False Swift Start

This what puzzeled me the most, whenever you go with and it really dosnt matter who. i find for me, that the first day into it, your getting into a strange truck, or truck one, as you look around and there 5 guys in sleeper waiting for there turn, you look at the shifter, wow , i never drove a super 10, they didnt have one school, when i did jb hunt , i drove two blocks on a 10,that's all, the rest had too go long way, i was upshifting and downshifting too the lights anbd the way i did it i just did like in my car , barly touching the pedal down and no grinds , after two blocks he told me too pull over and let the next gal have her turn, she was very bad, meanwhile i thought i failed cause he didnt say nothen too me,till i got back too yard and told me that was some very nice shifting,best for today, and that was a big load off me as i thought i failed the road test, anyway what im trying to say is no matter what the company if your getting into a strange truck, i dont expect anyone too shift like a pro , right off the bat, theres way too many transmissions out there, you might get into a straight ten for driving test and get into a super ten for your training truck Everett.

 

Ahh here we go some of you have it right and others?????Driving a truck is nothing more or less than a job.I went from a union job to driving the big ones with no trouble at all.No union and no one to look out for except myself,it was actually a pretty good feeling.Although I had drove big trucks throughout life I had to go thru a driving school and obtain my CDL.No company would talk to me about hiring on.And believe me shifting gears is a very small part of making a living on the road. If you are a little rough around the edges,you will soon be shifting like an old pro.To me the paper work was hard to get used to.I will never forget my first trip into Canada,I made out allright,but man what a trip.After that first trip I made many more into Canada and enjoyed going up there.So to make a long story short driving is just like any other job,it takes a while to get used to new things.If at the end of the week you come up with a decent paycheck,you are doing AOK.And as time goes on the paychecks will get better,and you will feel more comfortable.Dont expect to make top dollar for your first few months out on the road.It will all come together a little later on.

 

Bass Dude check into WIA funding to pay for your school. They paid for mine. I owe nobody for my schooling. And they even paid me mileage to go to school. I went for 36 days of school at TN Tech.

Came out as a PTDA certified driver. If I had a better job history I could have gone with Crete.

 

Here are some shift patterns, this might help. (Assuming you weren't sarcastic there)


Straight Ten (Range Lever) Super Ten (Split Button)


Thirteen (High Range Split) Eighteen (Everything split)

 

These one is the only one I can't figure out... What I mean is I can count the others and come up with the shift, but how is this done.

 

LOL, I got it now I was counting Reverse and not the low gear.

Low 1,2,3,4,5/h,6/h,7/h,8/h total of 13 gears

 

You are welcome.

I have only met one tranny I could not shift.

It was broked!

(OK those 2 stick jobs give me runs...)