Documenting my journey as a newbie truck driver for Swift Transportation. Sharing all the good and bad, ups and downs, and being honest about it all :) hope you enjoy!
I really thought this was going to be more useful. But you need a tire to keep the bike from scratching the finish. So I don't have a tire and this was a really long redundant video
Awesome video. Man been driving 10 yrs never new how to handle a downgrade great explanation I went to CDL school paid 15k didn’t even teach us these little things that are really safety issues thank you once again
Enjoy your video i was thinking what they mean by double clutch but now i understand well structured video i catch it so fast cant believe myself you be a great Trainer respect bro
Crazy but this is correct. Too bad some of the drivers out west don't care about going down safely. They like to go full speed and hit those curves at 60 mph or more on the down grades. I can't tell you how many times I've taken my time going down to keep it safe and get passed up and cut off by other semi drivers. Great video thank you
So just want to know what you guys think I'm a flatbed driver I haul pipe split axle trailer with a peterbilt 579 sleeper tractpr. I recently slid the 5th wheel all the way back ( before it was second to last hole) I figured it will give me better turning and uturn capabilities without worrying about hitting the tractor I'm in nj ny md pa de area I do good amount of city driving and I at times have to go into tight spots make tight turns and some unavoidable uturns. So will having it all the way back effect my turning or backing ? what about winter driving if i'm too light on my steers?? again before it was in second to last so I believe i wont feel a difference at all the truck is in the shop now for maintenance so i'm just analyzing on down time lol
If you switch when downshifting from 5th to 4th and you're still in 5th, won't it jump down to 1st? Shouldn't you flip the switch as you're coming over to 4/8, in the neutral space?
It's pretty easy to Blind Side with a day cab, BUT a sleeper cab is a big difference, I used to shuttle trailers between warehouses, and one Ontrac warehouse was tight. And with a day cab it was tight !! but because I COULD SEE, with a day cab, I purposely blind side backed in to get experience, but I still "goal", I found that everytime I got to confident I paid for it 😩😩