I'm just about to finish my one month training and get my own truck, but I don't think I can do this. The company I'm working for is extremely...
Slowly but surely, I'm getting a little better. My trainer of the last couple of days insisted that I stop trying to double clutch and start...
I'm 57! Am I even allowed to listen to Sonny Moore?
The company I work for has no double sleeper cabs so while I'm in training I have to be home every night. But, most of their trainers go on...
I'm about to start my fourth week of training. It seems like about 2/3rd's of the time I get real sleepy. I've driven very long distances in my...
I'm a noob and believe me I'd rather not have to learn to downshift so I could concentrate on other things, but I have a question: How am I...
I was taught this too, and have started trying to use MPH as my indicator when downshifting. So far, it seems like it's easiest if I'm about 5 MPH...
I've thought about trying this, but it just seems like it would confuse me even further. On top of everything else, I don't want to have to think...
KANSAS TRANSIT - I sure appreciate the offer, but I don't have my own tractor yet. I won't get one until I get done with training. I sure wish I...
I've searched youtube many times but haven't found anything overly helpful. The more I read about this, the more it seems like downshifting is...
Are there any instructors on here who have quickly and successfully taught someone to downshift? I've posted about this before and it seems like...
Ditto this! I'd watch my fellow students backing and just about every single mistake was because of holding the turns too long. Remember, less is...
This was me exactly. I just graduated a few weeks ago. During training I would get so mad at myself when I couldn't nail a downshift that the mad...
I'd say more like barely more than minimal. I scored very high on my backing / driving test, but I wouldn't even turn myself loose without more...
I just graduated from truck driving school. I did very well on just about everything except downshifting. I had a real hard time rolling RPM's...
Ditto this! I had my phone interview a couple of weeks ago. On the application I misread a question and answered that I had not been convicted of...
I'm now pretty sure there are two reasons I'm having so many physicals and taking so many tests. I agree that I wouldn't want to spend the $$$ to...
Do you mean regular charter tours, or band tours? I just got my CDL A with Hazmat, Tanker, etc. and have been offered a job at a charter bus...
Word of warning - I've taken two D.O.T. physicals in the last two months and both included a hernia check, so I assume that must be a required...
So far three of the companies had me do the tests as part of the application process, i.e., before I went to orientation. To me, this makes more...