Offered a great paying job close to home, but manual trucks only.

Yeah, really. I don't see what the big deal is. Sure, the lying to the company wasn't bright. But, jumping into a truck and getting some good ole fashioned OJT never hurt anyone. Kind of like the old timers did it.

You know, one could make a great argument about the benefits of doing it this way. These 'training' programs teach how to pass a test, and inspire false confidence. You don't encounter real life situations on a test track or a 'range'. Therefore, graduates have zero clue what to do. And will react accordingly.

But you take a person who learned on his own, while he won't be perfect, he'll have encountered everyday situations, be a little more cautious, and remember what not to do the next time something goes sideways .

 

I would think a 80k home every night is a pretty sweet job to lie to.

 

I didn’t go to one of those truck driving schools. I did it exactly the way you described, on the job training. I agree with you, that it was better, in the end. BUT (you knew that was coming, lol), it took me AT LEAST most of the 1st day before I could even get the truck to move and get thru the gears. NO WAY could I have jumped into a busy yard, at zero dark thirty, and hit the ground running without anyone noticing.

I’m not saying it’s hard- it’s not. It’s easy. But i had used various vehicles with several different clutches for many years. I had a basic understanding of how it should go. This guy doesn’t. I hope it turns out well for him, but there’s no way in the world that I wouldn’t notice if a guy told me he knew how to drive and then attempts it for the 1st time on day 1

 

Definitely agree it's not hard but also definitely agree it takes practice probably a week or two of steady practice before your not abusing the poor truck anymore.
If I was the op I'd definitely would have tried to get at least a little hands on before jumping in cold

 

His prospective employer likely won't be too happy when he shows up and it turns out he can't shift worth a #### and they have a run planned. Anybody need a good local job.

 

i don't think he needs lessons in crashing, THAT he can do on his own......

 

they can easily call in another applicant. if no one is available, they can pass off some of those stops to another driver. ain;t like something like that, has never been done before..

 

I know its early, I wanted a good seat for tomorrow, hope OP shows back up lol

 

i'll join you

 

and the cat will join us..