why you do not want a automatic.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Nirvana, Oct 14, 2014.
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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
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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".bobtailer, BostonTanker and Scott101 Thank this. -
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? rofl6daysontheroad Thanks this. -
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whats in the Volvo I shifts?
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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"6daysontheroad Thanks this. -
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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.
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