I had been waiting 10 miserable years to finally upgrade my current Driver's License from a meager Class5 to the ultimate Class 1, I did my Pre-Trip and Road test today and out of 59 demerits (59 is a total failure) I only got 18, 3 demerits for not checking my windshield washers/ washer fluid and incorrect brake push rod travel checking (I forgot to release the parking brakes) and 15 on the road test, 2 for not coming to a full stop at a stale red light, 10 for going through a playground zone with no posted 30 km/h sign and 3 for not getting out to do a walk around every time I backed up the truck during my uncoupling procedures.
As soon as the examiner told me that I had made it with almost a "B" average, I was overwhelmed, I wasn't so worried about the road test itself, I knew the routes and the traffic was very calm, it was that damned Pre-Trip, it as to be done in 45 minutes or less or you get hit with the demerit stick, but I nailed it in 42 minutes flat. The secret is using a shop floor creeper to scoot around under neath the truck and trailer, best $40 I ever spent laying on my back!
Right now I am flying high on cloud nine, just like the first time you fall in love or meet that very special prostitute who just seems to know where you need some loving, what ever the case may be, I finally get to drive that beautiful gravel truck whenever I'm needed, all over town and up and down the mountains into the gravel pits or maybe just hauling some sh*t, who knows. =devil
As soon as the examiner told me that I had made it with almost a "B" average, I was overwhelmed, I wasn't so worried about the road test itself, I knew the routes and the traffic was very calm, it was that damned Pre-Trip, it as to be done in 45 minutes or less or you get hit with the demerit stick, but I nailed it in 42 minutes flat. The secret is using a shop floor creeper to scoot around under neath the truck and trailer, best $40 I ever spent laying on my back!
Right now I am flying high on cloud nine, just like the first time you fall in love or meet that very special prostitute who just seems to know where you need some loving, what ever the case may be, I finally get to drive that beautiful gravel truck whenever I'm needed, all over town and up and down the mountains into the gravel pits or maybe just hauling some sh*t, who knows. =devil
