Shifting The Semi Correctly (10 Speed)

For some reason this post concerns me that you are operating on any road and unsure about shifting properly.

For some reason this post concerns me that you are operating on any road and unsure about shifting properly.

Don't let it sir I'm driving on roads that there's not many people around on and I have my dad driving right behind me. I'll have to learn sometime and I'm doing fine with what I'm doing right now but I'm thinking ahead for when I'm on the highway,(I won't be on the highway for awhile until I'm all the way there) my shifting is fine upshifting ,and downshifting needs a little work but I'm getting there and I've never put any people at risk at all neither has my brother who started out the same way I did and he's been running for 3-4 years semis the time getting used to at first.

For some reason this post concerns me that you are operating on any road and unsure about shifting properly.

Also I know the title sounds kinda plain and like I don't know how to shift at all but I just put it like that to draw the attention to my post thought I could get a good answer on here.

The real answer, for better or worse - is that the way to deal with this scenario (the original question) comes with training.

Pretty much no one here, took the "easy route" - although many of us wish it were possible.

The "farm type driving" excludes you from having to obtain a CDL for running goods from farm to market (or processing/storage) but doesn't entitle you to go driving OTR.

Since pretty much all of us here have gone through some kind of school PLUS On Road Training - we just find it scary for someone that hasn't had ANY FORMAL TRAINING to be asking basic shifting questions.

Not trying to be mean or anything. Just wishing you would get some real training, with a real trainer in the seat next to you.

For the record - I learned how to drive a stick, stealing my dads Volvo (car) when he was sleeping - NO LICENSE - ALL SELF TAUGHT. Been driving a stick all my life.

A Tractor Trailer is a TOTALLY DIFFERENT ANIMAL.

Rick

The real answer, for better or worse - is that the way to deal with this scenario (the original question) comes with training.

Pretty much no one here, took the "easy route" - although many of us wish it were possible.

The "farm type driving" excludes you from having to obtain a CDL for running goods from farm to market (or processing/storage) but doesn't entitle you to go driving OTR.

Since pretty much all of us here have gone through some kind of school PLUS On Road Training - we just find it scary for someone that hasn't had ANY FORMAL TRAINING to be asking basic shifting questions.

Not trying to be mean or anything. Just wishing you would get some real training, with a real trainer in the seat next to you.

For the record - I learned how to drive a stick, stealing my dads Volvo (car) when he was sleeping - NO LICENSE - ALL SELF TAUGHT. Been driving a stick all my life.

A Tractor Trailer is a TOTALLY DIFFERENT ANIMAL.

Rick

I understand what you are saying but I do know how to drive the semi upshifting and downshifting because I've done it, I just wanted to hear what you guys had to say about the way that you guys come to a stop sign or even red light, after re-reading my post I feel it was too vague and sounded like it was my very first time but I just wanted to hear about the way you guys do it. I'm not driving on roads that have a big population so I'm not putting others at risk at all really because I slow down early downshifting but I was hoping to hear a better way of doing this. And I'm not out there just playing around with it either, I have had to drive it over to fill up the hopper bottom trailer. I was just hoping to hear if any of you had a faster more productive way of doing this. I may get my CDL here in a couple of years as well.Thank you for the response