Post by wrspanton on Aug 26, 2004 20:13:22 GMT -5
With about seven years remaining until retirement, my wife and I are planning to become a husband and wife company team specializing in the “expedited/just-in-time/custom critical” field. We would appreciate your comments and suggestions to our situation and questions below.
We:
* are mature, educated, and have a very high work ethic
* have passed our Illinois “knowledge” test and the combination, air brakes, and hazard materials endorsements
* expect to build up to 1,000+ miles per day as a husband and wife team
* have no need to be home at regular intervals
* expect to begin training as students in September
Problem:
Having sat in a tractor and operated the clutch, my wife reports that the effort needed to push the clutch creates an unexpected pain in her leg. We have owned manual transmission automobiles and have experienced no problems with these or any daily, routine activities. She is afraid, however, that this unexpected pain will not allow her to pass training.
A possible solution:
Our neighborhood Peterbilt dealer suggest a solution is an “auto shift” transmission.
Questions:
1 Is there a trucking company that conducts student training in return for a one-year commitment that will train us on an auto-shift transmission and then put us on the road with an auto-shift transmission?
OR
2 If I begin my training alone with a manual transmission with Trucking Company A, could I ---
a. change to Trucking Company B after ____ months experience
b. receive training on an auto-shift tractor
c. then train my wife on that tractor, and
d. become a team after she passes her final driving test?
Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Please respond here or to robert@spanton.com and include either the words “truck” or “trucking” in the subject.
Many thanks,
Robert Spanton
We:
* are mature, educated, and have a very high work ethic
* have passed our Illinois “knowledge” test and the combination, air brakes, and hazard materials endorsements
* expect to build up to 1,000+ miles per day as a husband and wife team
* have no need to be home at regular intervals
* expect to begin training as students in September
Problem:
Having sat in a tractor and operated the clutch, my wife reports that the effort needed to push the clutch creates an unexpected pain in her leg. We have owned manual transmission automobiles and have experienced no problems with these or any daily, routine activities. She is afraid, however, that this unexpected pain will not allow her to pass training.
A possible solution:
Our neighborhood Peterbilt dealer suggest a solution is an “auto shift” transmission.
Questions:
1 Is there a trucking company that conducts student training in return for a one-year commitment that will train us on an auto-shift transmission and then put us on the road with an auto-shift transmission?
OR
2 If I begin my training alone with a manual transmission with Trucking Company A, could I ---
a. change to Trucking Company B after ____ months experience
b. receive training on an auto-shift tractor
c. then train my wife on that tractor, and
d. become a team after she passes her final driving test?
Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Please respond here or to robert@spanton.com and include either the words “truck” or “trucking” in the subject.
Many thanks,
Robert Spanton