I used to work for Knight, and frequently they would snag me to road test new drivers. I think it was because I'm in my 50's and they knew I'd tell them the truth, even though I had only been driving a couple of years at the time. Sometimes I felt really stupid doing it. We had 10 speeds and I was amazed at how many long time drivers would grind every gear. They couldn't drive with the tach and they couldn't drive listening to the engine. I'd try to get them to relax, but reality was, they just couldn't drive a stick. Sometimes I'd have to take them on a training drive before I could honestly sign off on them. One day this black guy showed up with a western shirt with snaps and I took him out. Oh my gosh, I've never seen anybody double clutch like this guy. He'd double clutch when you didn't even need too. Every gear and even on the down shifts. He wore me out watching him. I was impressed, and intimidated, but I told him not to do that around the terminal because it was company policy to skip shift and not to downshift like that because it's unnecessary and burns fuel. He looked at me like I was stupid. He obviously had never paid a fuel bill, but he was a super trucker. As to where to find a good driver? I guess you gotta go through hundreds to find a match to your operation and equipment.
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