Any car hauling companies using Automatic trucks ?

Tran Tech out of Dacula, GA runs automatic trucks.

 

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Our sleepers have stick shifts and we have Pete and Volvo day cabs that have automatics. After 38 years of shifting gears I have to say that I absolutely love my auto shift Volvo.

 

We have automatic star cars. And possibly a auto pete or two some time in the near future

 

We have been Automated T2, Auto-shift, Meritor Freedlom, Allison, Ultrashift, Ultrashift plus, and now DT-12, went all automated in 2002.

 

When i go to cottrell and check out the trucks you maybe see 1 auto out of 20 my guess is the main reason you probably get .5- .7 less miles per gallon . The clutch in an auto should be good 450k range, clutch replacement cost is a little higher depending.
Almost every driver loves them, i am not sure what the price difference of the auto vs. manual is my guess is around10k . I have almost 600k on mine with one clutch charge and a $89 shift module.

 

We are seeing 800,000 out of clutches and have reduced drive-line wear and replacement to almost nil. BUT, I suppose part of that is we are lighter than 80,000

 

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Are you saying the autos get worse fuel mileage??

 

I would say mine seems to get worse milage, but i am either stoped or the pedal to the floor maybe a more conservitive driver can do better.

 

My last load was 83,700 i am happy when im under 78k