Sage Truck Driving School Ft. Pierce, Florida
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... We hope tomorrow we will do better and do as well as we did during our practice drive times...
How did you two do?
Passed the pretrip then got lost on my second maneuver. Turned right instead of left. I should have just reversed the wrong move but I tried to correct it and made a mess. We get a practice session this weekend and retest next Tuesday.
Passed the pretrip then got lost on my second maneuver. Turned right instead of left. I should have just reversed the wrong move but I tried to correct it and made a mess. We get a practice session this weekend and retest next Tuesday.
Is this a backing move?
If so, make a "one inch back" test. Turn your steering wheel the way you want, then plan to back up only one more inch. Watch the front of the trailer in your mirror. Nudge the clutch that "one inch" only. Did the trailer move like you wanted it to? Yes: keep going. No: now you see the mistake, so turn the wheel the other way. By moving that "one inch" you only lose a tiny bit of your back-up space, not 6-8 feet.
Passed the pretrip then got lost on my second maneuver. Turned right instead of left. I should have just reversed the wrong move but I tried to correct it and made a mess. We get a practice session this weekend and retest next Tuesday.
Is this a backing move?
If so, make a "one inch back" test. Turn your steering wheel the way you want, then plan to back up only one more inch. Watch the front of the trailer in your mirror. Nudge the clutch that "one inch" only. Did the trailer move like you wanted it to? Yes: keep going. No: now you see the mistake, so turn the wheel the other way. By moving that "one inch" you only lose a tiny bit of your back-up space, not 6-8 feet.
Sounds like good advice. Thanks. Another teacher worked on the maneuver and showed me a simpler way to make the move. I believe I am ready now.
Ok passed my tests and can go get my license. Will start working on endorsements and take those tests next Monday. My wife will have to retake the driving part. She stalled the truck in an intersection when she had the splitter on and was in 9th gear instead of 4th. So A retake in a couple of days. The one inch rule helped to confirm a move on my third maneuver so your advice was useful. Thanks.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Get any PRE-HIRES YET?
Who is hiring out of that area?
Rick
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
Pre-hires:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
We have narrowed our choices to Schneider and Werner. We want to OTR and travel the country so not much interested in local companies that don't use team drivers. However Windy Hill caught our attention. Werner has a major center in Lakeland and Schneider has a center up in Jacksonville.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Today we have our phone interview with Schneider. They told us to look at the job board for our area and there are two open positions. I will have some questions about these positions.
My wife and I both picked our licenses on Tue and we added hazmat and tankers. We decided to go with Schneider and will go to Arkansas for training in late March. Our next stop California to see our new granddaughter.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
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My wife and I will be taking our CDL drive test after four weeks of school. Very few who have not gone to school pass the test. Many come here and just pay the testing fee and fail miserably. We feel ready but our last drive practice day was full of mistakes. I guess my wife and I were nervous and made mistakes we weren't in earlier drives. We hope tomorrow we will do better and do as well as we did during our practice drive times. I have enjoyed the school and we were constantly challenge now its time to prove ourselves.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: