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bigtruck70
Joined: 11 Oct 2006
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Location: Northwood, IA
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| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:58 am Post subject: EVER HEAR OF TCE IN Minnesota |
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| Just wondering about Minnesota transportation for excellence its a trucking school in eagan MN. Anyone heard of them? |
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JBenson2
Joined: 12 Sep 2006
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Location: Minnesota
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| Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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I just finished week 1 at TCE. The class is well structured. They want to teach you the basics, then get your permit. In the first week, I got my DOT physical and my CDL permit. We rode in a bobtail on Thursday. Friday, I had a chance to back the truck up to a trailer.
One of the trainers took us for a spin around the neighborhood on Friday afternoon and he pointed out mistakes that some of the profession drivers were doing. One professional trucker was in the left lane on a 4 lande road and decided he wanted to take a right hand turn from a full stop at the intersection! We were approaching in the right lane to make the turn. Our trainer had held back so we were not clipped.
On Monday, I will riding a bobtail around the warehouse districts of Saint Paul and Minneapolis with a trainer. After I am comfortable with the truck, I will start hauling a 48' trailer, then a 53'. The backing techniques will be taught in week 3. And highway driving in the 4th week. The last day of class will be a one hour warm up with the trainer and then a trip to the DMV to take the road test to get the CDL licence. If someone fails, they keep working and try again the following week. |
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