FCC--Fremont Contract Carriers

Probably because their contract guarantees FCC at least 1 load a week from that facility to Topeka and that’s all they had.

 

Not done with orientation yet but got my road test done with Randy.

I have a 2021 Cascadia midroof with a 10 speed. Has 360k miles on it already. I heard FCC doesn't have many manuals anymore.

 

They still get them new. I don't know how many overall, but I have looked into a few of the new style T680s and about half have been manuals. Personally, it wouldn't hurt my feelings too bad to get into an auto, as long as it was either a Freightliner with a DT12, or a Volvo. The auto they use in the KW is just a bit of a turd.

 

It hides under the facade of the Paccar name but in reality it's an Eaton. Eaton makes fantastic manual transmissions, but man, their automatics are the worst.

 

I believe I heard Travis say that about the Freightliners. All new Cascadia's are autos. Because I had commented that the midroofs wouldn't have been my first choice, since I'm 6'9.

With 360k already on this truck I wouldn't be surprised if I was shoved into a new one by the end of the year

 

Rest of orientation experience:

Everyone I met seemed like a great person. From Travis in the shop to Michel in payroll. My dispatcher Andrew seemed like a good person too. Even the president of the company, Tim, talked with me for a few minutes, which I found awesome that a president/CEO wanted to know who was working for him personally. The guy who did my road test, Randy, had started at FCC driving an International cabover before retiring a few years ago. I'm still a bit rusty on a manual and Mike said he could put me in an automatic if i found the manual too troublesome. It's great that a company will give you that option. Most companies would tell you to deal with it or show you the door.

Overall my orientation experience was fantastic, even though a lot got squeezed into one day. At the hotel again tonight and will probably be picking up a load heading down south so I can swing by the house and pick up the rest of my things.

 

No manuals anymore??? Omg

 

Yeah, the same thing here… My company has ordered manual transmissions, but I’ve been told there’s at least an 18 month wait on those so he took what he can get from peterbilt which was 15 autoshift trucks..