califnornia non commercial class A
i have searched the forum before I posted to ask but could not find what I was looking for. has anyone taken the CA non commercial class A test? my TH has a gross weight of 10,900 so I need to take t...
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I got my non-com class A a couple years ago. The written test was mostly common sense but there are questions you need to know distances etc, so read the guide. The road driving part is not too bad either. Just give yourself plenty of room and maneuver corners with plenty of space (wide). Use your mirrors a lot. Pay attention to bridge heights, the guy giving me the test asked me the height of a bridge right after we went under it.
This leaves the skills test and the pre-trip inspection. The pre-trip inspection is VERY thorough. You have to start at one end of the rig and go all the way to the other end and tell them what you check before each trip. They want to know that you check the shocks, belts, brakes, hoses, hitch,lights,,,,everything. I missed two things, checking for the reflective triangles and checking the hitch was locked. One more and I would have not passed.
The skills test was not too bad. Back up straight, make a turn around a cone and come within 5 feet of it (and not hit it), The backing into a offset space was the hardest. I had to back into a spot parallel to the rig and 10 feet to my right, which is the blind side when backing up. You do get several tries, can't remember how many, but I did it on the second try.
All and all, it was a pretty thorough testing procedure.
There is a thread (don't know if it's on this forum or not) I will post if I can find it.
Good Luck
This leaves the skills test and the pre-trip inspection. The pre-trip inspection is VERY thorough. You have to start at one end of the rig and go all the way to the other end and tell them what you check before each trip. They want to know that you check the shocks, belts, brakes, hoses, hitch,lights,,,,everything. I missed two things, checking for the reflective triangles and checking the hitch was locked. One more and I would have not passed.
The skills test was not too bad. Back up straight, make a turn around a cone and come within 5 feet of it (and not hit it), The backing into a offset space was the hardest. I had to back into a spot parallel to the rig and 10 feet to my right, which is the blind side when backing up. You do get several tries, can't remember how many, but I did it on the second try.
All and all, it was a pretty thorough testing procedure.
There is a thread (don't know if it's on this forum or not) I will post if I can find it.
Good Luck
