Trucking school troubles and struggles... :o(

Just remember, none of us were perfect when we started. Take a deep breath, and RELAX!! The driving part ain't as hard as it looks.

 

Your description described me so closely it was scary! Are you sure you wasn't in the truck with me at school? Relax! I just finished up school last week. I promise you, myself and probable most students go through this period of second guessing. I found myself lost in the middle of a intersection once or twice. It will get better. The first hurdle for me was learning to relax. Once that was over with all the pieces started to fall into place. Give it time it will get better.

 

You're on what, day 4? Dude, if you were driving perfect on day 4, you'd be downright scary! Seriously, relax. We have all been where you are now. It's a big-assed vehicle. It's gonna take time to figure out how to drive it. Even after you graduate school, you're not gonna know everything. I don't know everything about driving, and I've been doing it for two years. Drivers who have been doing this for ten years don't know everything about driving. But after a while, the basics (turning, shifting, braking, etc.) WILL become second nature. Just ease your way into it, and remember, you are at school to learn a new skill. Relax, pay attention, and LEARN. Deep breaths.

 

You just have to relax and pretend you are by yourself..I was very self concious when i went through the school.I had miltary tractor trailer expirience,but everything is automatic lol!I thought if I could drive in Iraq,I could drive anywhere..Not true..Shifting will come...The biggest thing is just doing it..You are human,you will get better!I didnt have a "regular" trucking job before I went to Iraq to do recovery,so I was bigtime worried about it..I thought I was gonna mess up and they were gonna send me home.Well that company has mainly european volvo and mercedes trucks..They both have synchronized transmissions!So they shift like cars..The only trucks that have regular transmissions are some of recovery's international aatac and century wreckers..So i caught a huge break lol..Kinda long story..The moral is,you never know what opportunity you might get,but dont ever count yourself out early in the game..

 

Oh,and pantera is probably the best metal band ever..Sorry.had to get that out there...

 

I had the same problem myself. Relax and slow down. Take your turns in smaller steps. Slow down sooner, that will give you more time to get in your turning gear, then start setting yourself up for the actual turn itself. Take the turn slow and easy and it will all come together. As you get better and things start coming to you more naturally you will pick up the pace. As others have said, you are in school learning to drive, you will make mistakes. Just do your best. Good Luck!

 

Double clutching is going to be weird to me. I never did it in 8 years of trucking.

I didn't know anyone that did it in the real world. I was usually clutchless up or down, 18 wheeler, or 4 wheeler!