do schools teach you to shift gears?

if they don't, they shouldn't be in the business of teaching you to drive a truck.

 

Mine did (I went through Sage Technical Services in Billings Mt). I am positive all schools do though.

 

x2!!! knowing to shift gears=control

 

It depends, their are schools with automatic trucks. And the schools that have standard and actually teach a student to shift most just teach enough to past dmv, his real learning experience will be once he get on with a company and go out with the trainer.

 

A good school will have a shifting range or take you to some place out of the way like a large empty parking lot to help you get the basics down before you actually go on the road. Well, mine didn't have either, but we have a very long stretch of 4 lane divided highway with very little traffic to use.

I see you're from NC. That is a double-clutch required state for the CDL road test.

 

CA is also double clutch required adn i must say its way easier than i ever thought it would be. If the school doesnt teach him how to shift then he needs to demand his money back and go somewhere else. But the will most likely only teach enough for him to pass the dmv test

 

They teach you what you need to know. So you can pass the DMV test.

 

Wouldn't a school teach you how to shift so you can drive so you can pass a driving test. Sorry, that was a rhetorical question.