Any words of advice?

Your lead foot is NOT on the "gas." Unless you are driving a very unusual rig, your truck does not run on "gas," it runs on diesel. But I think we get what you were trying to say. So here is a little advice. Kind of general.

1) Don't stress yourself out over your test. The folks who give the tests are used to their applicants not having a lot of experience. Just be on your best game.

2) Obey all traffic laws. (Busting a 15 MPH school zone at 35 while being tested is an automatic failure.) You get the idea.

3) The person giving the test is a human being. And most likely is NOT a jerk. All though, there are always exceptions. Give him/her the benefit of the doubt.

And most important, keep the dirty side down!

Good luck, you will do fine.

 

The secret to shifting is SOUND. There is no way to just look at the tach and shift correctly. The tach does not give immediate input. Listen to the song that your engine sings. It will tell you when to shift.

 

What do you mean by not down far enough?,you only need less than an inch to shift.How far you trying to push it?You talking starting off or going through gears when rolling?

 

Hey folks, I think we've "been had."

 

i was thinking the same thing.boi as opposed to boy.but could be legit.regardless,how can one have a heavy foot in a governed truck? don't know a thing about a truck driving school but i am fairly certain that a school will not have a real truck to train in-