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What kind of licenses do you have besides Class C?

Truck driver, bus driver, forklift?

Any professional drivers?

What kind of crashes have you gotten into?

Been considering getting a forklift license because when I get made redundant at least I will have a new job skill to show for it

On the other hand I am very clumsy and klutzy and I am afraid that I will unintentionally get into a crash and then get made redundant.

Plenty of warehouse jobs require forklift license

So whatever

Constantly afraid of getting made redundant

My dumpster fire "job" is a dime a dozen and I will pretty soon be too physically weak to do it

In California, all I needed was to attend a training course -- a lecture, a couple of videos, and a written test.

Drive through the pylons, pick up the loaded pallet, drive back through the pylons, and set the pallet down.

Show my ID, sign some papers, get my picture taken, wait, and walk out with a certification to operate a forklift.

Never had to drive one again.

Class A , .....driving skills for me , always much better than Walking even.

Pyrotechnics license... Much more fun.

Yesterday, finally got up the nerve to ask the human resources to add forklift training to my account, and she did.

now all i have to do is training videos, then behind the wheel training.

plenty of warehouse jobs have "forklift" as a requirement.

Excellent idea.. hope the best for your training...and hopefully future increase in pay...?... And please DO NOT. let anyone rush you in you actual driving the forklift...it will be second nature in time...Forklift accidents in the industry are a dime a dozen....do not let that be you please. ....Best wishes with your new oncoming certification

I worked at a mushroom farm and they sent me to get my forklift ticket. It was three-days of training in a warehouse with a huge obstacle course. We did written work and were shown safety videos as well as pictures of the results of crashes and accidents. Some were grisly and I haven't forgotten them.

Then came the actual driving. I was the worst in my group, probably due to having no depth perception. I got through it though, and when I went back to work I was offered a full-time job driving forklifts.

I drove forklifts (among other jobs) for 7 years. I was s**t at it at first but I soon learnt little tricks to get better. By the end of those years I was one of the better drivers out of around 15 people.

I accidentally smashed a mercury vapour light with the forklift mast while stacking mushroom trays. The biggest lot of damage I did, however, was hitting an automated door with a full stack of trays. That would have cost quite a sum of money to fix.

Part of the reason I quit forklift driving was because my back couldn't take it anymore. We were driving on solid tyres with no shock absorbers as fast as the forklifts could go.

Warehouse driving would most likely be different - slower with less bumps on the ground.

At my work we have mostly stand-up equipment. I didn't need any kind of license to get certified. Just a couple days or training, along with watching a video.