Re: CDL requirements

Posted by Billy NY on May 01, 2013 at 09:45:42 from (72.226.79.200):

In Reply to: CDL requirements posted by the Unforgiven on May 01, 2013 at 08:04:31:

Its been a long time, but I believe I took the CDL test, in '92, however I had the NYS Class 1 license that is the predecessor, so the road test was waived, being grandfathered in, incidentally, I aced the test and recall something about a bonus question, I answered all the questions correctly. Some experience and brushing up on a few topics helped, but it was not a take home test either, which I heard there may have been those too, so darned long now, hard to recall.

Relative to your post, I am not sure what exactly you are after here. The pre-trip inspection, I cannot recall in '88 or '89 when I took the road test, I am sure it was required, I don't recall doing it, I lucked out, got the last road test before lunch, I took the single axle Mack, midliner tractor and the 40' trailer, was still learning that 9 speed in the R model Mack, was a good move to not take that truck and look bad, so I went around the block, parallel parked it, passed with no errors, and that was that. I am not sure how stringent it is today.

Its likely very obvious the importance of the pre-trip inspection, engine fluid check, make sure all the lights are working,tires, loose lug nuts, visible signs of a wheel rim sliding, and in those days I did adjust my own brakes and was led to believe that a driver could do that, even at inspection, if the slack adjusters were out of tolerance, don't quote me, never had to do that, later heard after the CDL, you cannot adjust those slack adjusters unless you are a certified mechanic or something along those lines. I used to check and adjust my slack adjusters daily when hauling heavy loads in a tri-axle dump.

Few years back I did my pre trip and was hauling horses in a tractor trailer, and I found one drive axle tire, with no air in it, they were trying to push me to run with it, wanted to get to the show etc. no way, not happening, not now not never, had to get a small compressor and air it up, had a real slow leak, then made the trip 50 or so miles,they had a tire repairman correct the problem. Some people who don't drive (don't have a CDL or any experience) should not be telling those that do, how to do things, or push a driver to do something unsafe ! I have and always will do the correct pre-trip inspection to the best of my ability, really surprised at this point in time the person administering the test did not make you do that, hard to see that as not being required, you can't let people out on the road and not know they can perform that inspection, maybe in years past, but today..... not good LOL !!!!

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