From: V SCHWARTZ (vsaws@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Dec 16 2005 - 05:52:25 PST
Guess the third one was the one that you should have gone to in the first
place
----- Original Message -----
From: "Everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 7:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Just go get a CDL...
> Here in Tennessee - at least where I went for test- they do walk around
> before actual driving takes place.
>
> I went with my grandson to get his driving permit, we drove my pickup that
> has service bed on it. a marker light on side of bed did not come on when
> instructor had grandson turn lights on before instructor got in truck.
> Instructor said "truck is not safe to drive" get lights repaired and come
> back in 10 days. - This was after 3 hour wait.
>
> While we were waiting I observed same instructor do walk around on truck
> and trailer, looked at all lights, fire ext. made sure low air buzzer
> worked. And she had the driver that brought truck try to move it while
> buzzer was sounding. Had this been my truck it would have moved and they
> would have made me "repair" truck.
>
> P S - this was grandson and my second attempt, 1st time same truck was
> unsafe to operate because I had sheet of note paper and pair of cotton
> gloves on dash board. We went to another testing station after mandatory
> 10 day wait, Took about 30 minutes total time to get permit there,
> including eye exam, driving test (without walk around) and wait to get
> actual permit made up.
>
> Everette
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J" <W7LS@blarg.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 12:32 AM
> Subject: [MV] Just go get a CDL...
>
>
>> I spent less time reading the CDL handbook and getting my CDL (with
>> airbrakes and combo) than I spent reading the pros and cons. You don't
>> need a class in Washington State. Just read the little book and take the
>> test. Do I need the CDL? Probably not. Will it ever be an issue?
>> Definitely not. Total cost: equivalent to a half tank of fuel for the 5T.
>> Seriously, it's not that big of a deal to get it. The book has some
>> good tips in it for deuce and bigger rigs. Jim
>>
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