Stupid question. No, I mean really stupid

Thanks for your advice!! What works for one my not another. Its always nice to have different views from different people.
Thank you for the info on corners. And, ummm, I do remember suffering thru my parents watching Lawrence Welk.
Im sure Ill be wiping alot of sweat off...

 

Why do I have this image of a Swift Volvo parked on top of a Ford F-250 & a Dodge Neon taking up 2 parking spots at the mall?

 

OUCH....and I thought it was just the cold making my bones ache and hurt....I guess it was my age!

 

Well, your bones arent THAT much older then mine....

Wait, that doesnt sound right...
But, I did hate having to watch it all the time. And the brother that was supposed to teach me to drive a straight is your age....

 

What type of truck are you driving?
Dumps and other trucks that go off road some will have much different rear end gearing than a road truck. The numbers he gave are with about a 3.55 rear.
If you have a 3.9 or higher rear you will see much higher RPM's for the same speed.
All normal 10 speeds have the same final drive ratio. So the RPM difference will be in the rear. A double over 10 will have a different one.
The normal 10 speed also has the same final ratio as a 9,13, or 18 speed.

 

Now this is getting far to technical....let her learn how to get it moving forward and back comfortably before you guys turn her into a mechanic!

 

Peterbilt 379 Transfer Dump with a Cat C10 and Spicer 10 spd. Do not know the rear end ratio but I bet that is the difference. What I listed is exactly how my truck runs. 10th @60 mph (governor) is 1600 RPM. 9th will not go above 50, 8th not above 40, and so on.

 

You trying to make a living at this or just learn to drive?

 

Hopefully make a living..Im reading everything I can to get a feel for the career and lifestyle. And trying to decide if company training or going to a school would be better for me personally.

 

I did not read all 5 pages of posts, but from what I understand, it tends to be easier to learn how to drive an Unsync Big Truck WITHOUT prior Manual Experience in a car. They are different and its harder to break old habits then to learn something new.