Offered a great paying job close to home, but manual trucks only.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by longhairdontcare, Mar 20, 2018.

  1. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    with the automatic, cruise control and crash avoidance systems, one can now take longer naps while driving.
     
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  3. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    Now anymore. Now they're starting to kill people. As the case with uber. LOL
     
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    freebeertomorrow Heavy Load Member

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    i’m presuming what he’s saying about his record is true. you may be right, perhaps he’s lying about everything. in which case you should stop speculating beyond the info he provides as that makes you just as guilty.

    i dont know either of you from adam but i already trust you less because coyote motor :D
     
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  5. Nordic trucker

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    I can't believe there are truck drivers out there that can't shift a gear. ..thats what trucking is all about but I am old school but not really old. It's not a 5 minute lesson to know how and when to shift and you need training. And before jumping in a manual shifting truck I would get some all the best out there from Canada.
     
  6. Western flyer

    Western flyer Road Train Member

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    I told you this would happen.
    I can lie with best of them to cover my ###
    Or to get the job done.
    But sometimes the risk is to high, it's easier to
    Just tell the truth.
    Couple day you'll be shifting just fine.
    It'll be a running joke in the office for years.
     
  7. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    where are all the self taught super drivers that belittle trucking schools and training companies and say that they just learnt on their own how to drive and shift?
    Odds are they had a bad shift or two their first trip..
     
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  8. Dumdriver

    Dumdriver Road Train Member

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    Yeah, but they think he’s just knocking the rust off- not starting from scratch. So now, he’s lied to them (twice now) AND walked off the job. Either this is a troll post or this company is as small as it gets and is BEYOND DESPERATE
     
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  9. Wargames

    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    Yep, I had a Heck of a time trying to back into a dock, took me weeks. Shifting was not hard, because we all had Muscle cars in the late 60`s - early 70`s. I was in the yard spotting for 6 months. after 6 months In the yard I got the hang of it. I did not have a super trucker driving school training, but an older guy saying " Put the trailer in that door". We didn't have truck driving schools back then. Practice, Practice, Practice.
     
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  10. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    Epic, thread of the century.

    Mods can you please sticky this thread atop of the new driver section. Everyone that thinks about testing in an auto instead of a standard needs to read this lol

    You got some melons bud either way

    @MACK E-6 don't let this gem get burried stick it in new driver section
     
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  11. Jwhis

    Jwhis Heavy Load Member

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    We need a day two update
     
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