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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dahmer8afew, post: 1854656&quot;]Hi, my wife and I are going to start CDL training soon.&nbsp; My dad was an OTR driver for over 30 years, so I know quite a bit about what it&#039;s like to be a trucker.&nbsp; He always said that he would NEVER drive an auto-shift rig until one was assigned to him.&nbsp; Now he says that auto-shifts are the best thing since even before sliced bread was invented. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies-vb/roundies/biggrin_25523.gif" class="mceSmilie" alt=":biggrin_25523:" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So my question to all drivers, why would you want to drive a manual over an auto-shift?&nbsp; My dad was concerned about driving down steep grades in an auto-shift but soon discovered that manually downshifting is still possible in an auto-shift.&nbsp; I know some companies are going away from auto-shifts because of mechanical issues.&nbsp; But as a company driver, what are the advantages of manually going through 10+ gears everytime you come to a stop?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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