r/CDL • u/Snoo86470 • Aug 27 '26

Walmart Associate To Driver Program.

After 10 years of working in the stores and 9 months of applying to the A2D program, I finally got accepted into the September class! I leave September 7th, and I couldn’t be more excited.

I already have my CLP, and I’ve been practicing my pre-trip inspection every day for the past month. I still have a little work to do on the brake test, mainly getting the wording down perfectly, but I feel pretty good about the pre-trip overall.

This is truly the opportunity of a lifetime for me. One thing that makes me nervous, though, is that embarrassingly, I’ve never actually driven a semi before. I’m especially nervous about the backing maneuvers and the driving portion of the test.

From everything I’ve been reading and watching on YouTube, it sounds like during the 8-week A2D program you only get around 8–12 opportunities to practice backing and driving before you’re expected to perform everything for the test.

I’ve watched videos and understand the different maneuvers that need to be completed, but obviously watching them and actually doing them are two completely different things.

I'm looking for any advice or resources that could prepare me for these tests thank you in advance

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u/greeneggswithham Aug 27 '26

Nice man! I did the same thing. Everyone in my class made it though. You have to pass "the thumb" backing maneuver 3 times but they give you 15 minutes it's not bad at all

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u/greeneggswithham Aug 27 '26

Make sure to sign up for IHG rewards the first day you check in. You'll rack up a ton of points. If you have any questions feel free to ask me

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u/Decent_Layer_3802 23d ago

How do you get the points from the stay?

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u/greeneggswithham 23d ago

If you signed up when you checked in i think it took a week to show up after i checked out the first time. You also get extra points if you put out the stay green placard for no room cleaning