My 10 day Orientation Experience with

It should be a requirement if you start a blog that you have a laptop with internet connection so you dont disappear after orientation!

 

Hey CAGEtrucker
Does W/S in the 10 day training, have you do double clutching?

 

Yes, they require you to double clutch. In my 10 day, they sent someone home because he floated the gears well, but could not double clutch very well....

 

Hmmmmm. really?

 

Yep....in school apparently the truck belonged to the teacher himself and he didn't want the students ruining the clutch, or so says the person, therefore he taught them to float..didn't do them any favors if you ask me...

I got into an auto-shift directly out of my 10 day and last week was put into a new, err, different truck that has a 10 speed. I was terrified of the clutching as I had gotten used to not having to do it...it came right back to me and it was like I never stopped clutching and shifting...do it for a week and it's old hat, so nothing to worry about. I was worried about my knee, but so far, so good. We drive OTR, so we usually only have to gear up and down getting on and off the interstate, so my knee is holding up rather well...