Am i too much of a newbie?

You'll be just fine. It by no means is rocket science!

 

That is what the instructors at my school said the first day. I however have been driving stick for years and had to "break my bad habits"

 

When you start school it all seems overwhelming, but like everything else it gets easier with time. Just a few short months ago I didn't think I'd ever be able to drive a truck I, like you, had never driven a manual transmission and my leg wouldn't stop shaking on the clutch.

A few short months later I've passed my DMV test, got hired on to a company, have gotten through training, and am going out in my own truck.

If I can do it, you can.

 

It will all happen fairly fast and you should pick it up in no time! Like the other poster said, it will feel a bit overwhelming at first and you will most likely be fairly nervous at times but all this is normal and it just takes a bit of getting used too. In all, it will take a good 3-4 months of driving out there on your own after you have gone with a trainer before you are used to the day to day happenings out there and are comfortable with the lifestyle.

Best thing you can do ahead of time to prepare yourself is to go online and take the practice tests. Most of those practice tests online will be most exactly like the real test!

Good luck man...

 

I gotta tell ya im almost a week into Con Way LTL and was trained to float gears from school. Come to find out this was wrong and they should have taught me how to double clutch, Needless to say, I got a chance to experiment today with this new method of shifting.... Lets just say if im still here by the end of the week I'll be very surprised !!

 

Well the school should have actually taught you how to double clutch starting out. Floating is how you drive in the real world but most companies want to see you double clutch during your road test. If you can float fine you shouldn't have to much of a problem, just throw a little clutch action into the mix.

 

One thing im learning about con way.,.Not much driving time for the inexpereinced. But im gonna stick it out and hope for the.best.

 

First off, you don't need to know a thing about mechanics, auto or otherwise. Second, as one who knew how to drive a manual transmission prior to learning how to drive truck, it doesn't make a bit of difference. I can actually make it more difficult since there are plenty of differences between the two.

The only thing I knew about trucking when I started was that I wanted to do it . . . and I knew the lifestyle . . . that was it.

 

And I never bothered with online practice tests . . . the tests aren't that hard. No real difference between that test and the one for your regular driver's license.