In CA I had a test proctor who did not possess a CDL. I do not think you should be allowed to administer a test for a field you are not qualified to perform in. She said she went to a class to administer the CDL test and drove a station wagon with a trailer and that it was pretty much the same thing as driving a tractor trailer. I tried not to laugh. I did ask if it was the same thing then why didn't station wagon drivers need a CDL?
She told me the test did not start until I reached the fairgrounds. I had lease a very short wheelbase tractor and short trailer. We stopped at a stop sign where she said, "Oh, I forgot. You need to turn here." I swung way out and spun the wheel like a madman. The girl in the left turn lane eyes got wide as the tractor came close to her and I had to shout at the proctor to move her head so I could see my mirror but I made the turn. She commented that I was the only one to make that turn without touching the curb and that if I had she would have failed me. I pointed out that she said the test didn't start until I reached the fairgrounds and she noted she could fail me at any time for any reason. Another appropriate response to the situation she set me up in was to say no, I cannot do it safely and go to a point where you could turn around.
In the CA book for CDLs it shows a bobtail parallel parking. I figured it was just for them but at the test I she asked me to do it. I hesitated and she asked if I had practiced it, which I hadn't. If I didn't do it, I failed, so I did it. It isn't that hard if you have been practicing or driving.
I later found out that test proctor had a reputation for failing everyone the first time. Her defense was that they would go back and try harder and be safer. Obviously there were a number of complaints as she stopped that practice.
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Today's Featured Article - More Memories of a Field Service Engineer - by Brian Dye. Introduction: The author worked for one of the largest Ford tractor dealerships in England as a trouble-shooter on tractor engines, hydraulics and combine harvesters from 1963 to 1972. In 1972 he became a dealer manager and finally left the dealer net in 1975 to run his own electronic design and manufacturing company. [Editor] We live right in the middle of Norfolk. The dealership that I worked for sold Fordson Tractors from the 1920's and some of t
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