dbl clutching?

why do schools teach and state driver examiners require dbl clutchin when employers dont want you to? i jjust got hired on the other day and the employer told me up front if i dbl clutch i would not work for them. doesnt make sense.

 

Transmission manufacturers advocate double clutching to avoid damage to transmissions and drivelines. If your employer tells you to float, then float. Go with the flow.

 

Understand that he wants you to float, not single clutch. Just clarifying.

 

yes he wants me to float and he showed me and it was simalar to farm truck work i had done, then i talked to my b/in/law,he drove ups transfer for 20+yrs and he said he only ever clutched on start and rev. the examiner that did my driving test forr my licence said it was state requirment.. i am just curious being a new driver what others are doing.

 

I don't think all states require it, as far as I know Texas DPS doesn't require you to double clutch for the road test anymore.

 

when I did the driving test, the guy said if I wanted to float the gears it was ok with him. And the farmer who showed me the ropes never let me do anything else. Sure hope I never have to show someone I can for a job.

 

i prefer to float, i find it allows me to not grind as much. i have so much more to learn that if feel like a kid!!!

 

been a long time for me. but i don't recall EVER using the clutch. while learning to driving.

 

I've never heard of any employers not wanting drivers to double clutch.. Never heard of that.. I have heard of companies not expecting experienced drivers to be able to do it much after they got on their own. Drivers don't double clutch because it takes more effort to do so. It's mainly just another excuse for sloppy work.

 

Floating is where it's at, there's nothing better... States want you to double clutch and get the truck into gear while down shifting to the next gear down before you travel the length of the truck just to prove you have total control of said truck. A skill you more than likely won't use in everyday life, but a useful one none the less. Plus it is the proper way to shift, but... lets face it you just ain't gonna do it.