Pre-Test Anxiety

In my last week of trucking school, and I’m not the best in my class by any means. Most of my mistakes are anxious ones that I know better than to make, but I occasionally still make them. Just nailed the alley docking after three weeks of practice. I’m wondering if this is for me. I know no one else can answer that for me, but I just think about it, even though I’ve been researching trucking for over a year, calculating every move to get to this place. Am I good enough, smart enough, etc...? Probably just pre test jitters. Wish I could say I was fully confident, and this post was about how everyone should hold my beer. But alas. Lol I think I’ll be fine, but I’m anxious in Tennessee.

Jitters is jitters. I know, it's a test for a career. But you have been practicing. You are motivated to get through this. You say you nailed the alley dock after three weeks of practice. Sounds like what I had to go through.

Just like the coach told your team before The Big Game, "play like it's just another game, because it is."

Another thought: there are 3.5 million CDL truck drivers on the road in the USA. Every one off them passed all the tests you can get one of them. How? I tell my students to simply focus on the job at hand.

At any rate, you should get another chance if you need one, so relax as much as you can.

I did my test on day three of the flu. I threw up during the walk around and during the driving test (I had brought a large trash bag for this possibility).

You can do it, too! Everybody is nervous on test day.

I was really nervous on my test, I wanted to do everything perfect. I ended up getting grease all over my hands pointing to stuff during pre trip, Almost fell getting out of the truck even with 3 points of contact. I kept talking too much too. The examiners know that we are a bundle of nerves. Like was said, focus on the task at hand. Have faith and have confidence.

Any updates William? When is your test? Wishing you nothing but the best, and looking forward to updates. You've got this!