I haven't drove in about 4 years and i just got another trucking job and i watched this video to refresh. The way you approach the training is very easy to understand. This made me a lot more comfortable and i really appreciate you making these videos.

Thanks for this clutching video series. It really helped me with my downshifting. I could hear your voice in my head. . Clutch. Neutral. REV!!! Clutch. Shift. Took my cdl test yesterday and passed on the first try! Thanks again!

E, these videos are the best instructional videos I've seen. On anything. You explain everything clearly and efficiently which makes it very easy to retain. I watched these after my first day of a 2 day course in getting my license. My instructor was terrible and by the end of the first day I was certain I would fail the test at the end of the second. Thanks to these videos I passed with a 97% grade! Thank you for putting these videos together! Exceptional work!

I just passed my CDL Class A test. This lesson gives me a head start for what to expect when I start training Monday. Thanks for sharing!

from before I started in my CDL training my biggest fear has been shifting. I love your videos here. They are so informative. I start my on the road training next week, still on my skills. But got a head start with these videos. Your so cool to watch I am gonna watch all of them more than a few times.

Further point: I'm an Australian living in Australia. These videos are so good that they are completely transferable on a global level. The mark of a great instructor. Thanks again E!

You are an AMAZING teacher! This is the best learning series ever! Now I know I can DO it! Thank You so much for this!

THE SINGLE GREATEST VIDEO ABOUT DOUBLE CLUTCHING IN THE HISTORY OF KZfaq

There’s no better words to thanks you… thank you so much for clearly examples

Best instructional video on KZfaq

your the best trucking instructor on youtube.....much appreciated

i gotta say out of all the shifting videos i have seen these are the best..Thanks

Thank you soooooo much for this video. I just spent 2 hours with my trainer and walked away a bit confused on how to shift properly. You have explained in under 15 minutes, leaving me with a much better understanding on what I need to do and why. Really Appreciate your videos and how you take the time to also explain the WHY something is to be done a certain way.

I'm presently in school to get my Truck Lic. Despite driving automatic trans fire trucks for the last 26yrs, I'm having a hell of a time downshifting the 13spd. This video is extremely helpful, and may help me pass the test!!!

Great video. I'm on my way to truck driving school in a few weeks. Sure this was helpful. Great video.

First of all thanks for taking the time on making these videos!!! I'm a little desperate because I need to get my downshifting within 3 days so I can start with a trainer other ways they send me home. I've been here 1 week and it's a LOT to take in so little time. I'm just concerned that if I don't pass I'm going to be sent back home to my family like a failure specially when I'm unemployed. I'll watch your video all night... Thanks again... Sincerely your new subscriber!!!

Good vid, I'm joining the trucking industry in a bit, i didn't had any clue about double clutching, now that i found your vids is clear, thanks for the help

I'm in truck driving school. The carriers who hire from my school (Andrus, Werner, Schneider to name a few) all require us to know double-clutching. I cannot graduate unless I can double clutch. The reason carriers want students to learn double clutching is because it saves transmission. A lot of drivers say, "Why not float the gears?" My instructors say that in floating the gears you have to be very precise in matching road speed to engine speed. Double clutching allows you to synchronize the road speed and the engine speed without as much guess work. Carriers will be happy when all they have to replace is a clutch instead of a transmission. This is why double clutching is so important to them.

I tried to watch another video about double-clutching through a 9 speed... This is WAY better. I truly grasp the idea now. Thanks E.

Bro you did a better job then most videos I've seen, just giving a tip, or a point of view, go to best buy and get go pro, but the thing about that is. Use it, and bring it back, save your money for better things. you did a great job, your even the first person I've seen who talked about gear speed in part one. I had a hard time finding anyone talking about it.. I'm starting my class on Saturday, but this was helpful . Thanks

Excellent vids, thanx. shouts from a future truck driver in Nicaragua.

I just started a CDL course with JCC. I jump behind the wheel tomorrow, for the first time. I was a little concerned with the the downshifting process more than anything else, and actually seeing the tach during both up and down shifting. Your videos cleared up a lot for me, thanks!! I'll let you know how my ride goes tomorrow, lol. Thanks again.

Hey brother , I just wanted say thank you for taking the time to help other people just starting out ! Real big of you to do so . I was having trouble double clutching up and down yesterday . So last night I found you video and bam I was pro today up shifting and down shifting. Thanks again brother !

Just passed the Canadian version of the CDL. I have lessons on manual transmission coming up and looking forward to it. My Honda is also a manual so I wonder how I will do with the double clutching. Anyway, great vid man. You're very well spoken. Everything you said is well thought out, explained simple enough to digest.

Thank you so much for making your videos! I'm in Truck Driving school and this has helped me tremendously!!! I could not find a video that clicked with me like yours! big thanks!

wow, Great job of covering the ABCs of double clutching. Looking forward to part-3.

This is The Best double clutching and shifting series on KZfaq. Thank you!

HI , THIS IS MY SECOND WEEK IN LEARNING TO DRIVE I FIND YOUR ARE THE BEST TEACHER .THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.

Good video I'm actually in school for cdl and never drove a standard anything and this video helped a lot thank you

About time somebody done a in debt video for rookies like myself......Good Job man well done.

Thanks for the video. I have been floating gears for years, but the school I am about to go to requires double clutching. I was worrying me that I was going to completely have to relearn everything I know. You make it look easy. Gonna put it into practice this evening.

This is the best and most informative video I've seen out there on Double Clutching. Great job on the details and explanation.

what can i say man.no words just thanks a lot.good man,god bless your heart.

You are a good teachers using simple way to us understanding every step

Thank you so much for this. I used to think I needed to rev when I'm up shifting too.

You are a very fantastic teacher,God bless you!

Now it makes sense for me. Thanks a lot.

OMG! This is the best shift video out there for us truckers to be :)

Great video...really helped being that I'm in trucking school for swift.

Dude thanks so much for this video. Im struggling so hard with this right now at my trucking school. Im did good with the dmv tests and the 390s, but im struggling with the log book and the double clutching.

Dope Video! I think the only you forgot to mention (for the newbies like me) is that you don't have to push the clutch all the way in for every shift... I found that you want to locate the sweet spot in the clutch range & an rmp rev between 1000-1500rpm to get a smooth up & down shift. truck shifting is different than a car. not just the double clutching but the gear has to travel a greater distance while shifting. I'm currently struggling at my truck training but I think I'll get it soon. more practice

this is a really usfull video i start 1st part with my training with swift on sunday and the truck on i think friday if i pass my permit test. the concept is simple the mechanical movement for the legs and the brain is not so simple i never drove a manual so this should be fun to learn. sadly for me it is out of the pan right in the fire lol. thanks for the videos buddy awesome tips and helpfull to see it 1st hand and now in a racing application that is lightning fast

Great videos Bro, you did a great job more than anybody else here on youtube .

Thank you so much... You have really helped me a lot my brother

Very good video! I didn't know tractors were made any lower then ten speed!

Hi I just wanted to say rate these videos were very helpful.... I appreciate you taking the time to make them... I wish you could make more... That would be great.. I can understand your explanation of double clutching..... Thk you... Looked you up on FB....Nada... Hugs

It's because manual cars are pretty much all synchromesh transmissions. Trucks are not (they are roadranger / crash box / non-synchromesh) which is why you have to synchronize the gears by going into neutral.. otherwise it won't change gears, will grind horribly and make awful noises.

thank you so much. you help me a lot.. you are awesome I'm going to drive my first time big truck today. I have watched a lot times. hopping gonna help me today. thank you so much 100%

You're an awesome instructor. I love all your videos!

Thanks a lot to share all that knowledge, god bless you. I will try to put this on practice, have my permit already

I'm about to go to trucking school man you help me out a lot

Hey bro this was a really helpful video. It helped me a lot! Thank you for making these videos

Excellence information about shifting!

When actually driving you don't push the clutch in all the way like you would do in a car. Pushing the clutch in all the way in a truck engages a device called a clutch brake. The purpose of the clutch brake is so you can get the truck in gear when stopped.

Excellent great video It was more helpful than my CDL schol :) Thanks :)

I thought ya did a fine job on explaining the shifting !! My props too U !!! My thing was & is the log book :( wishing I could just get that part of trucking, Thanks for all your vids man ! B safe Driver

yeah i need to tighen up on my double clutching game good looking on the info my brother

Dude!!!! U are good, I wish I have instructor like you. How long it takes get good on upshifting and downshift

your video is very informational. it helped me tremendously

It sounds simple but the foot technique will take some time for me. I think you jut got to 'listen' to the gears/truck Thank you for the video. They are very helpful

Shit man watched a lot of videos on double clutching your the only one who talked about the rpms excellent

You really good teacher, u r showing to like kindergarten teacher. Very nice

excellent excellent video, i mean very indepth and simple easy understand

nice ....like yours explanation .....good to the point

Yeah, Great video Trucker!

I like to add that you NEVER want to depress the cluth all the way down when you are double clutching (upshifting or downshifting). Only time you depress the clutch all the way down is when you are not moving. .

Great job brother .... I appreciate that

Very good explained thank you for taking the time to share it with us hope to see more videos

What I don't understand are these: 1. If you can pull the vehicle out of gear just by letting off the fuel, why not just do that first, and *then* single-clutch from there into the next gear? 2. Rev-matching is always needed for floating, whether the vehicle to be float-shifted has synchros or not; I get that. (Sometimes I float my pickup truck just for fun.) So then... 3. If you have to rev-match even when using the clutch (something about not having synchros, even though I thought engaging the clutch while in neutral was supposed to be akin to rev-matching), then why even use the clutch?

Good video it seems hard to be a truck driver but with patrice ill make for sure

Thanks a lot for your video! Very helpful!

Thanks man ur vids are helpful I’m new to this all I have my road test on Tuesday aug 28th

When you double clutch, don't you need to press the clutch half way and you only fully depress the clutch from a stopped position? Why didn't you mention this?

you caught my typo… I meant to say "you" not "your" … but the rest is explained pretty well :) thx for the catch

Very nice video, you went to a lot of trouble to make that for sure.

Awesome video did a good job explaining

this is the best video so far! Very explanatory. But one question when you clutch the second time do you stomp on all the way down or just half way down?

this is of much help to me for my gutar class!THANKS,GOD BLAESS YOU!

Are you not pressing the clutch to far down, down about 2" is all that is required for double clutching, all the way to the floor is clutch brake for when the vehicle is stopped.

You can shift without the clutch. Upshifting is easy without the clutch. Downshifting takes a little timing. My experience is with four wheels, not eighteen, so might be different.

You are a good man. Thank you..

Great video good explaining

what happens if u don't bring up the revs when downshifting? will it cause a compression lock up or will it not change gears smoothly and grind?

Really Awesome I think I am gona do fine now

Nice video. Happy trailing

really helpful video ... thank you

I forgot to mention when applying the clutch you didn't explain you only depress the clutch to separate the drive line because full clutching will engage the clutch brake etc

Start out in 2nd gear run the engine up to 15 to 17 rpms and shift to high side 1st hole and you save alot of shifting.

Very helpful.Thanx for your time.

Thanks for the advice

What happens if you just do clutch, neutral, rev, clutch, shift on both up AND down? Also, I have heard several truck drivers tell me that they don't use the clutch at all, they just "float the gears," whatever that means. How about explaining what all that is....

thank's carnal I'm gonna try that method really soon!!!

You the best bro thank you for video

I'm glad you made this video!!!

mate, why do you have to go from neutral at every upshift and down shift? can't you change gear without go to neutral? example: going 40 miles on 4th gear and you have to upshift, puss the clutch and go to 5th?

this is a big help! thanks a lot.

I'm not a trucker, so sorry if this sounds stupid. But why don't you just clutch in and shift to the higher gear, like we do in manual cars? Meaning why do you grab neutral every time?

I'm learning to drive Standard on an 8 speed Eaton Fuller Transmission. It's a dump truck and the downshifting is killing me. I dont know how you do it so well. I grind gears constantly when downshifting and don't get why. I slow the truck down then clutch neutral, rev then downshift but most times the truck won't go into the lower gear. Any tricks to fix that?

You are the best.

Why do you use the clutch once the truck is moving ? I only use it {the clutch} to start and stop. Or once the driver is or has more experience , then he can forget the clutch ?