So long story short, I was in the medical field. Have been since 19 and just plain done and burnt out on it. So I thought long and hard on what other career changes I can do make Decent money be able to work on myself and doesn’t require a lot of schooling, TRUCKING!! So after a whole year of research and really look into it and going to different schools and interviewing them. I finally decided on a school and I completed in school!! My first week was so bad I didn’t even think I could do it Hell even my teacher was concerned I could not even straight line back to save my life. ( Funny there’s another lady there in school who can not straighten back and is her 4th week she still cant) So I’m proud of myself I went to Walmart that 1st week bought a toy truck went home and practiced that’s what helped me understand the trailer in the tractor. Fast forward to test day Test for schedule at one pm I came in extra early just to get more practicing now it’s one p m And we started off with pre trip got that out the way then we do in cab inspection aced it.. Now on to skills straight line back, ✔️ offsets ✔️ Then my Test instructor have the choice between nineties and parallel What does he choose the dreaded nineties. I TANKED BAD I really appreciate him trying to help me. He even gave me some hints when he wasn’t supposed to he really wanted me to pass. They were all rooting for me but I messed up too many pull ups, I don’t know if I put too much in on the ninetie i’m pretty sure I set up correctly I got out and looked everything was good but when I was backing in my trailer was pushing way to much to the right. I hit the cone had to pull up and when I backed up I kept ending up in the same position. I cried I worked really hard and practiced an extra week.. I’m not giving up… There was one girl who had a test for a whole year. She just finally got her cdl that gives me encouragement that girl did not give up cause. I definitely probably would have been done with it. I would love to hear stories of anyone the fell the first time.. but dusted their selfs off.. and tried, tried again.
( I appreciate all the good well wishing, and maybe I didn’t word correctly but I can straight line back now really good from one end of the school to the other they made me do it lol, it’s just my 90 degree skill trash with out hitting the cones)
Also to anyone Wondering why I mentioned I was a female I mean It’s pretty obvious this is a male dominant career and there’s a lot of women Getting more and more interested In this career my mom and a friend of mine Are also making the change to trucking because of me, So? If there’s any ladies on here thinking about it. I want them to know we are out here. We make mistakes we fail the tests we pass the test or we already on the road!!
