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I had this test on the first day of training with Roehl in January 2021. It was easy, there were a few women in our group, and everybody passed.

Everyone has a unique set of circumstances, so what can work for one, may not work for another person. Speaking from my own experience, I would suggest not to overthink it and rather have a good rest before your school starts, so you can be in a good physical and mental shape. It is important to remember, that driving school is the easiest part in becoming a good driver. You will be taught one and only one skill at school, i.e. how to pass a test and get your CDL. The real training and learning will start later and most likely will be measured in years. Good luck!

Abigail, trucking is no different from many other jobs, and in some sense even simpler, at least on a structural level - there is you and your truck, and there is your boss (dispatch, lead driver, fleet manager, terms may vary). Each one wants everything to work well, but as we all know, it cannot happen all the time. Problems exist, and your ability to solve them is always a huge plus for a company. As soon as you prove to be reliable, people will start treating you better.

Here is an example. You see that there is an option to change gears manually on your automatic truck. And you feel untrained in using this feature. I am sure that your truck has a manual somewhere in the cab. Reading this manual will answer most of your questions. Another solution is asking drivers at any rest area or truck stop, most of them will share their knowledge. Another solution is to use google. And then apply what you learned in practice. As you see, none of these options imply company's involvement, and that is exactly what many of them like.

Name one thing I typed that isn't reality, Audrey.

You typed "Audrey" which is a women's name, and I am Andrey :-) That was a joke, people do it all the time with my name, I am used to it.

Now to the point. You said that legal consequences are possible. Do you know and can name any real lawsuites when a driver didn't disclose his heart attack?

PackRat, I am not saying that it is OK to make false statements. But life is much more complicated than any set of laws. I think that if someone made a mistake and didn't cause anyone any harm, there is no need to apply the full force of law.

I see your poor advice continues.

If you find my advice poor, why don't you give a better one instead of scaring a person with fantastic scenarios?

I would tell the truth next time. No need to make a big deal out of it, since you are not driving and it is only on paper. You can tell that you didn't notice that question first time. We are humans, and humans make mistakes.

I was trained and got my CDL with Roehl, and my experience was just the opposite. Roehl takes training very seriously and gives you literally everything you need to learn and pass the test. Unless there are some paperwork or personal attitude issues it is very difficult to be sent home by this company. Are you telling the whole story? Which location were you trained at?

I am working on improving tools that a large number of trucks/fleets use in the industry. What those tools are, is irrelevant

I think you are wrong. Just the opposite, what these tools are is the only thing that is relevant, at least for me.

An interesting question! I have recently had a conversation with a driver, who road tested me at NFI. I thought that if there are two or more lanes to make a left turn, commercial trucks must take the most right one. Well, it makes sense - the reason is not to have anyone on your right when you are making this left turn. The driver had a different opinion, he said that we can use any lane, even the most left one. So I wonder, is it just something for a CDL test, or it is a law, and cops can pull over for turning left from a wrong lane?

Other then coupling/uncoupling on mud or snow, I drove with locked axles only once, and for an extremely simple yet stupid reason: I forgot to unlock it... good at least that it took me only five-ten minutes to notice, so I didn't break anything.