Auto shift what companies are all auto,in canada

Im thankful the school I went to didnt even push teaching me to double clutch . since day one I was floating gears. Someone thought it was a good idea to always push the clutch to the floor and destroy the clutch brake they had 3 trucks for training and 5 trainers so 3 trucks out at a time one showing pre trip and one doing book work and I just so happend to with 5 others done all the pretrip and book2 weeks before hand to make good use of our time to get in the truck sooner and get rolling.

I dont feel safe on the road with monkeys only knowing how to drive a auto shift I did have to drive one for 6 months in the winder from ont to AB and it was winter with a tri axel we got stuck alot in parking often and had to get the out and move 10 + feet of snowin front and rear to get moving also ended up in the shop weekly the trany ecm/ servo problems.

As a poster said challanger is one & they are 90 % auto shift now and thats the only one I know of that runs a fleet of auto.

 

The continual "dumbing down" of the trucking industry.

 

Whatever I drove an auto for PAM and they were okay.

Or some older autos still have clutch pedals if you want more control for backing up.

 

I was going to say probably none but then I googled 'bison transport auto shift' and found out otherwise. The best bet would be to call the companies you're interested in if you can't find the answer at their website. I'm curious though, is that a main consideration on who you choose to drive for? I've never driven an auto-shift. Though I have no desire to I wouldn't quit my current job if they went to them. However, I would not have started with a company if they had all autos. I think it would be a huge disadvantage not having experience with a manual.

 

I know how to float also but wanted double clutch just for the experience plus taking the road test for some reason double clutching kept me focused. I would seriously have reservations just knowing how to drive an automatic because if you have to truck hop when your rig breaks down somewhere the odds of them giving you an automatic are slim to none.

 

A company I worked with, had all auto trucks. Man it was hard to back under trailers at first and taking off was tricky sometimes as the bloody truck would torque up pretty #### hard. The snapping noises from the tranny when it shifted, worried me as well, as I thought the transmission was going to scatter across the highway. But anyways, OP, you defintely want to learn to drive stick as most companies don't have autos.

 

Autoshifts have their problems. like, if your truck quits or shuts down for some reason while in gear you can not restart the engine. The truck has to be pulled to get it out of gear, (the truck will not start while in gear).
Also, lifting a load off a steep hill after chaining up is a problem, the torque hits hard right from the get go and tares up your new chains.

 

Moe's Transport Trucking, in Windsor. All automatics.

 

We had a guy come work for us who had only driven for one of those big companies, and we found out after that he had only really driven auto's. He didn't know how to shift a 13 or 18 and didn't know what the red button was for, had to get rid of him before he destroyed our equipment

I think all drivers should have to learn all transmissions, not just be lazy and learn on an auto.

but if that's what you want, most of those big rate cutting companies like Challenger, Bison, Yanke use them so they can put in unqualified moron to fill a seat.

 

Challenger is almost all autoshift, but they test you on a stick. And they do hold it against you if you mess up enough on the road test

I drove for Challenger for a bit when I first got my license. I drove a 2007 Freightliner with the autoshift. For the most part is was not bad as I didn't have to concentrate on the shifting and could spend more time figuring out turns and such. But over all I won't recommend it. Learn the stick and once on your own you'll pick it up in no time

Problems I had with the autoshift
They don't like hills and mountains. The one I had would slow right down to about 30-40kph if I forgot to override it on the hills.

They really are no good for backing, you can control the backing a lot easier with the clutch over the gas

If your truck brakes down or you leave the company finding another autoshift is not easy. Challenger was the first company I drove for out of school, got put in an autoshift for almost 2 years. When I left Challenger I had a hard time finding another job because I had a hard time shifting.