I thank this site and the High Road Training Program for my success but I gotta tell ya the questions and wording on that Cali test were way different hence the sweating bullets from the get go. But I think the repetition and reviewing that the High Road drilled into me helped me pull it through.
Congrats on passing the exams! Yeah, the High Road was built to teach the materials as opposed to simply help people memorize a few numbers that they'll promptly forget as soon as the exam is over. So it doesn't matter how they word something, you're going to be able to figure it out because you actually know the materials.
I mean, call me crazy but if you're going to be navigating 80,000 pound rigs up and down mountains and through gigantic cities it would seem pretty important to know the basics pretty well. It's not like a videogame where you can hit the pause button or reset it after you get killed. Halfway down a mountain with 80,000 pounds is not the time to realize you can't remember something you were supposed to know!
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Haven't been this nervous since high school first date... Sweating bullits and ears plugging up! Passed all tests though did have to retake Hazmat and ironically general knowledge which was up for renewal for my car license. When the lady saw that I passed combos air brakes tankers and triples but failed my renewal she chuckled it was prolly a wise choice going into trucking... and I agreed. Tired of 4 wheelin Time to step it up! Next step is DOT physical which shouldn't be a problem as I'm 6'6" and 180 soaking wet. Still slinging 20' lumber
I thank this site and the High Road Training Program for my success but I gotta tell ya the questions and wording on that Cali test were way different hense the sweating bullits from the getgo. But I think the repetition and reviewing that the High Road drilled into me helped me pull it through.
Boom! I'm off to be a trucker!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.