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Yeah that is something that I have learned the hard way. Ended up backing right into my dads brand new Dane. Was not happy one bit.
Glad things are going well for you on this new journey. I would suggest that you do "Get Out And Look" in the future to help keep it that way, especially on a 90 degree blind back. Oh my! You can hide a lot of things behind those trailers that you will never see in the mirrors.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I learned that lesson from my instructor the hard way. During training we went to swap trailers and he tried to fit into a tight space and backed the rear of our trailer into the side of one of the parked trailers. This was after my backings and from watching and feeling the hit i knew getting out to look is the smart thing. Bettertobe smart than prideful.
Out of curiosity, not that I don't already know the answer...
Did you find your time hanging out here at TT, beneficial to being "ahead of the game " when you got into the training for real?
Rick
Reaper wrote:
I learned that lesson from my instructor the hard way. During training we went to swap trailers and he tried to fit into a tight space and backed the rear of our trailer into the side of one of the parked trailers. This was after my backings and from watching and feeling the hit i knew getting out to look is the smart thing. Bettertobe smart than prideful.
A trainer did that? Really? Good grief.
No excuse for this...really bad form. GOALing is absolutely the right thing to do, but if you "suck" at backing, it will "help" but not necessarily "fix" the root problem.
I learned that lesson from my instructor the hard way. During training we went to swap trailers and he tried to fit into a tight space and backed the rear of our trailer into the side of one of the parked trailers. This was after my backings and from watching and feeling the hit i knew getting out to look is the smart thing. Bettertobe smart than prideful.
OOPS! Reaper, you just got a great lesson from your Trainer. How NOT to back!!!! I'm glad you learned from it. The 3 top priorities when backing in ANY situation are 1) GOAL, 2) GOAL, 3) GOAL.
Out of curiosity, not that I don't already know the answer...
Did you find your time hanging out here at TT, beneficial to being "ahead of the game " when you got into the training for real?
Rick
I was way way ahead of the game. My trainer said if he didnt know i was psd he would have put me at the end of tnt phase.
TT helped me so much on my permit test only using high road i only got 2 wrong on entire permit test.
PSD:
Prime Student Driver
Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. You'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime's website:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll go on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of one-on-one behind the wheel training. After training, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
- Enter program, study and test for Missouri CDL permit.
- Start driving/training at Prime Training Center in Springfield, Missouri.
- Work toward 40,000 training dispatched miles (minimum) with food allowance while without CDL (Food allowance is paid back with future earnings).
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
- Train with experienced certified CDL instructor for 3-4 weeks in a real world environment.
- Get 75 hours of behind-the-wheel time with one-on-one student/instructor ratio.
- Earn 10,000 miles toward total 40,000 miles needed.
TNT:
Trainer-N-Trainee
Prime Inc has their own CDL training program and it's divided into two phases - PSD and TNT.
The PSD (Prime Student Driver) phase is where you'll get your permit and then go on the road for 10,000 miles with a trainer. When you come back you'll get your CDL license and enter the TNT phase.
The TNT phase is the second phase of training where you'll go on the road with an experienced driver for 30,000 miles of team driving. You'll receive 14¢ per mile ($700 per week guaranteed) during this phase. Once you're finished with TNT training you will be assigned a truck to run solo.
The reason I wrote about how lots of things can be hidden behind your trailer is a video I watched when I was at Roehl. They filmed it POV from the driver's perspective looking back from both mirrors (L & R). First they put a 12 passenger van behind the trailer. Invisible. Next, another semi tractor. Invisible. Finally, a CAT wheeled loader was parked in the blind spot. It was a very eye-opening video, so I do the GOAL more than I used to.
Reaper...its great you are doing so well...but don't rush into testing the way you did with other things.
Get as much driving and practice before the test as you can. Its better to get more practice than not enough.
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