Today started out about as expected. Though rather then the two not passing the test, neither one even tried taking it. The third guy had taken all three test but failed one. So none of them are able to drive on the road yet. They are however able to practice on the skills pad, so I didn't end up getting a truck to myself until around 3 PM. That was after one person had to leave due to dust blowing into his eye, a legitimate complaint as fierce as the wind was blowing. All three will be making an attempt at the written test tomorrow morning, so I will definitely be alone in a truck to start with.
I was able to complete three out of the five required skills today with no problems. The two I have to do yet are the right and left side parallel parking, if you think it is hard in a car, wait till you try it with a 60+ foot truck. The three that I worked on today were the straight line backing, the offset backing and the alley dock. I tried the alley dock with out instruction and got it the by the third time.
Tomorrow I will be bringing sun screen, since the heat index was around one hundred today, and on the blacktop it felt like a bit more. I did get a little red today, but hopefully will not add to much to that in the future. One thing is for sure, this is a lot better training program than the one I went through back in 2000, there is a huge difference in acquiring a skill when you are able to keep trying it vs. try it for a little bit then switch to another driver.
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