Switching to TMC

You will lose the shifting if you don't use it I would try another company ASAP if I were you just to keep in the grove of shifting. If you don't use it you will lose it Good Luck

 

While I would encourage you to come to TMC for any reason, I don't think you should right now. I understand your concern about looseing your shifting skills, I think it is far more important to have stability in your work history. What if something goes wrong with TMC, now you have at least three employers in less than a year. You will be shutting future options with a history like that. A better approach will be to find some way to keep your manual shifting up to speed. Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

You might want to consider talking to your dispatcher and see if they can get you into a manual transmission.. It is not wise to switch jobs, just because you need the experience in shifting.. Personally no one should be driving a automatic, until they have learned how to drive manual first. And I don't mean from school. Once you get past school, training, and get your own truck, companies should have all new drivers in a manual first, then a automatic if they choose to..

 

I agree on that ! I cut my teath on a old 5 speed Mack back in 95. Drove many of miles local in a double stick 5 speed mack. Gota love 5 gears in reverse ! Driving back hilly roads fully loaded in a 20 year old Mack, thats under powered you learn how to be quick with the stick and feet. It wasnt till 10 years later when i upgraded to a "A" that I ever learned how to double clutch. Thats a lot of work and if you miss your stuck, and have to start over. I am thiniking on going to Maverick after being off the road for a year. A auto would be nice, but not having that control might take some getting use too. I have drove some concrete,garbage truck that was auto, i got use to it.

And if you dont use it you loose it? Well once you done it for years, it dont take too long to get it back. I would stay with Maverick for a bit longer if i was you. Road time is road time, hang in there.