[AT] Test

Thu Aug 6 09:14:16 PDT 2015

Everyone should take a regular refresher course on how to drive. I sat through a one hour defense driving course over lunch (work paid for the course), and I was surprised how much has changed since I took drivers ed... I think most of you are older than me, and probably have even more bad ideas that were best practice when you learned. 

A full how to drive class is too much, but a few hours in class can be helpful. 

On August 6, 2015 10:37:23 AM CDT, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>I looked into renting a truck once Dennis.  The only guy I could find
>that 
>would do it was about 40 miles
>away from the testing center.  He wanted $500.00 and I think it was 
>reasonable given that he had
>to send a driver to deliver the truck, stay with it and drive it back
>home 
>but it was more than I wanted
>to put into it when I didn't have a driving job.   There are some
>community 
>colleges here that will do
>it fairly cheap but in order to use their stuff you have to take their 
>entire course and since I know how
>to drive and I can read the manual I don't see much need in investing
>the 
>time and money.
>I've got some friends that would loan me a truck if I really needed to
>get 
>the license but just to get it
>for the heck of it I'm not going to ask them for such a big favor.
>
>Charlie
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Dennis Johnson
>Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:23 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] Test
>
>I also got my CDL a long time ago, and did not have to do the drivers
>test 
>due to "grandfather" clause. My original CDL was when I was driving
>taxi in 
>college.
>Around here there are several companies that  offer "rent my truck for
>CDL 
>test" where they guarantee that the truck passes. Several of these
>companies 
>also offer classes including driving classes. When you go with them, it
>may 
>help with the testing since many of these instructors know the state 
>troopers who did the testing. Here there are 1 or 2 of these companies
>that 
>operate out of the parking lot at the testing center.
>My son rented one of these trucks when he did his test a few years back
>- 
>think it was $250 / $300 range for the truck plus the instructor needed
>to 
>ride with him between the location of the truck rental center and the
>driver 
>testing area.
>
>Dennis
>
>Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Aug 6, 2015, at 9:08 AM, David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
>wrote:
>>
>> It was a real blessing for the motoring public when the CDL was
>> instituted. Got rid of a lot of the "cowboy drivers" who were a
>menace.
>> Granted there are issues and nothing is perfect but I do remember the
>> pre-CDL days not so fondly. Professional acting big rig drivers have
>my
>> ultimate respect and I try to be respectful. I had an eye opening
>> experience when moving a tractor on a trailer when I moved a couple
>> decades ago. Most drivers are complete idiots.
>>
>> Had a perfect example of that a couple days ago. On a divided highway
>I
>> damn near rear ended a van pulling an open trailer. Driving well
>under
>> the minimum speed because of a flat on one of the trailer wheels. No
>> warning lights, the FedEx truck in front of me gave no warning before
>> whipping around him. I was lucky in I had room to move as well. I
>> sympathize with the issue with the trailer limping home with one tire
>> shredding (dual axle) but some flashers would have been nice. 65+ MPH
>> simply does not mix with 35 MPH.
>>
>> David
>> NW NC
>>
>>> On 8/6/2015 9:30 AM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
>>> I got mine so long ago that I did not have to take the driving
>test...!!
>>>
>>> Cecil in OKla
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 8/6/2015 7:59 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>>> Cecil,  I had to renew my drivers license this year and waited
>>>> (true to my form) until the day before my birthday.  I have a Class
>>>> A license which is the same as a CDL but without any endorsements.
>>>> More accurately it is what was a CDL before there was a CDL and I
>>>> never updated it.  I don't know what use it is to me but I keep it
>>>> and that means I have to renew every 4 years instead of every 5 and
>>>> I have to go in and take the eye test every time.  This time I got
>cocky
>>>> and didn't bother to look at the book before hand.  I passed and
>got
>>>> everything right but it scared me when I looked at that round
>circle on 
>>>> the
>>>> screen and had to pause 10 seconds to realize that, painted yellow
>with
>>>> an X on it, it's a rail road crossing.   I did the same thing when
>I saw
>>>> that
>>>> baseball home plate on the screen and had to pause to realize it's
>a
>>>> school crossing.  It's amazing how easy it is to get partially
>stumped
>>>> on something you know cold just by removing  a few details.
>>>>
>>>> I keep thinking I'll go and take the driving test and get a CDL but
>to
>>>> do so I'd have to borrow someone's road tractor and trailer and it
>>>> has to be one that you know will pass inspection (no air or oil
>leaks, 
>>>> all
>>>> lights working, etc.).  That's kind of a big favor to ask of
>someone.
>>>> I guess at 65 I should just drop the Class A back to a Class C and 
>>>> forget
>>>> about it.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Cecil R Bearden
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 8:27 AM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Test
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Charlie.  It has been so long ago I had to study that I
>forgot
>>>> how.   I used to hold a hazmat CDL cetification.  I always had to
>take
>>>> it the second time to pass.  After 6 years and no Hazmat loads, I
>>>> dropped it so I could quit studying...
>>>>
>>>> Cecil in OKla
>>>>
>>>>> On 8/6/2015 1:05 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>>>> no you passed fine without studying Cecil.
>>>>>
>>>>> Charlie
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Cecil R Bearden
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 5:26 PM
>>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Test
>>>>>
>>>>> Do I have to study for this test??
>>>>>
>>>>> Made it to OK
>>>>>
>>>>> Cecil in OKla
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/5/2015 4:11 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>>>>>> Not getting any mail at this end.
>>>>>> I know I've been missing some.
>>>>>> Now I seem to be missing all.
>>>>>>
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