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

it has been said many times now in this thread, (what you) have said.

i am wondering if he had been up front, about not being able to shift, would the company have him go on a "ride along" with another driver for at least one day, then give him a try, at the end of that day, to see what he could do.

if he could have shown "some" capabilities to shift, maybe the next day, have HIM drive, while someone was with him. sure, it would have been costly for the company to do this, but an effort could have been considered on both ends.

but now, as someone else mentioned a few posts ago, this whole thread could have just been done "in jest" by the o/p....

we will never really know.

 

That's true, I've thought that as well. This wouldn't suprise me though, as you see it almost daily the deceit in some people and just makes you wonder why?

You're right, we'll never know what the truth was at the end of the day..... at least it was somewhat entertaining lol

 

Definitely enjoyed following this thread bet the op never expected such a response

 

You're thinking of the Rekluse clutch. It's for motorcycles/dirtbikes/atv's. It's just a centrifugal clutch pack so you still shift like regular, not a gearless CVT trans with belt & helix.

 

i think this goes to show that a clean record trumps most everything.

to the op: good luck. shifting will come around, be patient and try your best not to get anxious. anxiety will hinder even the best of drivers.

 

Really? How do we know his record is clean, mvr is just on public roads. He's already lied twice, who knows how many yellow poles, trailers, and other objects he's hit and tore up, and lied to cover it up.

If true, all this proves that lie and deceive to get ahead.

 

The way i see it. Is he's not out of the woods yet.

After 1 day of training. Whoever trains might decide that he just don't have it. And they may not decide to hire him.

Also, I wonder if he's still going to get the wage advertised. Considering he has no experience in what they asked for. They might lower him to a training wage till he gets the experience.

 

We're going to start seeing this happen more frequently. Mega carriers have been going to automatic for a few years, and smaller carriers usually prefer standard. I've heard the mega carriers are slowly going back to stick because the fuel economy is slightly better and it's less expensive doing service and repairs. It's all about the money to them. Personally I've never driven auto and never want to.

 

Congrats must be a respectable outfit to give you another go! Hats off to you for taking a leap of faith. I would have been real shook up going into a job I knew I was not qualified for, dont let them down.

 

My personal opinion is driving auto removes the driver little bit more away from the driving experience