schneider shifting practices

Razor ripper, as far as preferring one over the other, I would come down on the side of floating "most" of the time I suspect. I've always just reverted to double clutching on a wet or slippery road as a way of being sure of a good positive shift with out any drag on the tires that have traction...just feels safer to me...If I had to say that its definitely safer, I have no way to back that statement up, other than over 30 years driving behind me when I retired in 2011, with zero accidents. That don't mean I know it all, that means I was really fortunate. I do believe that all new guys/girls should have the ability though, if for nothing else to pass a required road test. You've already got experience driving and believe it or not, that is probably a handicap right now, but once you get the rhythm down, you'll pick it up quick.

 

wow... i feel dumb because i double clutch all the time. I once rode with a guy that had a cat engine and i floated it all the time but that truck allowed me to easily. the truck im in now seems to be harder to float to me than the CAT did. plus i run with my jake on so its hard to float with it on

 

Float them. The schools train you to double clutch. Trainers will usually teach you to float them.

 

Well genuis,

all floating is is double clutching without touching the clutch. Double clutch is a rythum shift , floating is the exact same thing. Its all a matter of timing , if you learn how to do it right , you don't have to worry about rebuilding a tranmission or replacing a clutch....... I started on a 5&4 and floated everything the clutch was only for starting and stopping. After you get the feel of the truck you never rub or grind a gear. I still hit them clean........ But then again OLD GUYS RULE!!!!!

 

I am curious...if you have 8 years experience, why are you going to Schneider?

 

razor,
my apologies, not sure why i started my reply that way, i always try to be helpful to fellow drivers. Might have been having a bad hair day , and for us old bald guys that can be a doozy of a day....

I do have to admit, i get pretty irritated at some of these truck driving schools. They teach the bare minimums it seems to me and most just teach the skills test at dmv and they charge you 6 times more money than my parents paid for that hospital bill at my birth.... These kids come out of schools and can't shift gears, or can't do a right hand turn without taking half the sidewalk, or many other basic driving or trucking skills.... How many teach how to properly tie down a load or to secure a load.... I'd be willing to bet that 98% of truck school grads can't tie a truckers hitch...

Now i try to pass on all the knowledge i gained in my lifetime, to anyone willing to listen and learn. It just really ticks me off to see people , raping your wallet and taking your money and giving you nothing in return or the only bare minimum and leave you lacking and having to have someone like myself or some of the white knights take their time to teach what you need to know.

Anyway , please accept my apologies again, come join us in the WHITE KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD group , here in truckers report... YOU WILL FIND US UNDER MISC TRUCKING TOPICS/ TRUCKERS IMAGE...There are plenty of excellent people there willing to share their knowledge, and we would be honored to have you join us and be one , who like us is willing to help and teach.

THAT INVITE GOES TO ALL YOU DRIVERS,
THOSE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,,,,,who want to help regain the respect and white knight image we all used to enjoy in this industry. All you need it the desire and willingness to help your fellow driver and your fellow man out on the road....