Is automatic restriction not a big deal? Choosing CDL schools.

why restrict yourself to the rookie companies that don't allow stick shifting??

I never got fatigued from shifting to where it was a problem in all my yrs of driving.

 

Beggars can't be choosers. Get your CDL through one of those options. Get a couple of years experience..... preferably with the same Company. Statistics are stacked against you anyways. If you make it a couple of years, learning to shift gears with a manual trans isn't that hard. Takes a bit of patience and lots of grinding and missed shifts. I would vote....... Get the CDL with the restriction, fairly easy to fix that down the road. Good luck

 

Over 90% of new drivers wash out in their first year.....most of them in the first 90 days. There is a steep learning curve out here.....it is not easy. It took me two full years to get comfortable out here.....there were a few times I just wanted to throw in the towel. Been at it a little over 5 years now. I started at 56 years old. I am going to hang it up at 65. I enjoy it.....but it can be quite stressful at times. You need to be patient with yourself. You will go the wrong way....it will take you 30 minutes to dump a dock. You will get frustrated beyond your wildest imagination. You CAN DO THIS.....If you want it bad enough. Good luck

 

not a big deal to have a restriction..??

HHHMMMMmmmmm.....

let me mull that over......

well i suppose that if you got the restriction, and you lost your job, or had an opportunity for MORE money, NEW truck, and MORE benefits, and MORE home time.........

but they had stick shifts.....and you HAD to stay where you were at, with automatics....cuz you had THAT restriction......

HHMMMMmmmmm......

 

I'm not an expert on what every company in the country requires but I do know if you want to have as many options as possible a restriction on your license won't help you.

 

Really depends on your 1st job. If you intend to work for a mega, you can expect to drive an auto shift. Manufacturers now charge a premium for a manual. Regarding fleets with more than 100 trucks, manuals are the exception not the rule. If you run an auto for the 1st year and change to a carrier that runs manuals, or, you become an owner operator and purchase a manual, you only need to take a road test to lift the restriction.

@Dockbumper is correct on the number of people who leave the industry very quickly. Always remember, driving the truck is the easy part.

 

Well....I suppose the OP could pass on the "free" taxpayer funded CDL School and pay some CDL School 8-10 Grand out of pocket, or im sure the school would finance that amount at payday loan rates.

 

Both schools are covered by grants.