Going from Automatic To 10 speed???

Go, what is stopping you? Looks like you have not been doling it very long? I may be wrong but it looks like you are pretty new. I'd suggest that you go to the job that you like and the equipment that you like. Just my 2 Cents worth.

 

Depends which kind you drive, I know the 2013 Macks have REMOVED the manual shifting feature. And in the newer model Mack trucks were just buttons on the panel you pushed, now in the one that I drive (its a little older) I have a nifty little stick I can move for gear select and sometimes I go through the 10speed pattern just to feel cool..

 

I'm trying to be a good little company drone for a while, jumping from company to company looks bad to some guys. Just trying to get my 2 years in, by that point I'll be 23 and meet the age requirements for most of the flatbed companies. Plus I'd rather pull a skateboard with an auto than a box with a 10

 

Despite what this thread has said so far, you cannot just shift an auto however you want in manual mode or reg mode. Well, at least mine even when bobtailing will not start from a dead stop in anything higher than 3rd regardless of being in the manual setting or not..it will beep and basically say no. That does not sound like being able to shift anywhere where I want to me. Even when in manual mode, if the computer does not think it's ok to shift it will not shift, it will just beep at you. Climbing, descending, accelerating, decelerating, in the end it does not matter. You may have a little bit more control, but still not COMPLETE control like with a manual. Anyone who tells you otherwise is full of it. At least this is what an Eaton Fuller 10 spd autoshift, 3 pedal with clutch does. Been in it for 2 years now, I freakin hate it, but it gets the job done and has been reliable thus far. In my opinion, if you have only had xp in automatics, you have a long way to go brother. This is not like shifting a car....

 

As usual someone basing their opinion on on hearsay. I can override the auto feature of my transmission anytime I want.

I might add, when I use the manual function with the jakes going down hill, I gain faster control of my speed then I ever did driving a 10 or 13 speed transmission.

 

You can drive or you can make excuses. If you can drive you will be fine in a auto or manual. A monkey can operate either. I happen to like autos. But I'm driving an 18 now which I really love . If money slows up I will go to whoever has decent equipment and pay. Stop listening to these mouths who say they won't drive auto. They will do as they're told or move on. Manual would be my choice for heavy work like I do now. For lot of highway and city auto would. Watch the you tube videos of Aussies running 3/4 trailer road trains with 18 auto shifts. They love them and no one here hauls anything close to that.

 

Not true. You may have some control in manual, but never full control. They will stall out on you on sudden steep inclines when fully loaded.

 

I've never driven an autoshift tractor, although I have driven a dump truck with the Allison fully automatic transmission. Autoshifts, I'm sure are fine for the road... not so much when you're doing sitework.
As for transitioning from an auto to a manual, it all depends. Most people don't actually have shifting down when they come out of driving school, and I've seen several former road drivers who've applied to companies I've worked for and couldn't pass the driving test on account of not being able to shift. It may not be rocket science, but it does require a little knowledge. That being said, if you find a company which is a good fit for you, and they run automatics, I can't sit here and say you shouldn't jump on it.

 

When I started with Andrus, I was given a Volvo with iShift, I did get spoiled, but when I broke down and was given a temporary with a 10 speed, it was like riding a bike, no problems at all, the actual issue came when I got my original truck back and kept reaching for the clutch and the shift knob.