A man was driving semi trucks for a living and went to have his driving test. The law had only just recently changed requiring drivers to take their test in a vehicle like what they would be driving.

There are many tractor-trailer combinations in the trucking industry including single trailers, and doubles, called pups in the industry. The gentleman in question drove a truck pulling pup trailers. Therefore he was required to take his test with pup trailers.

There is a fundamental to remember when pulling more than more trailer behind a truck. Always make sure that when you park you can pull forward to leave. Your chances of successfully backing doubles further than just a few feet are practically impossible.

There were stories on the docks telling of the old man that had been driving pups for years. He could back them a full city block if he had them perfectly straight when he started backing. Some trick if it were true.

The gentleman had already taken the written portion of the examination and had only his driver’s test to go. The examiner climbed into the cab of the tractor and immediately took out his pen and paper, instructing the man to pull to the end of the street and turn left onto the highway. All went well with the test until they came back to the license center.

"Just pull it up there and park it, you can back out as the final part of the test," the examiner said.

The man looked at where the examiner pointed with a surprised look on his face and questioned, "You want me to park this truck there?"

The examiner was busy concluding his paperwork hardly paying any attention, "yes, just pull it up there," he said noncommittally not even bothering to look.

"Are you sure you want me to do that," the trucker questioned?

"Yes," the examiner growled with an inflated air of importance.

Reluctantly the trucker pulled his rig forward.

"All right, now back it out," the examiner said.

"I can’t do it," the driver said, "you do it."

The examiner couldn’t do it either. It took a crane to disentangle the mess. The boss actually made his appearance on the scene not believing the driver when told about the incident.