Submitted 2 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to memes@sopuli.xyz
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As a former truck driver: can confirm. It was mostly freeing because I could actually go to Walmart or do laundry in the city without worrying about where and how to park.
Also, without a trailer it accelerates a lot faster. Like, genuinely spending more time shifting than accelerating. Feels weird.
Do you still start in 1st? Do you skip gears?
The truck I was driving had a DT12 (12-speed) and it would shift 1-2-4-6-8-10-12 if I remember correctly. Even with only 6 gears to go through, it still took forever. Maybe it wasn’t actually more time shifting than accelerating, but it sure felt like it lol.
My only experience with driving trucks is in the Truck Sim games, but I agree.
Semi trucks haul ass when you have 600 bhp, a shitload of torque, and nothing in the back. Just don’t take a corner too fast or you will regret it.
I guess you could skip every other gear or something?
Take off your trailers and burn em Or you can let bo burn em
Muscle memory.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
My grandpa was a truck driver. He told me he hated bobtailing (driving with no trailer) because he didn’t get paid for it.