Question about manual transmission differences

Unless you are stopped, pressing truck clutch more than halfway will make it hard to shift. NEVER press truck clutch fully down unless you are stopped and pressing it all the way down. There is a clutch brake that activates beyond 1/2 travel. Use just enough clutch to slip in or out of gear. Car clutches are essentially fully down or fully up, with very little time in between up & down. Trucks are seldom pressed fully down & that is when you are stopped and/or changing direction.

Every newbie presses clutch too deep. EVERY NEWBIE.

 

For some. I don't want to come across as bragging, but I was rather good with a manual in most cars, and I found it translated very well to the big truck. Caveat, that's ONCE I knew the shift points, that is.
My current semi is an automatic, but I can still float the gears in my GF's Ranger or my F150 just fine. I've had to get into a loaner semi with a 9sp, and it's like I never got out.

 

It won't really matter. The principal is still the same.

 

More splitters, slightly different pattern. But same technique and concept.

 

That's the key. Cars don't really care about road speed, engine rpm, or desired gear. Trucks are much less forgiving. But once you grasp that it's about "synchronicity", then you're well on your way.

Also trucks and their transmissions are like women. All have their own subtle idiosyncrasies to be learned in order to be made happy and content and satisfied, and to have them keep you satisfied.