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Posted: 11 years ago
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Frustrated! Training school question
I am finishing a six week training school and just failed part 2 of the state CDL test, particularly the 90 degree alley backing. All total, I have had about 5 hours actual driving and 3 hours actual backing time. We were promised more but due to illnesses in the staff and down trucks this is what I ended up with. They claim I had enough time; I think differently. About how much driving and backing time is needed to get proficient enough to pass a CDL test? thanks
Posted: 11 years ago
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Frustrated! Training school question
This was a six week school at 8 hours a day m-f . . . about 235 hours total time of which I had about a grand total of about 8 hours behind the wheel. The first week we did not drive at all because of all the students in the previous class that failed that were using the equipment to practice. The ratio of trucks to students was so low that one had to wait a half an hour between backing attempts (2 AT THE MOST), besides using different trucks that steered quite differently from each other. Add to that frequent truck breakdowns and we did not get much real driving time. My problem is unique in that the school is moving 60 miles south on the last day of class, which will force me to drive 220 miles a day round trip to practice and retest. The other problem is that the state of Missouri retest schedule list is about 6 to 8 weeks out, which means that one cannot get in right right away to retest. Fortunately, there was an opening in another DMV about 180 miles from me for this Wednesday. I will only have two days to practice and get up to snuff before attempting it again.
I have discovered that I am not a natural at truck driving so it takes me longer to learn. The 90 degree alley backing is hard because I have yet to master how to fix a mistake. Thanks for your replies.