why you do not want a automatic.

swift will start ordering all auto's in 2016

 

I did fabulous. It had been 5 years since I operated a manual full time. So I went back to school to upgrade from B to A with all endorsements, plus obama gave me a sweet tax credit for going

 

Over under on how long until these automated manuals get trashed by rookies?
The only true auto is Allison.

 

I quit my last job because I got tired of the autos. A guy asked me "What are you going to do if that company buys autos?" I said, "Directly from the owners, they will never buy autos, they want TRUCK DRIVERS driving their rigs, not steering wheel holders".

 

Swift is going all automatic, Schneider is going all automatic. Add these two mega mega carriers to the growing number of all auto fleets. In 5 years it will be extremely rare to see a manual semi on the road. There will still be a small specialized "hobby" market for manuals, just like in cars there are a few out there, but over 95% of trucks on the road will be automatics in 5 years, and you can take that to the bank 7 days a week.

As for the luddites who keep saying, "Auto's don't work, they break down too much." Yeah right, it's 2015 not 1990. You do realize they are working on having no human driver in the truck at all right? Will the truck with no human in it be an auto or a manual? rofl

 

It is ok. I hope those autos break their bank and cause them financial trouble. Like I said, the only true auto is allison. Those other ones have way too many computers running them.

 

whats in the Volvo I shifts?

 

Again, autos are being bought in large scale by the megas because the megas hire a lot of drivers WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SHIFT well. It's really just that simple. Auto's are better then they were. More dependable, less costly up front and to maintain then they were, and will probably improve fuel economy when operated by a driver who does not [or refuses to] understand progressive shifting principals. New drivers can burn up a clutch much more frequently then they can tear up a modern automatic. It's a business decision that the megas are making with several factors being considered long-term.

They are trying to idiot-proof their trucks and to insure the largest available pool of applicants is not restricted to proficient manual transmission drivers which are becoming fewer by the year.

But the smaller fleets (<400 trucks) will remain with manuals. So, everybody will be "happy"

 

No such restriction , if you test in an automatic in your car do you get a restriction? Same thing

 

Actually there is a restriction in some states. Wisconsin is one of them and Minnesota just recently made the switch as well. One of our new drivers is restricted to autos only because he took his test in an auto truck in mn. I took mine in a ten speed so I am not restricted.