Day 6

Day 6:

Range time this morning was shifting up, downshifting, and straight backing into a dock after an S turn. This was to teach us to set up good before you even start backing. After lunch we went over pre-trip inspection and did alley dock from the side. It's all how one sets up. There were times it was easy and there were moments I struggled. I wish I had more time behind the wheel but sharing with three others isn't too bad. The other three are in the other truck. I am prefering the International. The clutch seems to be smoother on it. I am actually double clutching on downshifting without thinking about it. I bet everything is easier when it's second nature. One girl didn't know how to drive a standard until now. I say she is better off because she doesn't have the four wheeler bad habits of shifting.One thing I am NOT looking forward to is the Pretrip portion of the test. I had to do it last year for the class B schoolbus test now I get to do it all over again with more stuff to remember than last time. I am wondering when I should take the written for my hazmat. We go to the DOT to test on March 27th and 28th. I wanna time it so I can just put it on my CDL when everything else is done.