Needing Advice Information

Hey guys I'm new hire so I'm having some trouble. Last August 2024. I left out to attend. Tmc transport CDL school in Columbia SC. The whole experience was great. We had to do a lot of in class room test. Unfortunately. I failed one test I score a 79% and needed 80% I argue with them several times. That day about trying to reset it or something. They absolutely refused. They said said one shot and done. Before it really set in I was on a grayhound headed back to Alabama the same day I failed. So know the problem I'm having is I can't get no other school to take me aboard. Since this. I'm really lost because I had my heart set on this. Even tried companies that were all 48. Still a no go.. can I get some advice or information. That could set me in a good successful direction. Thanks.

What was the test that you failed?

Hey Jason,

If that's all that happened, you'll get another opportunity soon enough. You have to keep pounding the pavement with every company you can find. It's painful to hear they sent you home over a one-point miss, but TMC has quite a few military personnel running things, and they love being strict and ruthless sometimes. Great company. Amazing company. But they can be harsh.

I don't know if they still do it, but they used to have a "stay off the grass" sign, and if you walked on the grass, they sent you home, no questions asked. You were done.

I don't think military folks realize civilians don't approach things the way they do. We don't regard every sign we see or everything we're told as deadly serious. If we're told you need an 80 to pass and you get a 79, it seems reasonable to most people that you're good enough.

But I guess you have to draw the line somewhere.

Don't let it bother you anymore. Forget it and find the next opportunity. It's out there.

if I remember right it was part of the hazmat theory.

What was the test that you failed?

thanks for those words yeah they are still the same with the signs.

Hey Jason,

If that's all that happened, you'll get another opportunity soon enough. You have to keep pounding the pavement with every company you can find. It's painful to hear they sent you home over a one-point miss, but TMC has quite a few military personnel running things, and they love being strict and ruthless sometimes. Great company. Amazing company. But they can be harsh.

I don't know if they still do it, but they used to have a "stay off the grass" sign, and if you walked on the grass, they sent you home, no questions asked. You were done.

I don't think military folks realize civilians don't approach things the way they do. We don't regard every sign we see or everything we're told as deadly serious. If we're told you need an 80 to pass and you get a 79, it seems reasonable to most people that you're good enough.

But I guess you have to draw the line somewhere.

Don't let it bother you anymore. Forget it and find the next opportunity. It's out there.

Jason, how many tests were there? The CDL permit test is divided into three parts: General Knowledge (50 questions), Air Brakes and Combination Vehicles (20 Qs each). If you had a separate test about Hazmat , with 20 questions, you would be going for the hazmat endorsement which is NOT Required for a CDL permit.

The General Knowledge test will have a few HM questions. Can you remember which questions you had trouble with (you had to guess)?

The "grace" allowed on these tests is 20% off of 100. The line has to be drawn somewhere. But you should get three tries at these tests. How many chances did you get?

it's part of the whole 160 hour theory class you have to do now I think the law was pass in 2022. I was doing flatbed so idk why the whole hazmat thing came up I looked in some of my files it was a 10 question or 15 hazmat test. I already have my permit I done all that my self.

Jason, how many tests were there? The CDL permit test is divided into three parts: General Knowledge (50 questions), Air Brakes and Combination Vehicles (20 Qs each). If you had a separate test about Hazmat, with 20 questions, you would be going for the hazmat endorsement which is NOT Required for a CDL permit.

The General Knowledge test will have a few HM questions. Can you remember which questions you had trouble with (you had to guess)?

The "grace" allowed on these tests is 20% off of 100. The line has to be drawn somewhere. But you should get three tries at these tests. How many chances did you get?