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Message:: [QUOTE="bubbaray30, post: 4294315, member: 134369"]usx is going all automatic with their fleet. i really hate the automatic trucks and wanted out of that mess. i applied with mds carriers here in crossville tn where i live. they wanted 2 yrs experience but because of my experience driving in the north east and me living 9 miles from the terminal, some strings were pulled and i have done a drug screen and physical and am going in to orientation in the morning. what rare luck this is. all trucks are petes and they say they will not be going to automatics. in addition, all trucks have APU and i will be home every weekend. pay will start at .40 per mile with a top pay of .51 per mile after a year. seems like i may finally be going in the right direction. not to mention that they guarantee me 2500 to 3000 miles per week. maybe now i can feel like im driving a truck again instead of an oversized car. oh one question i have though, do all the automatics back weird like jumping backward or is it just me?[/QUOTE]