Starter companies with automatic transmissions?

Haha so many funny comments...
yeah, only real men drive manual. yeah, auto tranny causes more deadly accidents than manual. yeah, auto tranny has the control over your truck..

jees..its only a tranny (uh no if you say such a thing you know nothing of trucking!)

give me a break and go drive your all mighty manual truck.

and yes, i drive a manual. wish for an auto tho..

 

There is a need/obligation for you to learn the basic's. One of the most important is how to properly shift , that means learning how to watch your tach/listen to the engine rpm's , learn what a power curve/operating range is , learn how to double clutch....floating gears will eventually be the way you shift , but you need the skill "And knowledge" of how to operate a manual transmission. Use this as an example...you break - down and the company you work for decides to re-power "you" with another unit.....this unit has 10-SPEED...or a 13-speed , or a 15 double over..or any other transmission you care to insert here. Without the ability to operate a manual , you're more than likely gonna be in hot water with your employer.....but if he hired you knowing you couldn't shift a manual...it's really his fault. Moral to this is.............. learn the manual......

 

To make it easier for absolutely anybody to drive a truck.

CDL will soon have a new restriction.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/questions-from-new-drivers/143681-fmcsa-tightens-cdl-documentation-testing-rules.html

 

To answer your question Maverick does. They are a good company. How are you going to take road test. You are expected to double clutch. Dont let it scare you. I know drove a stick and though it took a while I learned and now Im headed to orientation. Good luck.

 

TransAm and UsExpress both have considerable fleets with either Full Auto or auto shift. As someone who has gout, I can appreciate an Auto, since I learned in a W9000 back when it was new, I'm entitled to drive whatever the hell I want.

 

I always laugh at these people who say autos are for lazy people ... like it takes ssoooo much work to shift a tranny LMAO. And on top of that for OTR drivers to say anything about people being lazy is beyond me since a hair stylist probably has a more laborous job than 95% of OTR drivers.

In this day and age not learning a manual will hurt your job opportunities, no doubt about it.

 

So woodys, he leaves after two years at the company he hates, he looks around and finds that one company he has wanted to drive for sjnce he started school, maybe a local job, but they have all standards, he applies for them, doesnt mention he cant drive a standard, they do a road test and he bombs, they send him home. How does that not hurt his job opprotunites?

 

You should probably re-read the last part of my post ...




But yes, that's a perfect example of why not learning manual will hurt you. Maybe in 30-40 years better automatic transmissions will exist and be used more by carriers. But not anytime soon. Not knowing manual takes a large amount of potential employers out of your cards.

 

auto shift usa truck /us xpress/ cr england / jb hunt and swift had some

 

That's why I said you need to know when you start out. But my father drives them with Averitt so long as you making money. But we all know driving a standard shift is part of trucking that's why a lot can't even move a rig around a yard. An automatic is easy drive you'll only need to learn to maneuver the truck as one skill. But its 2013 things are changing