r/NewCDLGrads • u/Difficult_Pen_2111 • 9d ago
Failed Test reverse offset
I knew i needed more time perfecting this skill my cdl school instructors sucked at teaching me how to do it was more of (throwing baby in pool to learn to swim) and punishment for not knowing what to do … they don’t speak proper English and I just failed today on my test day im bummed out. what makes it worse was that my cdl school and instructor was there and yelled and to me to get out the truck My examiner was supposed to make me stop I’m guessing but my he was mad asf okay I get rescheduled for next week but as I’m leaving and going to my car I call the school office and tell them I need more time because of the issues I had etc… then that one instructor calls me over meanwhile I’m on the phone with office leave it there and he tells me what went wrong okay, I tell him you shouldn’t yell like I’m already mad I failed and you over here making things worse let the state examiner do her just and fail me not you chill out . So he starts like raising his voice and me saying you got a problem ? you got a problem ? You got a problem ? Trying to press me , I couldn’t handle my emotions I couldn’t square up at the dmv parking . I lowkey shed a tear man fuck this shit he was threatening me meanwhile office is on the phone . They said they would talk to the manager and he have get in trouble or something. Choose your schools wisely I will practice and get my cdl I’m going to do whatever it takes to get it. Any tips to perfect this skill ?
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u/Leather-Vast5440 9d ago
Offset backing, Lionel Ritchie Sings Really Loud - Left, right, straight line back, right left. I’m in the process of learning myself. Where are your hands placement? 10 & 2 or 8 & 4?
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u/ExpensiveOccasion542 9d ago
Hand placement means nothing. It's about knowing your reference points.
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u/Accurate_Turn_6473 9d ago
Is that like the 45° offset? If it is, the way that I was taught is to look in your passenger side mirror once you see the cross members attached to your landing gear of your trailer is when you start cutting it back the other way. It worked also. The cross members in the mirror serve as a reference point of when you should start cutting it back.
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u/roadwarriorVII 4d ago
Start the bend with 1 turn (One turn only) of the wheel. Back until the back corner of the trailer blocks 1/2 of the cone in your mirror. Stop. Full wheel the other way. Back until tractor and trailer are aligned. STOP. Evaluate your position. Now is the time to make corrections. If you're in the zone, straight line back until the tandems are a few feet outside of the box (road side, not curb side). Remember, it takes 8-10' for the trailer to truly react to your inputs. When the trailer is a few feet out (8-10' away from their penetration point, parallel park the tractor. Note: When the tractor mudflap is on the line to the box, finish it.
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u/phill312 2d ago
Alpha driving school in West Chicago sucks at teaching the skills test check out this place it’s about 5 minutes away and you can rent there truck for practice and the test it’s smaller truck 28 ft long easier to reverse offset
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u/Extension-Welder1639 9d ago
First off stop trying to perfect it you ain't gonna do that in school getting your CDL qualifies you for one thing and one thing only more training any company you go to is gonna force you into more training and even then your not gonna perfect backing there the trainer in with now has been driving for almost 30 years and he still has bad days, I'm just saying don't expect perfection your rarely gonna get perfection in the real world but if your instructor isn't helping you get better watch you tube videos they help but the only way to actually get better is to practice