Schneider Tanker Equipment (tractors)

I don't believe that I've ever seen a Kenworth on the Bulk side. Maybe they have some now but mid roof Cascadias are the norm.

 

@Thull ?

 

For awhile they had Columbia gliders, but those are being sold off and it's all Casscadia's. Schneider is going to be all auto on van & Intermodel, but I don't think bulk is getting autos because of the pto setup. (I could be wrong about the pto setup and if can be matched to the auto)

 

From what I hear almost all Bulk trucks are now auto. They were moving them in back when I quit so I am sure they are almost done now. Every company truck on the Bulk side will be a Cascadia.

 

I thought I heard the trans Freightliner was using wasn't comparable with a pto. Maybe the driver was wrong.

 

My truck now is auto, a freightliner and has a PTO so that driver was mistaken.

 

The DT12 can't do PTO. The Ultrashift 10sp can and that's what they're handing out.

 

there should be a good amount of 10 speed bulk trucks still in service, they just started phasing out the short nose cascadia. if newer drivers are being given the automatics, it's because the experienced drivers are not giving their trucks up until they have no choice. i think all of the 27xxx series are 10 speeds. the newer white and platinum trucks are all automatics, the exception being some TE trucks that will have a 10 speed, but they are rare.. and some of the orange trucks, they will start with a 1.

 

My truck was 27994 and it was a 10 speed.