Finally all of the book work and tests are out of the way and we can just concentrate on being on the range and the road and learn how to drive a truck. We scored a 95 on our final written test...glad thats over and done! It is hard to sit in a classroom for 8 hours a day and listen to rules and regulations and watch videos on trucks jack-knifing and trains and other stupid drivers. There is a lot of scary things that happen when you drive a truck. It has made both Jeff and I very aware of a lot of things we took for granted before. We also found out that we can be held accountable in our personal driving as well. When you hold a CDL license you are considered to be The Professional and are held to a higher standard when driving even your personal vehicle. No more Mario driving for me anymore. The speed limit must be respected! Jeff got picked out for a random drug test and had to immediately go down and pee in a cup. They even made him do a breathalizer test....crazy. Everybody tells us that we should get used to it because it will happen a lot when you are in this business. Neither one of us has ever had to do this for any job we have had previously, so it has been interesting. Good thing we are old and boring and don't have to worry about ever passing these tests!
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