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Road Test for job tommorow morning..

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by RedTheTrucker, Sep 2, 2015.

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  1. Sep 3, 2015 #11
    bandit74

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    I think you have to have yer foot on the brake when going to drive/ reverse from park/ neutral.....a cool safety feature......bandit
     
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  3. Sep 3, 2015 #12
    RedTheTrucker

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    Wait so you think i think im a professional driver ?? How when im asking questions on a forum..

    Like u guys kill me with the bs here might be my last time visiting this forum to many big egos

    All of you act like driving a truck is rocket science before applying to this job i was at a bs job guys were driving class b trucks with no cdl never been to cdl school

    you dont have to go to school to be a pro driver you just need lots of time behind the wheel to PRACTICE

    And i do know the basics i was put in a new truck that is way different different gear pattern different way you load clutch it jus felt different prlly had synchronizer or whatever

    and i still held my own if i was to test in a ten speed class a it woulda been a whole different story

    even the Dam trainers at my school would get in a different truck n grind n miss gears guys who been driving trucks for years

    Like wtf is wrong with people here i dont wanna be a dam super trucker u could have that title all i wanna do is drive the safest i can & make money

    Like everyone has to start somewhere even a new employee at another type of job runs the risk of fukn up that's just life

    Mr ceo is worried about high turn over rate resulting in low wages, broken down equipment and anover-all perception that truck drivers are dangerous lol bro your a truck driver ####
     
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  4. Sep 3, 2015 #13
    lagbrosdetmi

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    We can tell you're not a professional anything. Go drive your class A ten speed (whatever the #### that is) on down the road my man.

    I'll have the number 3 with curly fries and a diet coke plz.
     
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  5. Sep 3, 2015 #14
    ChaoSS

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    Op, you are right. The 6 speed is most likely a synchronized transmission. I didn't expect that in a larger straight truck, although it is very common in "cdl buster" straight trucks, the 26k ones. Do you have any experience with such a transmission, have you ever driven a manual car? Or was truck school your first experience with a stick shift?
     
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  7. Sep 3, 2015 #15
    ChaoSS

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    Is that really necessary? The guy is brand new and he's trying. I'd rather be seeing this than another "I need a list of places that don't do follicle drug tests thread".
     
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  8. Sep 3, 2015 #16
    dedrouteCO

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    Good luck on the job.
     
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  9. Sep 3, 2015 #17
    RedTheTrucker

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    No never driven a manual transmission before cdl school im pretty sure that's the reason why i was having trouble shifting i guess the guy who gave the road test didn't think about it at the time could you let me know the proper way of shifting a synchronized transmission? am i still double clutching?

    And @ChaoSS hes just petty and immature not even worried about the dum remarks like i never driven a synchronized truck before its a whole different way it shifts i understand if i bombed in what i was training in cdl school i jus need sum practice i knw i could drive it i did pretty good
     
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  10. Sep 3, 2015 #18
    Speedwagon98

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    A syncromesh trans does not need double clutching. Push the clutch down all the way, shift to next year, release clutch.
     
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  11. Sep 3, 2015 #19
    ChaoSS

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    No, you don't double clutch. You just push in the clutch, change gears, and let out the clutch. Proper double clutching *can* help in transmissions with worn synchros, but it should not be necessary. Push it into gear slower, you aren't trying to pop it in at exactly the right moment, rather you are letting the transmission synchronize the speeds. There will be a bigger gap in rpms between gears as well. Make sure you start in first.

    Yes, the engine will typically rev higher. It's a smaller motor, they tend to run faster. Btw, engines can shift at pretty much any rpm. I can shift up at 900 rpm if I want. Sure, the engine will lug and have no power, but the shifting works just fine. They teach you to shift at a certain point every time because that helps you to time your shifts, and helps you keep it in the power band. In an unfamiliar truck you can experiment, if you feel the power falling off, shift up a gear. If you shift up and have no power, you shifted too early.
     
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  12. Sep 3, 2015 #20
    RedTheTrucker

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    Ok so when i downshift in synchronized tranny do i still add a rev before clutch in or us it just clutch in all the way downshift no rev?
     
    RedTheTrucker, Sep 3, 2015
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