I need to learn how to drive a manual transmission vehicle!!!!

Gearjammer, don t worry about not being able to shift a manual. When you go to truck driving school, you will have people that don't know how to shift or back for that matter. As long as you have the patience and determination to learn, you ll do fine. Alot of truckers have been in the same predicament as you. When you first learn how to shift, you will notice the difference in shifting between bobtailing and pulling a trailer

 

Stop trying to learn a stick now. Don't even bother. (Save a little old lady from a heart attack.)

Seriously, it is what everyone has said. You probably will do better than you would if you had been driving a stick all your life.

 

You can find a company that will rent a automatic and take your test with that. Unfortunately you will have a restriction on your CDL that only allows you to drive automatics. Same with air breaks, you can take the test in a vehicle without but you will have that restriction.

 

Im in cdl school right now and till today I never drove a stick either. I wouldnt say I am great at it but I am learning. My instructor actually said that they prefer people who have never driven a stick as they dont have to be reprogrammed. Lol. So I wouldnt worry about it.

 

In a truck its easy. Just let off the clutch slow with no gas. No balancing act lol.

 

I would strongly recommend against learning to drive a truck and taking the test with an automatic transmission. Much better to take the challenge of learning and taking the test in a manual transmission. Having the automatic restriction on your CDL will limit your opportunities. The majority of trucking companies use manual transmissions.