I’ve heard of trucking companies that supposedly have nothing but automatic trucks in their entire fleets. While this may be appealing to some, it would be a dealbreaker for me.
Firstly, even though you may be taught to drive a manual in driving school, if you get out and drive only an automatic truck OTR for a year or two, then decide to change to another company or get a local job that doesn’t have autos, you’d probably get laughed right out of the office, as the little bit of driving you did in school doesn’t make you a pro (just enough to pass the driving test).
Secondly, I was a yard jockey at a place called Lone Mountain Truck Leasing, and I’ve had to moved used trucks around the yard, and I’ve had trucks that would not go into gear because of a transmission fault. I’ve also had trucks that would take 10+ minutes of idling before finally going into gear. In summation, an automatic transmission is just one more thing that can potentially leave a driver stranded.
Lastly, even without the reasons listed above, I’m the type of person who would rather drive a stick. Perhaps a trip or two downtown in a big, populated city would change my mind, but I digress.
Companies that still have manual transmission vehicles
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Zonno, Mar 9, 2020.
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