{"id":5176,"date":"2016-11-01T13:41:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/?p=5176"},"modified":"2016-11-01T13:41:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:41:42","slug":"getting-my-heavy-truck-drivers-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/2016\/11\/trainee\/getting-my-heavy-truck-drivers-licence\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting my heavy truck driver\u2019s licence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, Scania offers its trainees to take the heavy truck licence (C-licence). With the C-licence, you are authorized to drive any kind of truck, regardless of its weight. Since I got my driver\u2019s licence for passenger cars in Germany, I had to exchange my German driver\u2019s licence into a Swedish \u201cB-licence\u201d at the Swedish transport agency, first.<\/p>\n

During the introduction weeks of the Scania Graduate Trainee Program last summer, we spent two days at \u201cGr\u00f6nlunds\u201d, which is a driving school for heavy trucks and buses. We attended theory lessons, in which we repeated basic traffic rules and learned more about truck-related regulations, such as restrictions concerning \u201cdriving and rest periods\u201d. We also learned the use of a digital tachograph. In addition, we were given a heavy folder and several smaller brochures, which we had to study for the theoretical exam. It was quite a challenge to read and memorize all the material in Swedish in the evening, after having stood at Scania\u2019s assembly lines all day long.<\/p>\n

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On the day of the theoretical exam, I was very nervous. The exam is a computer-based test and is comprised of 60 questions, which have to be answered within 40 minutes. Five of the 60 questions are so-called \u201ctest questions\u201d, which means that it does not matter if these questions are answered correctly. However, you do not know if the question you are trying to answer is a \u201creal question\u201d or a \u201ctest question\u201d. Hence, 44 out of the 55 \u201creal questions\u201d have to be answered correctly in order to pass the theoretical exam. After 40 minutes, a note on the computer screen showed me that I had just passed the theoretical exam for my heavy truck licence. I was extremely relieved and proud, when I saw that message.<\/p>\n

A few weeks later, I completed the practical exam with a 18t Scania truck. First, I had to perform a security check on the truck. Furthermore, I had to answer a few questions and calculate how much payload I could have on different roads, depending on the road classification (BK1, BK2, BK3). Afterwards, I had to prove my driving skills on the highway, as well as in rural and urban areas. Besides, I had to reverse the truck around a corner, and I also had to park the truck backwards against a loading bay, so that 10cm of the tailgate were placed on the loading bay, when opening the tailgate. After 45 minutes, the examiner told me that I had passed the practical exam and congratulated me on my heavy truck licence.<\/p>\n

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