Failed My CDL Road Test. Stalled! :(

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Jessie G.'s Comment
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So, if I read some of these right, you can be sitting dead still say at a light, put the truck in a lower gear, let the clutch out and it will only move when you release the brakes and press the gas?

Brian 's Comment
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So, if I read some of these right, you can be sitting dead still say at a light, put the truck in a lower gear, let the clutch out and it will only move when you release the brakes and press the gas?

No, that would stall the truck, you must keep the clutch depressed fully when stopped at a light, to get moving you let the clutch out fully first with foot off the brake, then you apply throttle

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Great Answer!

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So, if I read some of these right, you can be sitting dead still say at a light, put the truck in a lower gear, let the clutch out and it will only move when you release the brakes and press the gas?

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No, that would stall the truck, you must keep the clutch depressed fully when stopped at a light, to get moving you let the clutch out fully first with foot off the brake, then you apply throttle

Yes ... the idle of the Tractor provides enough torque to get the rig moving forward with no extra throttle.

As a demonstration , my instructor stopped the rig on the shoulder of a highway on our first day and did just that from 6th on a slight uphill grade. ( Not recommended, of course, he was just making a point of the torque of these machines )

I used 3rd gear to start out with the lightly loaded trailer.... Never any throttle to get the rig moving...

Ahmad W.'s Comment
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(update) Hey guys, I did it!!!! I am now a class A cdl holder after passing my road test yesterday! I just want to tell all of you thank you for advice & giving me faith to be able to achieve this!

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.
Woody's Comment
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ButtonUp's Comment
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Woo Hoo!

AJ D.'s Comment
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Great job ! smile.gif

Brett Aquila's Comment
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Congrats Ahmad!!!

Old School's Comment
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Brian 's Comment
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