[matcat]

Originally Posted by sportster65

Yes it does sound silly, but my instructor told me the same thing. Ya know he was right it did help, it gave me a view of the truck that I did not have otherwise. Two other things he told me, first was get a plunger, this was while I was still in training, memorize the speeds for each gear and sit down with that plunger and practice double clutching. That worked for me very well for me, the next thing he told me was always remember, you are not driving a truck, you are pulling a trailer. Those things may sound dumb at first, but your trainers, if they are good, are trying to give you tips on how to learn to drive and how to always be able to improve your driving.

My instructor said those same things too! Where did you go to school?

[sportster65]

Originally Posted by matcat

My instructor said those same things too! Where did you go to school?

Schneider Training Academy (STA) in Fontana, CA. You?

[matcat]

Originally Posted by sportster65

Schneider Training Academy (STA) in Fontana, CA. You?

Swift Driving Academy, Richmond, VA.

[sportster65]

Originally Posted by matcat

Swift Driving Academy, Richmond, VA.

Excellent, sounds like out trainers were cut form the same mold. Two different companies many miles apart and yet it seems our trainers had the same philosophy when it came to training. Mayby our trainers were trained by the same guy,LOL.

[matcat]

Originally Posted by sportster65

Excellent, sounds like out trainers were cut form the same mold. Two different companies many miles apart and yet it seems our trainers had the same philosophy when it came to training. Mayby our trainers were trained by the same guy,LOL.

Mine was a cool guy, probably in his late 50s early 60s. From the south. He used to fill our heads with crazy stories of his life on the road. He got off the road because of medical reasons. The funnyest thing to me, was that he never drove for Swift, and when someone asked if he did, he got a look on his face like someone just slapped him with a moldy pickle, and would just answer, "Hell No"

[dollarshort]

Originally Posted by Ford390pwr

So who would you suggest that I could go with?

Having been a Lease Operator for Prime myself, I can tell you to definetely not go to Prime. And the biggest problem with Central is they are nearly identical to Prime.