Automatic vs Manual

You can do better than Werner. Werner pushes those Dollar General accounts which derails many a new trucking career through wrecks.

 

I'd look seriously at Leonard's Express. This company has local/regional/OTR.
Will also reimburse cdl school tuition back to you.
If you decide to move to another state, won't have to change companies because Leonard's hires all over the USA.
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The majority of the smaller companies, 50-100 trucks, still run manual. Do not pay full CDL price for a license that will limit you on jobs.

 

Check those listed in your other thread. Might need a stick shift in some of these, so get the stick shift training.
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Don’t. Strictly train on auto. @Chinatown is a heavy drinker and often posts crazy thoughts like training on both.

 

Several times a day and night, I freeze in position and ask myself, "Where am I and what am I doing here?"

 

Maybe 99% of Big companies may run autos, but most small companies run manuals. Here in Northern California I couldn’t tell you of any small company that runs autos.

 

Yeah auto restrictions suck