouragement and tips!