U.S. Xpress going to manual transmissions in all trucks?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by robert.smith, Apr 1, 2014.

  1. sdaniel

    sdaniel Road Train Member

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    Because bull haulers are preventing 500 dollar steaks and the grain haulers have to keep those high speed walking steaks feed !
     
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  3. Buckeye91

    Buckeye91 Road Train Member

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    Yeah. I'll be honest. I didn't understand why bull haulers went so fast at first. Then I talked to a driver and he explained it to me. So now if I see one coming up on me (or any fast truck coming up real quick) and I'm just starting to pass another driver to where I'm not passed their trailer yet I just jump back behind the driver and resume passing when he's passed me. Ain't like it takes more than a few second for them to blow my doors off. Lol
     
  4. WitchingHour

    WitchingHour Road Train Member

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    Did you read anything else I posted, other than that line? Maybe you should try, and you'd see the folly in directing that comment at me.
     
  5. rank

    rank Road Train Member

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    Pay no attention to wyldhorses. He is a poser.....ha has never trucked. He dropped out of a trucking school after 2 days back in 1993. Somehow he feels qualified to tell truck drivers what's what.
     
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  6. Night Ranger

    Night Ranger Bobtail Member

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    Us Express are going to automatics because of clutchs not getting along with drivers
     
  7. Brandson

    Brandson Medium Load Member

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    Guess it's cheaper than making sure their driver's learn to shift...

    Just quit there after having a partner (not the reason I left) that nearly every time he shifted, just slammed the transmission, that real jerking dropping sound. Every shift, cringeworthy... If I didn't have to live in a confined space with the guy, I'd have cussed him out for ####### up the transmission so badly. It wasn't "my" truck and I was on my way out the door, but I just feel bad for "the truck" when it's treated so poorly... She didn't deserve it :(
     
  8. Criminey Jade

    Criminey Jade Road Train Member

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    You have more self control than I. There is no excuse for continually slamming the transmission.
     
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  9. Tonythetruckerdude

    Tonythetruckerdude Crusty Deer Slayer

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    That's what I learned to drive on....simple once you get the hang of it. Just don't forget where you're at......
     
  10. Brandson

    Brandson Medium Load Member

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    That's what made me really mad, d o ing it that poorly is on purpose after a few weeks. Old guy with no manners or brains. Got lost in Montana while I was sleeping. All he had to do was stay on 90...
     
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  11. robert.smith

    robert.smith Light Load Member

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    These companies should have both manuals and autos available for drivers and let the them choose what they want. The caveat to this is that if a driver watts a manual they have to take an extensive road test to prove they shift the truck properly and handle it.
     
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