Offered a great paying job close to home, but manual trucks only.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by longhairdontcare, Mar 20, 2018.

  1. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    That’s awesome you got an unrestricted CDL! You can get any job and not worry about it. Right?
     
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  3. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    well apparently...he's worried now....
     
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  4. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Just think of the engine sound your auto made while shifting and try to copy that. First time I shifted gears in a truck I just went by how I remembered it sounding when my dad shifted in his trucks. Nailed 75% of the gear shifts right out of the gate the first time out.
     
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  5. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    but...will he know to use the foot rest..uh clutch..???
     
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  6. YeaImRJ

    YeaImRJ Bobtail Member

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    It's possible. I was good within the first day, of CDL school but I'm also a car guy.
     
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  7. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    Yeah day 1 you could be doing deliveries. :)
     
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  8. Dumdriver

    Dumdriver Road Train Member

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    Gonna “hit the ground running”. No one will even notice.
     
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  9. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    Poor guy. This thread has me rolling. I feel guilty laughing but WTF??
     
  10. HL Drvr

    HL Drvr Light Load Member

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    Wonder how many times he will stall the engine before he even gets it out of the parking lot?

    Is there an over/under on this?
     
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  11. Dumdriver

    Dumdriver Road Train Member

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    Seriously. I can’t even imagine how this guy thinks this is gonna go. He’ll probably struggle getting up to the guard shack to sign out and roll into the truck in front of him- or into the gate.

    No one can think this is going to end well (monday morning it should be over ).
     
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