Does Anyone Know? Backing Related

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Kaydie's Comment
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Hey there everyone...I'm headed to Celadon Trucking School in Indianapolis soon, and I have a quick question - does the backing portion of the test consist of parallel parking or is it the 90 deg alley dock? Is there also an offset maneuver? Thanks Brett for this awesome site!
Sonnydogg's Comment
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I can't speak for all schools or tests, but mine consisted on 1 offset followed by 1 90 degree alley dock.

Kaydie's Comment
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I can't speak for all schools or tests, but mine consisted on 1 offset followed by 1 90 degree alley dock.

Thanks for the response!

miracleofmagick's Comment
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You'll have to check the rules for Indiana's test. Each state has different rules for the skills testing. For example in Florida you have to do a straight line backing, either a right or left off-set (randomly chosen for you) and one of the following, sight side parallel, blind side parallel, or 90 degree alley dock (also randomly chosen for you).

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

OWI:

Operating While Intoxicated
Kaydie's Comment
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You'll have to check the rules for Indiana's test. Each state has different rules for the skills testing. For example in Florida you have to do a straight line backing, either a right or left off-set (randomly chosen for you) and one of the following, sight side parallel, blind side parallel, or 90 degree alley dock (also randomly chosen for you).

Thanks Miracle, great idea!

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

OWI:

Operating While Intoxicated
The Chad's Comment
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I have a hard time parallel parking a car, I start training in a week and im nervous about that
Nathan N.'s Comment
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Hey kaydie welcome to the team! My brother and I run team with celadon. He went through training in Indy and said there is no alley dock for the cdl test, but they will teach you how to alley dock when you go to orientation after you get your cdl.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Kaydie's Comment
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Hey kaydie welcome to the team! My brother and I run team with celadon. He went through training in Indy and said there is no alley dock for the cdl test, but they will teach you how to alley dock when you go to orientation after you get your cdl.

Thanks Nathan! I sent you a PM.

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Boomshaker E.'s Comment
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I'm in philly and my test consisted of straight line backing, off-set park to the left, and 90degree backing. Not sure what they will teach and test you on.

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