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<blockquote data-quote="104Feeder" data-source="post: 1270798" data-attributes="member: 42554"><p>Here, most drivers disqualify themselves, then it's not passing the road test. Going over a curb on a turn is an instant fail, for example, as is shifting over railroad tracks. Some fail the yard skills test, mostly on the parallel park test because it's on your blind side. It's something you rarely do out in the real world, and I can only recall one stop where it was necessary. Usually people psych themselves out and lose too many points.</p><p></p><p>The other tests are straight line back, serpentine back, and alley dock back. Serpentine back is probably the next most failed one, and then alley dock. They fail that one because they don't plan or have already lost too many points. The trick is to back to the cone, then pull way up (losing one point) so it just becomes a straight back. Each pull up loses a point and you get 8.</p><p></p><p>I haven't heard of any driver failing the pretrip here, as that is drilled into you every day, multiple times a day, from day one. Most could probably still recite it here. </p><p></p><p>Our drivers all get a minimum of 8 hours per day, never 5 unless they opt to go home. Getting OT is not a problem at all, as there are plenty of extra work opportunities and even runs planned at 8.8hrs are usually more like 10 once everything is said and done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="104Feeder, post: 1270798, member: 42554"] Here, most drivers disqualify themselves, then it's not passing the road test. Going over a curb on a turn is an instant fail, for example, as is shifting over railroad tracks. Some fail the yard skills test, mostly on the parallel park test because it's on your blind side. It's something you rarely do out in the real world, and I can only recall one stop where it was necessary. Usually people psych themselves out and lose too many points. The other tests are straight line back, serpentine back, and alley dock back. Serpentine back is probably the next most failed one, and then alley dock. They fail that one because they don't plan or have already lost too many points. The trick is to back to the cone, then pull way up (losing one point) so it just becomes a straight back. Each pull up loses a point and you get 8. I haven't heard of any driver failing the pretrip here, as that is drilled into you every day, multiple times a day, from day one. Most could probably still recite it here. Our drivers all get a minimum of 8 hours per day, never 5 unless they opt to go home. Getting OT is not a problem at all, as there are plenty of extra work opportunities and even runs planned at 8.8hrs are usually more like 10 once everything is said and done. [/QUOTE]
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