Guess I need to give up my dream of getting my CDL

Tax Return = Tuition

 

If the lack of a manual transmission bothers you that much, then you should give up

 

Well it sounds like your principles are keeping a lot of money out of your wallet.

It still says commercial drivers license on it. You are still driving semis and hauling the same weight.

I trained on a stick in school and got the cdl without the restriction. Doesnt mean i can shift. Havent driven on the road with a shifter yet so still doesnt mean i know how. The whole time I was in the school i had about a total of 3 hours practicing shifting, and thats it. It takes very little time to get to the point you can test out with a standard, very little.

Since you said you dont care what happens after school manual or auto your reasoning is a bit irrational since you havent really learned that much in the school about shifting, just the bare basics.. Shifting in your hometown on flat land just enough to not stall the engine.

 

What you are doing here would be like a truck driver shutting down at a rest area at the end of the day when there is still parking at a truck stop 5 miles up the road.

He saw the Truck stop doesnt have showers. So by god he aint going. Doesnt matter theres still a diner, snacks, drinks, and a bathroom... There ain't no showers! So hes going to sit there, still not get a shower, and go hungry also.

That Will teach them! Right?

 

I prefer showers. But if my only choice is a bath because I am shower restricted, I'll take it over nothing, any day.

You are still ignoring the fact its very easy to learn enough shifting to pass the road test. I saw maybe 3 hours in a standard semi.. Maybe. You can get that practice anywhere. Post an ad on Craigslist, shake a few hundred dollars at an OO with a rig for a few hours of practice and instruction. Test out and you are done.

Just start driving man. This whole thing is just silly.

 

Except there are only 3 truck stops in the country that have baths, and they are in the worst paying lanes. Still think that restriction is nothing?

No, I agree with the op to a point. He should get a license that have no restrictions.
I also think he should go to a CDL school so he's not limited to a training place for the first year, There are 1,000's of places that will hire even out of school for more than the cost of school + mega pay rates for the first year,

 

That was just an analogy, lol

The OP has made it adamantly clear he cannot afford just going to a school on his own due to money. Even though he makes too much for funding assistance.

Me getting my cdl was super easy compared to other things I have done in the past.

This whole thread is just weird.