I have been in one for a road test. Back when I was an Examiner, I gave a road test to a guy with a really old 18-wheeler. It only had 10 gears and he was using it as a farm truck, only. No CDL required, just Class A. It was a fun ride. Class As don’t have to perform maneuvers.
Giving road tests in Firetrucks is no fun. Uncomfortable seats and the ride will beat you to death. Did a couple of those…
I only had two accidents. One kid backed over some concrete pylons on our across the street property and screwed up the underside of the vehicle. When working relief in another office/county, I had a kid back over a mailbox.
In his defense, that office was up in the boonies in a Virginia border county. There weren’t many places to do proper maneuvers. Everything in that area was skinny, rural, two-lane roads.
Maybe. More like teenage nerves. Many would really freak when I told them they could not use their backup cameras. Yes…you have to turn around and use the mirrors.
Before I left Texas in 2011, a co-worker of mine…guy named Mark…he was 16 mo.s younger than me (I may have mentioned him over the years…used to be a roadie)..he had already turned into the “get off my lawn” guy. He joked about it. And, that was back in 2011…
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March 17, 2022 at 11:45 PM
Wow…I would have speared that other trailer!
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March 18, 2022 at 12:55 AM
LOL! Yeah. Me, too. Maximum carnage!
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March 18, 2022 at 8:21 AM
Yea I’m not good at trailers like that…at all
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March 18, 2022 at 1:51 PM
I have been in one for a road test. Back when I was an Examiner, I gave a road test to a guy with a really old 18-wheeler. It only had 10 gears and he was using it as a farm truck, only. No CDL required, just Class A. It was a fun ride. Class As don’t have to perform maneuvers.
Giving road tests in Firetrucks is no fun. Uncomfortable seats and the ride will beat you to death. Did a couple of those…
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March 18, 2022 at 2:02 PM
Yea I would not want that job. You never know how good they are…or not.
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March 18, 2022 at 2:32 PM
I only had two accidents. One kid backed over some concrete pylons on our across the street property and screwed up the underside of the vehicle. When working relief in another office/county, I had a kid back over a mailbox.
In his defense, that office was up in the boonies in a Virginia border county. There weren’t many places to do proper maneuvers. Everything in that area was skinny, rural, two-lane roads.
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March 18, 2022 at 3:18 PM
The pylon deal…that sucks…I haven’t done it but almost did a few times.
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March 18, 2022 at 4:39 PM
They knew they were there, as I warned them. They hit it anyway.
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March 18, 2022 at 4:52 PM
That young rebellion spirit.
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March 18, 2022 at 6:54 PM
Maybe. More like teenage nerves. Many would really freak when I told them they could not use their backup cameras. Yes…you have to turn around and use the mirrors.
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March 18, 2022 at 7:09 PM
Dave and I were joking about that the other day…yea the rearview mirrors ARE the cameras damn it… “get off my lawn”
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March 18, 2022 at 9:16 PM
Heh…turning into old men.
Before I left Texas in 2011, a co-worker of mine…guy named Mark…he was 16 mo.s younger than me (I may have mentioned him over the years…used to be a roadie)..he had already turned into the “get off my lawn” guy. He joked about it. And, that was back in 2011…
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March 18, 2022 at 9:28 PM
Yea that is starting early! Well I admire him…he got a head start lol
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March 18, 2022 at 12:11 AM
WOW!!!!
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March 18, 2022 at 12:55 AM
Yeah. That’s what I said.
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March 18, 2022 at 5:53 AM
That is talent! My husband used to drive 800-foot ships – I can’t imagine.
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March 18, 2022 at 1:35 PM
Wow. That is amazing. Nerves of steel…
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March 18, 2022 at 7:23 AM
I would not have thought that possible without several adjustments.
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March 18, 2022 at 1:37 PM
Yeah. Me, neither.
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March 18, 2022 at 11:48 AM
WOW! What a driver!
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March 18, 2022 at 1:52 PM
Completely amazing.
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March 18, 2022 at 6:02 PM
Yes!!!
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March 18, 2022 at 6:54 PM
💜💜💜
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March 20, 2022 at 3:42 PM
And that, my folks, is how you do it! Woot!
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March 20, 2022 at 5:10 PM
😆 Exactly!
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