My Swift Adventure

Just double clutch and feel the gears GBR. Read the chart and remember....the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the world is a beautiful place. After talking to another member here about his test drive....one guy out of school was taught to float only. Even coasted across the rail road tracks. You'll figure it out on the first day.

8 speed RD? :epuke: I think anything less than 13 for OTR is silly. I am an old fart!

If there is a 13 speed for the test drive? That truck is from the early 90's and won't shift worth a flip due to being floated for a bazillion years.

I didn't know that Swift hires Hazmat specifically. Does it pay more?

 

Relax... If you tell the road tester you've never drivin this pattern, he/she will give you pointers. They are far more interested in the way you handle the rig (turns, check mirrors, RR tracks and backing) then they are concerned you'll rub or even grind a gear. Swift expects some "newness" from new drivers. Just don't drop from 5th to 1st and you'll be fine.

Now if you were walking through the door with 1-5 years experience, it might be a different story...

 

thanks guys (gals?)!

 

Swift pays a $35.00 bonus for any hazmat load you haul.

 

Congrats to her my wife is thinking about getting her CDL and she said I never driven a clutch I said they will teach you

 

I had a guy in my class that had never driven a manual. He did great after about the 3rd day on the road. It will probably be easier for her to learn to drive one without her having all the bad habits.

 

well here i sit in the hotel room in phx. so i made it this far lets see what the next 23 days brings.