DMV Combination Testing Ridiculous!
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The High Road Training Program is an unbelievable tool when used properly. I took my time when I started and it helped me tremendously. In fact I am getting ready to go back and use it to tighten up my hazmat knowledge. It is one of the few modules I did not have time to finish. I already have the endorsement but I know if I go through the program fully I will learn or relearn some things I may be missing.
The last time I was at the BMV the clerk asked if I would like a print out of all my test results for my files. She printed it out and was shocked when she saw that I had passed every test on the first attempt. She commented that it was very rare. I do not think I could have accomplished it without the High Road.
I can NOT stress enough the importance of going through the log book and weight/balance sections of the training. These are things that directly effect your everyday work on the road. There were things I understood better than the instructors in my school about HOS because of the modules Brett put together.
And you cant beat the price lol. I would hate to guess what companies would charge for a program like he has put together.
Woody
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.
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
Bmv:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Thanks Woody!
I can NOT stress enough the importance of going through the log book and weight/balance sections of the training. These are things that directly effect your everyday work on the road. There were things I understood better than the instructors in my school about HOS because of the modules Brett put together.
I completely agree! Believe it or not the Logbook rules and issues with Weight & Balance are not covered well at all during your training. You'll learn some of the basics but not nearly the level of detail we teach in our program.
So you know, the Weight & Balance section covers things like:
- The Bridge Law
- Adjusting axle weights by sliding your tandems or 5th wheel
- Calculating fuel weight and consumption so you'll know what your axle weights will be and how much fuel you can take on
- How to loading cargo properly for proper weight distribution
...and a bunch more.
You won't need the Logbook Rules or Truck Weight & Balance sections for your CDL permit or endorsements but you'll desperately need them every day of your life out on the road. You can learn it the easy way now with our program or the hard way out on the road. But one way or another you will have to learn it.
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.
Logbook:
A written or electronic record of a driver's duty status which must be maintained at all times. The driver records the amount of time spent driving, on-duty not driving, in the sleeper berth, or off duty. The enforcement of the Hours Of Service Rules (HOS) are based upon the entries put in a driver's logbook.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I'm not going to get my permit for another month or so, but I try to do some CDL Practice Tests each day, Monday through Friday, and often in evening before bed, too. As you progress through the High Road program you'll see questions from each block pop up during ANY quiz. LOL I'll be focused on driving safety and a HAZMAT question comes up. That'll keep you focused! I will admit to taking other on-line quizzes in order to not memorize just the HR answers. Other formats help you really think about the questions. HR still catches me when I don't actually READ the question and miss little things like "trailer" and "tractor" when dealing with brake test, for an example. Having not been in a modern cab I have to envision things like yellow or red knob, or is it round and blue! I'll just keep cruising through: right now I'm through rules & Regs, driving safety, transporting cargo safely, trans porting passengers, air brakes, combination vehicles, doubles & triples, tankers, and about half-way through HAZMAT. I keep building on the questions and have started peeking at pre-trip.i have to study hard to keep up with Trucktographer's example! He passed all his exams for the permit first crack! Yeah, we're those guys! I'm very proud of my son-if you haven't guessed that by now! High Road is a great resource.
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.
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
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Congrats movingmetal. That is a huge accomplishment. I can understand your frustration as well with the wording on the tests. The High Road Program I am guilty of trying to speed through as well. But damn it works. And the CDL practice tests...love those.
I recall sitting in front of screen at the DPS and seeing the first question appear...MORTIFIED! It wasn't even close to what thought might be asked! That's when I knew I took the course too quickly and failed to absorb every aspect. My bad!
...and to any and all from Texas who might be reading this, the requirement for obtaining your Class A permit is combo and section 14. Section 14 is TX specific and WILL kick your butt if you don't see it coming.
Once you pay for the full CDL...then all the other tests take place: and .
Seems a little backwards, but heck worked for me.
And watch out for section 14.
Ducky
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.