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Put an ad in craigslist for a truck driver with his own truck that will teach you in his truck. Pay him hourly. If I lived near you I would by happy to teach you for say $25 per hour for as long as you needed.

 

Get a Dodge 2500 pickup pre 1998 with high miles. they shift hard unless you double clutch.

 

You'd let someone tear up your truck for $25/hr?

 

Not gonna happen, $25 an hour is pretty cheap considering fuel cost, time, and liability. $75 to $100 an hour more like it.

 

Consider a trucking company cdl program.
Where is your location?
Some trucking companies pay you salary or hourly while in their cdl school and some give you pay advances.

 

Post your location.

 

Some places in San Antonio rent trucks to teach CDL.

 

Dont even worry about the automatic restriction. Most companies have nothing but autos these days. Since you don't want the restriction you gotta settle down and relax yourself. That's the only way you'll get by the shifting part. If you get on with a company that still has 10 speeds, double clutching will be a memory because I am certain that your trainer will teach to float the gears