new rule restriction E1

You can only drive an Automatic. I see you have started with a new company today,sure hope the truck is Automatic. You have an accident and your in the grey bar motel.

 

If you have a permit to allow you to legally operate a manual transmission, the properly licensed driver has to be in the jump seat. So he can drive his shift, then you drive yours...but then the truck has to park for 10. It'll burn through his 70 pretty quick, too, so plan on taking a 34 every couple days since every minute the truck is rolling, he'd have to be on duty.

 

If you want to one day work for a good company you need to Lear to drive a manual. I think it's ridiculous that these schools are teaching new drivers on autos

 

If you have a class A cdl with an automatic only restriction, you'd need another class A learners permit to operate a manual transmission. There is no distinction on a permit, because you haven't tested yet...and don't get the restriction unless you test in an automatic.

Bottom line, your school F'd you by having you test in an automatic. You should have refused to test, or after-the-fact I'd be wanting a refund since the license you got through them severely limits your options going forward.

 

Most companies require you to test in a manual,to avoid any restriction.
After you acquire the cdl,you can request an automatic truck.Obviously if the whole fleet is auto..they couldnt care less about the restriction.

 

New rules starting july 2015,require the restriction in every state.

 

The company was cheap,and didnt want to pay for a retest for all the failed tests,so they requested automatic trucks