Comments on: Google Local? Google Clueless http://barking.roaddog.com/2005/10/27/google-local-google-clueless.html Damage done from nearly three decades in the roadie biz Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mikey P http://barking.roaddog.com/2005/10/27/google-local-google-clueless.html/comment-page-1#comment-156 Mikey P Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:55:35 +0000 http://barking.roaddog.com/?p=185#comment-156 Sounds all too familiar. What you just described is basically what I had to do when I moved to Colorado about a year ago to transfer my CDL from the state of Ohio (where you can actually have a CDL without proving that you have a med card, still need it to drive though). I definitely understand the feeling of not wanting to let your CDL go, but not really wanting to be the guy driving the truck. Its hard to say, by not spending the money for the physical and taking the tests, you're willing to throw away the money you spent on the driving test at one point. But man the troubles with moving to socal. Don't even know where to begin. Apparently Sacramento doesn't think that any state has tests that approach the stupidity of theirs, so when you transfer a CDL, you have to completely redo all your written tests. This is not explained in any way from the not so helpful website, and I couldn't get anyone who spoke english well enough to fully explain it to me at the DMV. The tests though, were ridiculous. The first time I took them, being completely unprepared other than my previous knowledge, I failed the general CDL, airbrakes and doubles and triples. I had to go back and study them and passed them all within the allowed 3 tries. Here's a sample question from the test to show just how ridiculous they are: Q. Which of the following applies to this statement: "Backing a large truck is_____" a) safer when done towards the drivers side b) safer when you have a partner guide you c) always dangerous That one just really annoyed me cause the rigth answer was 'always dangerous' which I felt was quite untrue. But oh well I finally gave them the answer they wanted and moved on. And yes I too found a place to get a physical in the yellow pages. Probably had to call 50 or 60 places in order to find one that would do it same day. -Mikey P I've got my med card, signed by the doctor and everything, but one little note on the form for the DMV, and the DMV won't approve it even though the doctor signed it, and my app gets sent off to Sacramento where it's been for weeks now. Who knew the guy at the DMV knew more about my health the the M.D. who did my actual physical? Sounds all too familiar. What you just described is basically what I had to do when I moved to Colorado about a year ago to transfer my CDL from the state of Ohio (where you can actually have a CDL without proving that you have a med card, still need it to drive though). I definitely understand the feeling of not wanting to let your CDL go, but not really wanting to be the guy driving the truck. Its hard to say, by not spending the money for the physical and taking the tests, you’re willing to throw away the money you spent on the driving test at one point.

But man the troubles with moving to socal. Don’t even know where to begin. Apparently Sacramento doesn’t think that any state has tests that approach the stupidity of theirs, so when you transfer a CDL, you have to completely redo all your written tests. This is not explained in any way from the not so helpful website, and I couldn’t get anyone who spoke english well enough to fully explain it to me at the DMV.

The tests though, were ridiculous. The first time I took them, being completely unprepared other than my previous knowledge, I failed the general CDL, airbrakes and doubles and triples. I had to go back and study them and passed them all within the allowed 3 tries. Here’s a sample question from the test to show just how ridiculous they are:

Q. Which of the following applies to this statement: “Backing a large truck is_____”

a) safer when done towards the drivers side
b) safer when you have a partner guide you
c) always dangerous

That one just really annoyed me cause the rigth answer was ‘always dangerous’ which I felt was quite untrue. But oh well I finally gave them the answer they wanted and moved on.

And yes I too found a place to get a physical in the yellow pages. Probably had to call 50 or 60 places in order to find one that would do it same day.

-Mikey P

I’ve got my med card, signed by the doctor and everything, but one little note on the form for the DMV, and the DMV won’t approve it even though the doctor signed it, and my app gets sent off to Sacramento where it’s been for weeks now. Who knew the guy at the DMV knew more about my health the the M.D. who did my actual physical?

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