ODFL | Riding with the safety man

Thats probably right hillbilly. I do not think most drivers run the trucks anything like the kid trucker actor in the film did anyway. Most everybody I talked to were already shifting at close to the recommended RPM in the film.
 
I know this was just done at MAC. The safety guy wanted the drivers to drive around the yard and see if they could get into every gear without using the accelerator. Not sure what good this is since you can't really run down the highway without accelerating.

FYI the term is "Punch Shift", and it's a question on the written test, and pointed to in the Daisy. 900 turns will shift anything, but give me my triplex in my Emeryville back, please! Anybody got a spare 13?
 
Here in HAR we did ours a few weeks ago. We went in a team truck usually 2 or 3 drivers plus the safetyman. They have a device hooked up which displays the fuel consumption + mph et cetera. Supposedly this module will be in all the new trucks we purchase. but will not be retrofitted to the old ones. We were told to drive as normal. and then I presume he would have had us progressive shifting. However both the other driver and I already progressive shift so we did alright to begin with.
On a side note I drive 09 trucks fairly regularly and I progressive shift just fine. same as the 05/06/07 's regardless of motor.

I am not an expert by any means but I wanted to give a few pointers to hopefully help some driver

Lets start out by saying that you cannot always shift at the same rpm. It depends on your load and the grade.

The basic Idea is to start out in the highest gear possible 'without slipping the clutch' without putting your foot on the throttle until the truck is moving. Second shift into the next higher gear at 1300 rpm. for every gear. this means you will be in 9th gear range by the time you hit 40-45 mph 10th by the time you hit 45-50ish. thats an estimate but pretty close. and after you get the truck in top gear set the cruise control. last but not least they don't want you to down shift through all the gears when you come to a stop. only downshift at about the point just before the engine will stall 'no joke'.
when going up hill don't downshift until the truck is down to a minimum of 1000 rpm. the trucks make the best torque 'pulling power' between 1000-1300 rpm. most hills can be pulled in 10th gear 'depending on the load obviously' if the truck is at 1200 rpm and holding there is no need to downshift.

so I pull out, rpms hit 1300, shift out of gear, I let rpms fall to 1000, shift into the next gear. on every gear.

all I say is try it. it's not nearly as hard as it sounds. besides doing good for your company. it makes the driving part a lot easier on the driver. 'hard to explain'

hope this gives a better understanding to someone. any questions feel free to ask

Ryder Gold Belt Buckle to you, with two Diamonds.
 
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