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Can Flatbed make or break a rookie?
I think he didn't make the connection...... Skateboard = Flatbed
Um, yeah (excuse me for mixing your metaphors)... I'm new.
Posted: 10 years, 5 months ago
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Trucker Humor: Trucking Company Name Acronyms
Well, humor means blood, so there you go.
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What Kind Of Truck Driver Are You?
Okay, and I will try to stay out of the no zone.
Posted: 10 years, 5 months ago
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What Kind Of Truck Driver Are You?
Thanks, and no offense taken (I had a bit too much caffeine today—don't usually drink the dew). The comment there was based on my previous two (but the point was that I am a safety conscious truck driver, based on past experience as much as recent training). I was kind of relating informally to some discussions here and there, rather than asking for help to the extent that I may have seemed cryptic, and was being somewhat dialectical as far as my reasoning went on the job scene. I am taking it one prospect at a time, and appreciate your consultations here too.
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I mean, room for error is generally a good thing, but when backing it can work against you (and allow more time for people or whatever to get in your way).
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People find their own ways (the manual gives specs on course set up too). Most students I met liked to do a really long gradual turn, but I figured that would give me more room for error, so I minimized that aspect.
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The others are based more on mirror monitoring more than marking.
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As far as a "marking" or estimating where to start maneuvering into the box, it depends on the length of your trailer, mostly. A good uniform guide (if the lot has them) are parking space markings (usually 12 feet wide). Maybe two or three spaces out from a 90 for instance (being able to see the rear tire perpendicular to the lines).
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Well, people have different learning styles (so do what you like). I was given a multi-page handout in paragraph form, but decided to transcribe the manual's outline and eliminate all superfluous words. Understanding the concepts is one thing, but the specific "nuts and bolts" verbiage they wanted was so tedious that I put it into an index form for myself to point and spit out. Personally I don't have to say it to myself to do a complete inspection (but that's what they want to hear).
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Learners permit
Ken, go to the CDL Manuals page and find the one for your state, then study for the general knowledge test (you should be able to pick up a printed copy from the local department of licensing, as well). It should say in there what sections to study for the permit (I'm presuming its the same in each state).