All jb hunt company trucks changing over to automatic transmissions

Pray you get one with a creep mode function on it. I have one without it and instead an Eaton and it makes backing a PITA because when you let go of the gas it lets it roll forward and it’s really sensitive with the petal a centimeter is the difference between a slow crawl and dropping the clutch and winging it. One handy thing I’ve learned from an older driver stuck with one is use both your feet. Hold the brake with just enough force to not let it roll and give it enough gas that it overpowers the small brake force.

 

The HD account in Pittston PA reportedly has new 10 speed day cabs on order to replace the ones they're driving now.

 

Well I think I am heading to Pittson as quickly as I can

 

To me it doesn't make a difference about whether a truck is automatic or standard. Either way, you have to get acclimated to it. Sometimes I don't think it's so much about the transmission. I think some drivers have an image of a what a truck driver is supposed to be, and automatics don't line up with it. Others I think just have a problem with change. An earlier poster made a valid point, use both feet. That helps tremendously when backing

 

Ahh looks like they gave you a Kenworth or Peterbuilt. I know the freightshakers skip gears. Not sure of the internationals, Volvo, or Macks.

 

What's so hard about just turning the key
to start the truck.
You don't have to push a clutch in or
have your foot on the brake.
Just turn the key.

 

I heard they are only getting 6 new trucks by the end of the year. The way those guys beat on them, they'll be junk in 3 months. Trust me, was there for 8 years and it went down hill drastically. But that is another thread,

 

I drove a brand new Peterbilt a while back and it was surprisingly smooth