Skills TestModule 5 · Basic Control and Backing
Week 26 of 52
Clutch, gears, shifting: the 10-speed, float vs double-clutch (some states auto-fail floating)
AAMVAsection 2ELDTA1.1.5, A1.1.4, A3.2ClassA, B and C
The seven videos
- MondayLesson 1 of 5
Why a truck transmission can't be shifted like a car's
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- TuesdayLesson 2 of 5
The 10-speed itself: range, splitter, and the clutch brake
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- WednesdayLesson 3 of 5
Double-clutching: the actual technique, step by step
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- ThursdayLesson 4 of 5
Float-shifting: the technique nobody puts on the test
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- FridayLesson 5 of 5
Where new drivers actually go wrong, and how to drill it before day one
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- SaturdayTips from the seat
What working drivers actually do with the clutch: five forum threads, one real rule
- SundayCase law and war stories
Case law / war stories: Dunlap, Tennessee, and the crash with nothing mechanically wrong