If you cant shift you shouldn't be doing my job, hauling milk 107k gross weight. If you dont know how, learn it. My boss thought he was going to convert his fleet to autoshifts. He's discovered the autoshift are less reliable, more expensive to repair, dont back well with a heavy load, no one will refuse to drive a manual but quite a few refuse to drive an autoshift.
He's last 4 new trucks have all come with 18 manual transmissions, including the brand new t880 sitting at the yard. T880 18 manual Cummins x15 565hp
Are "manual transmissions only" types of drivers supertruckers?
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UPS tests on a 10 speed so maybe the teamsters are all super truckers???
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It's personal preference. I personally have had more issues with automatic transmissions than I have with manual transmissions. As such I personally prefer driving with a manual. It's not an ego thing just a personal preference. Also I don't want to get too used to an automatic then when I go for the next job get re introduced to a manual where I run the risk of potentially grinding a gear or two after being on an auto for too long. My company has both. They gave me an auto but I keep asking them to switch me to one of the manuals. They keep saying that shouldn't be a problem yet here I am still with the auto. I'll email my manager about it again tomorrow.
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"Supertrucker" seems to be a term thrown around by those who feel intimidated by the success of others.
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And all this time I thought it was length of the chain on the wallet
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Automatics are good for certain segments of this industry. If you're doing city work all day hauling around 130,000 lbs, many drivers do prefer automatics after they've experienced the ease, instead of spending literally every two seconds of a 10 hour day shifting an 18 speed.
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