Autoshifts??

The company is going to an all automatic fleet. We still have some trucks that are 10 speed and 8 speed. Around the middle of 2014 is when they started going to automatic. I highly recommend everyone embrace the automatic trucks cause the manual ones have a lot of miles and will probably have issues.

Options:

Manual truck and on breakdown a lot

or

automatic and making money

Choice is yours

 

Our company makes you drive test in a manual and issues you a auto shift.

 

@DC843, they're forgiving. Regarding trainers truck.....it's whatever they have. Like I said, most of the fleet is automatic. High probability it will be a Cascadia and not the Peterbilt.

 

ForgivING ?god yes I came from operating equipment for 2 years but with 3 years trucking experience and my drive test in a 10 speed was down right pathetic I would have failed if it was a dmv test 10 times in one drive but after 2 years or being new it takes time the company will just use it as a gage to see where you are and how much additional training you need don't sweat it just go do your best. The training truck can be either mine was manual for a week then my second trainer had an auto it really depends but don't stress yourself out over it you will pick up a manual in a matter of hours and feel all the better for havING done it.

 

Its not a rule I can't remember what first seat status is but if that's you team driving with another driver who is kinda your trainer his truck will almost certainly be an auto shift

 

The Cascadias now have Detroit DT12 Autoshifts, they are really amazing transmissions and do quite well, however USX has done some software mods to theirs that kinda worry me a bit