I am enrolled in a truck driving school. I have been to the state testing site twice. The school will only let us test in the Freightliner with the automatic transmission. Both times during the parking maneuvers, when I change gears from D to R or R to D the truck will not move. The engine acts like the transmission is in neutral. The air pressure in the brake system always reads above 100 pounds, and I am always fully stopped when shifting gears. I tried pushing the clutch to the floor when shifting out of gear and again when shifting in to gear. When this happens during testing, in the middle of a parking maneuver, I need suggestions of how to get the truck to move! The instructors have been of no help on this problem.
Automatic will not go into gear during test
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Joe3301955, Oct 30, 2011.
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Did they fail you on the spot for this reason? How did the school's driver get the truck back into gear after the test? If they're not helping you then I'd take it up with the school's management.
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keep in mind if you test in an auto you will have a restriction on your cdl and not be permitted to drive a standard shift truck.
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mtnMoma Thanks this.
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Well whatever you think.... I'll have the definitive answer tomorrow. Not only from the school's owner, who was a DMV examiner, but also from the current DMV examiner. I know that the students that have tested did not have an auto restriction. Did you also read the little disclaimer... This is in Kansas..... It might be the case in other states. Heck I've found that the tests from one DMV office to the next, here in Kansas differ. You may get all the backing maneuvers, or just a parallel park blind side, and alley-dock, or just an alley dock, an off-set and straight-line. But I'm 99.999% certain that they will not place the auto-shift restriction on your license. If I'm wrong, I'll be sure to post that too...
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If you let the truck set for a couple of minutes idling, it will go into gear. Or shut off, one instructor told me they shut the truck off for 14 minutes before it would go into gear. Bear in mind, this is during a timed parking test, so I am completely flustered after a no gear incident. In Ohio, the automatic restriction does not go into effect until January 2012.
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I had something similar happen to me the other day, the digital gear lights just sat there flashing. Had to shut it off, only waited a few seconds, then bumped the starter. Shut it off, and then it restarted in neutral.
What I was told by the instructor, don't try to go from drive to reverse (or vice-versa), without stopping/pausing in neutral. Go from drive to neutral, let it accept that, then on to reverse. -
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The only 2 that I know of around here are Maverick and TransAm.
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