Girls Can Drive Trucks Too!!!! Central/swift Cdl Test In Memphis Tn4/21 And School In Utah! .

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reeferpullingmomma's Comment
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ive been born and raised around 18 wheelers. so when i turned 21. i decided i wanted to venture out once again( i saw 38 states when i was 6-8 with my mom) so i figured to keep trucking in my blood. now after looking in to companies, all the darn good ones want 6 months experience. ive driven a 10 speed for the farm. well since i can touch the clutch, then learned to float the gears( im still needing that phone book at 21 and 5'5''. so i went with central refrigerated. yeah swift.. laugh all you want. im stuck at 62 mph i wish i had a faster truck. lol.. after my school is paid off. im looking to drive for someone else. i want to be a flatbedder(team with my bf maybe) im actually kinda nervous about this, being judged ive driven since i was younger. im in that "comfortable stage" i taught everything i knew myself. not sharing a living space for 5 weeks. i barely can stand my boyfriend for 2 weeks( you know the real person you are with 24/7 and the only alone time is taking the dog out. that drives you crazy... i feel like living in that small of a space you should be married if it works out or if you are already married. im packing 2 days before i leave, im so nervous did i mention NERVOUS!!! oh i will report back on the first day of the cdl test.

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.

Float The Gears:

An expression used to describe someone who is shifting gears without using the clutch at all. Drivers are taught to "Double Clutch" or press and release the clutch twice for each gear shift. If you're floating gears it means you're simply shifting without using the clutch at all.

Wine Taster's Comment
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You will do fine! Good luck!

We have a woman here at Roehl that is 4' 9". I meet her the other day. I have always been told great things come in small packages. If your BF gets on your nerves in such a short time frame then you may need to reconsider who you are dating. The things that irritate you now become MUCH BIGGER issues if you ever get married.

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