Why Manual Transmission Semi Trucks Are Going EXTINCT

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Do you believe that almost everything will be automated in the next three to five years? Is driving stick a lost art?
In this video, Ronen shares why manual transmission trucks seem to be a disappearing breed. Should those die-hard manual shifters in our profession prepared for when manual transmission trucks go extinct?
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@semiretired6033 2 года назад

Drove manuals many years and wasn't sure about the autos when they first came out. Now you couldn't pay me enough to go back to a stick! .

@Dababster1 2 года назад

I’ve been driving since I was 15 and learned on a manual transmission. Took up truck driving at age 50 in manuals and made the switch to automatics 2 years in and I won’t go back. I can operate either type but prefer the efficiency and comfort and convenience an automatic truck. I personally think everyone should learn on a manual and then switch to automatics.

@WastdTrashPanda Год назад

You mean the efficiency of it choosing the wrong gear to go up a hill, bogging down, downshifting(slowly), then slowy getting up speed until it upshifts and the repeats the process again? Or how about the efficiency of it skip shifting on a light load or empty even though you really need to get up to speed to get out of they way? The shifting logic of the auto trans is "you know what, we're making good time, let's not do that anymore" and then it shifts into high gear going 50mph, and you're even more of a moving road block.

@davidhill1911 4 месяца назад

@@WastdTrashPandacouldn’t have said it better automatics suck! If folks can’t learn how to manual properly and be professional, which they should because they are a professional driver, then damn that should be just too bad.

@joshjosh6526 2 года назад

I was always told that if you can drive a manual transmission vehicle, you can drive anything. Thankfully when i got my cdl i was in one of the last classes to learn on a manual truck. I prefer a manual transmission just for the fact i can “feel” the truck/engine. They do suck in heavy traffic though.

@dchawk81 2 года назад

As a local I have one of each, and the dumber these other drivers get the more I appreciate my auto.

@randallraszick6001 2 года назад

I drove stick in the schoolyard but auto for the DOT exam, so I am auto restricted. I have the manumatic option but only use it in the mountains.

@preppertrucker5736 2 года назад

Better get used to that as traffic is only going to get worse in the future……

@joshjosh6526 2 года назад

@@preppertrucker5736 if that isn’t the truth! I live out in the sticks and traffic is getting to be insane and the amount of people “driving” and not paying any attention is growing as well.

@LittleBear379 2 года назад

First off, Id like to say I'm a 20 year old Class A woman truck driver. Shifting never stressed me out, and I very much disagree with what you said about automatic drivers being more concentrated on the road. Shifting is a natural thing that I just do without even thinking about it. While all the time my full concentration is on the road(not my shifting, cell phone, or anything else). And another point I'd like to make; manual trucks are not going to have less value in the industry, but rather the morons who don't know how to drive them. Thank you for the video, I still enjoyed watching

@luisescalante1391 2 года назад

I like your answer you a very brave woman

@samr5075 2 года назад

Honestly, I think I see automatic drivers on their cell phones more than I see manual drivers. It definitely takes away from the value and the skill that you used to need to do this career.

@truckme198 Год назад

Yes! Not only are you not distracted, but if you talk to some older, veteran truckers...you're also not being made lazy. Truckers who shift, are actually driving their truck. ...nuff said.

@angrysocialjusticewarrior Год назад

With a manual, even if you have your eyes on the road at all times, the fact that you have to sacrifice one of your arms for shifting will always be more distracting in an emergency situation versus auto driver who is doing nothing but holding a steering wheel. And the people who don't know how to drive stick are not morons, they are perfectly capable of going through the hoops to learn stick the same way you did, they just don't want unnecessary labor when they can just drive auto. They are smart enough to accept the same pay for less physical work.

@AustinBeCrazy Год назад

Hey that’s not nice. I just want to drive automatic.

@francomtz7115 2 года назад

A good driver will save more fuel, brakes, rear ends, tires, etc etc, on a manual. The problem is back to good drivers are the ones becoming extinct, so big companies hire just a warm body to hold the steering wheel and hit the accelerator or brake pedal.

@dchawk81 2 года назад

A lot of drivers think they're better than they are.

@jdm1039 2 года назад

Franco Mtz - Not true with today's modern automated manuals. And if you are saving on brakes with a manual its because you are downshifting early increasing the rpms and therefore the fuel use.

@davelovell4005 2 года назад

@@jdm1039 If your foot is not on the accelerator pedal you are NOT burning more fuel no matter how high your rpms are. Common knowledge, that is the way diesel injection systems work.

@dchawk81 2 года назад

@@davelovell4005 You can't downshift an unsynchronized manual without the accelerator. Even the automated ones use the throttle. You have to rev the engine to match the RPMs when you downshift. An automated can give the tiniest amount to minimize the fuel usage. A human tends to give too much or too little. Too much wastes some fuel, too little requires another blip wasting even more because it won't let you put it in gear that first time when floating - if you double clutched it it's going to let you but it's also going to bang the drivetrain around.

@davelovell4005 2 года назад

@@dchawk81After 44 years of driving class 8 trucks all within the tanker industry I am very well aware of how downshifting works. The point that I was making to JDM was that after the downshift is made the higher rpms do not burn more fuel because your foot is off the throttle. We are an all Mack fleet having both manual and automated manual transmissions, and having driven both I can tell you for a fact that the auto does absolutely nothing better that a properly trained driver can do. Some of the autos are only 3 years old and are already having transmission issues. By the way, no properly trained professional driver floats gears, they all double clutch. When I started with Bulk Carriers in Sarnia back in 1977, I was told during my road test to double clutch ONLY! That was good policy then, and still holds true today.

@leroymickle2998 2 года назад

Automatic is a joke in a semi. That's the problem with driving schools, they don't use manuals in schools.

@Farrell0208 2 года назад

Eventually they won’t need to. All the new trucks are being made as an automatic. Look across the board at Pete, KW, Volvo, International, Freightliner…unless you spec it new yourself from the factory, these new trucks are coming standard with an automatic transmission. They’re getting to a point they don’t need to. In about 5 years or so, the “auto only” restriction is gonna become obsolete because there will be so many automatic trucks on the roads that the likelihood of new drivers getting into a manual will be rare. I can drive just about anything but why shift gears in LA traffic if I have the option not to?

@davidestrada7337 2 года назад

Yea its sad i will never buy an auto truck as a owner operator love my 10 speed standard on my cascadia

@DanielEspinoza-ip5kx 2 года назад

if you can drive manual transmission you can drive automatic, not otherwise

@claudem.p.7969 2 года назад

I like the manual a lot BUT in a urban area with bicycle, walking people who do not look around traffic jam and the eternal road repairs. I prefer automatic. Manual is my first choice reality push me towards automatic.

@chipinfoos 2 года назад

I have tried a 13 speed currently in CDL school and i still have trouble downshifting. As a new driver is it a nightmare to be a newbie and grinding gears in a traffic jam. As a priority id prefer first to learn to drive properly and have the manual hours at work if the company as manual trucks

@haroldbacker5915 2 года назад

@@chipinfoos same here in CDL class and for me kinda hard to focus on all the parts or steps to shift correctly yes I know I may learn later but for me to pass my CDL first time I ratter focus on the road for now

@claudem.p.7969 2 года назад

@@chipinfoos You are right. Sometimes I have the feeling I am using a grinder. My knee hurt. The worse is unknown road repairs, these guys knows all the good way to piss me off with these orange cones. Invested so much time in manual to realize roads are a war zone in Canada. HOURRA.

@josephrobi6806 2 года назад

@@haroldbacker5915 if you start automatic you normally will never learn manual sorry 😐

@weirdfan88 2 года назад

@@haroldbacker5915 That's what everyone says and then a majority never go back to get that restriction removed

@David-yy7lb 2 года назад

Im a die hard manual transmission operator, and I love my 18 speed👍🏿👍🏿.....automatic transmission trucks are for steering wheel holders and cdl graduates but anyway In my opinion it is very difficult to teach someone how to drive a manual transmission and I think this is the main reason trucking companies are going automatic transmission

@wesman7837 2 года назад

When I learned to drive semi truck's I had already been driving manual transmission car's, and pickup truck's so it wasn't very difficult to learn. I started out on a split axle, and I think those are probably the most difficult, but the rest seemed to come pretty naturally to me. I would prefer a manual, but I'm paralyzed now so it's not really an option anymore, and it bums me out.☹️

@Goodfella1999 2 года назад

@@wesman7837 damn bro sorry to hear that. Had an accident?

@victorbernier4765 2 года назад

For someone who has severe arthritis that’s an insult

@schfiftyfive9680 2 года назад

My whole time at Schneider having a manual, I averaged 7.8 mpg in a 2016 cascadia and 10 speed. When they made me go into a new 2019, my MPG dropped to 7.2. the fleet average was about 7 even and I was almost one full point above that with a 10 speed. There is ZERO benefits to an automatic other than companies hiring idiots that they don't have to train.

@JamesDavis-vm9gw 2 года назад

Really. My fleet average was mid 8

@jdm1039 2 года назад

schifftyfive - Find your numbers very hard to believe. May have been an individual truck issue. Automated manuals is what they really are in trucks, are much more efficient. In what few cars that manuals still exist, the automatic transmission equipped cars perform better in all regards. Years ago this wasn't the case but today it is.

@schfiftyfive9680 2 года назад

@@jdm1039 not if you know how to coast and keep your RPMs low. I never went above 1400 unless I was downshifting or pulling a hill. The new autos constantly shift and blip the throttle, always revving ultra high and sitting in 11th for no reason at all. Stupid. I am well aware of what an AMT is. Still dumb.

@jdm1039 2 года назад

@@schfiftyfive9680 I've driven several autos from both KW (sleeper) and Freightliner (day cab) and never experienced any of the characteristics you are mentioning. Maybe that was in older autos. The first KW auto that I had was a pain to modulate the throttle backing up but in the newer ones that has been corrected. I have also driven manual and currently do in a local job in an older truck. I'll take an auto any day of the week. You can pay more attention to the rest of the process of driving. Especially in this local job where I am constantly shifting. I work twice as hard for no appreciable reason. The company I work for now is transitioning to autos. I spelled out auto vs automated manual because it seems like most people I've seen on the internet bashing autos do not seem to know what they are talking about, have never driven one or only have only driven an older generation auto when they were first coming out.

@davelovell4005 2 года назад

I agree with everything that you have said. The company that I drive for has started purchasing manuals again, and there is a waiting list of guys wanting to get back into them and of young new hires wanting to learn how to drive them. We are a tanker fleet hauling up to 62000 kg GVW, and as such we can not afford to hire the nincompoops that are so prevalent in the industry today.

@patchrat1 2 года назад

I would take that bet I drive for a small fleet we have manually and automatic mostly automatic I do better side by side against the automatic +.2 to +.5 mpg could have more to do with my driving style than the truck the automatic trucks I have driven are a lot harder on my neck as the shift so hard I don’t like the way they back up into loading docks tight parking spots or under a trailer I’ll stick to the 13 speed when I started here 5 years ago they were going to give me a new truck with the automatic I said no thanks and they found me one of there older trucks with a 10 speed the last 2 new trucks that they have gotten for me have 13 speeds and so will the next they like to traid them off with some warranty left so I’m good for a new truck every 2 to 3 years I also don’t like how the automatic preform on slick roads I just don’t have the feeling of control that I do with a manual

@6582rg 2 года назад

All these comments on here are funny. Like you’re not a manly man if you don’t drive a manual. When I went through driver training at 15 1/2 everyone drove a manual. I took my basic drivers license test in a 71 Toyota Hilux pickup. The reality is you’ll all be driving either auto diesel or auto electric in the near future whether you like it or not. If you won’t, you won’t be a truck driver.

@dchawk81 2 года назад

Love my automatic in my own truck, but it was programmed by people who know what they're doing. I've driven company trucks and when they're either a bad design (jerking around the parking lot, constantly hunting for the right gear, always choosing the wrong one) or programmed for fuel economy above all else, they can absolutely suck.

@petedebo6906 2 года назад

International is the worst with there automatics never ever finds the right gear jerks backing up into a dock is the worst it just slams into the dock and if your ever in a dock where it's ramped down and there are grooves where the tires sit good luck trying to get out when your loaded heavy it bearly moves another thing there no good in the snow gets stuck in few inches of snow🙄 I asked my dispatch for a manual gearbox they gave me another truck with one I won't ever go back to automatic again

@kmg501 2 года назад

Been driving over thirty years, as you can imagine I have vast bulk of those miles on manual transmissions. Everything from five speed to 18 speed (yes believe it or not there were class eight trucks with five speed xmissions). At this point I don't care what I drive, I only care that it is working and performing properly in ALL respects. I'm not wedded any given tech, as long as that tech works properly I'm good to go.

@josephlewis5614 2 года назад

One of the trucks I learned on was a 5 speed ford if I remember correctly

@rp1645 2 года назад

Kmg501. YES you are correct. My 1971 SeaGrave Fire Engine is a 5 speed. It has a 750 gallon water tank. I find it enjoy to drive. One of the first things I had to do after buying it was a whole Transmission overhaul. Think about 50+ years no clutch work or overhaul. The main grease fitting in center of yoke was over greased by looking back on all the maintenance Records. I got great history printed Records from when the city used it. Lots of TLC by shop maintenance people. They over greased the Yoke. According to my shop, the owner who took a lot of time explaining to me don't grease that zert,as much as they did, it doesn't need it. He showed me what happened when grease builds up. Anyway it's just a restoration for me. For kids to get in driver seat of Fire engine. I always loved the cab over the look of those vintage SeaGrave. I do double clutch it. It seems to shift easyer, than no clutch Or just regular clutch shifting. But I totally understand why FDs. went to Automatic, same with Garbage truck, most Government Road crews all there trucks are Automatic now. The Automatic makes a big difference when plowing snow.

@kmg501 2 года назад

@@rp1645 Interesting stuff. I've never driven any municipal equipment except possibly a old and very worn dump truck that was bought by a micro farm. The five speed I drove was a Mack day-cab COE (very short in fact). I believe it was circa mid 90''s equipment.

@rp1645 2 года назад

@@kmg501 I drove two different MACKS both dumps. One had the shifter on side of nob, with the ( OD) shifter. Plus the very low low range lever on floor. Short stick. The other had a Mack engine with a Allison Automatic. The big one with more gears. They were both strong trucks. I backed down a steep drive with the low geared were we dumped are are waste dirt at yard to just try the low,low gears. It crawled up the dirt cliff, never spinning a tire. I lost my clutch pedal, because I had been shown double clutching in CDL training. You did NOT need to use clutch to shift. My lead showed me NO clutch shifting. When I started at company the owner just showed me the Mack and said get in and drive.

@renaldojason 2 года назад

I drove a 6 speed mack before

@samr5075 2 года назад

An experienced driver with a manual will get better gas mileage than an automatic, generally in ideal conditions. Also if you're using clutch to shift you're either new and still need a trainer with you or you don't belong behind a manual. We all grinded gears including myself but I never missed one because I knew the consequences of it. It helps you understand the truck better and the feel for it. You can get that feel a little bit from an automatic but not like a manual. I think it's a real tragedy that manuals are dying and that the ability to understand how that elevates this as a profession is part of the reason we have so many steering wheel holders out here on the road.

@StarPartners 2 года назад

Perhaps ... However it’s proven that you’re able to concentrate better on the traffic/weather & your gauges/mirrors with AMTs and PARTICULARLY towards the end of a long day you will find not having to shift in traffic a major blessing... I’d NEVER go back to “gear jamming” 😎

@samr5075 2 года назад

@@StarPartners I understand completely. However, I still think it is important to at least learn on a manual. For me I hate the automatics. I just feel like you don't have as much control. And like I said in my comment, I feel like it takes away from some of the knowledge and skill that you need to do this profession. But automatics are not ultimately what's going to ruin the trucking industry. There's a million other things going on that are way worse than an automatic truck. I just wish people could appreciate that feeling of shifting gears and feeling that power that we all know and love, and I don't think you can fully appreciate it until you've at least driven a manual a couple of times

@mscheuer1977 Год назад

Don't forget you drive Fuller in the US, In Europe it's a different System or you have a semi automatic like the Mercedes Arctros had

@wasibara Год назад

Tragedy? No, is called technology. Todays transmission communicate with a computer. They know when to shift, and there is no way you will beat a computer. Automatic transmission is the future.

@angrysocialjusticewarrior Год назад

Its also just as likely that the manual you drove were more geared for fuel economy and the auto was not as specialized. a modern cascadia with an auto will blow away any manual transmission. You can never beat a computer (like the other guy said).

@DavidEdwardsMusic 2 года назад

The added stress of learning how to drive a manual when you first start out makes a better driver. I was scared out of my mind in trucking school. But the manual made me the driver I am today. Automatics are dangerous. They have no power, and can't figure out what gear they want to go into. Which can cause quirks in the middle of an intersection and cause an accident. A manual wins over an automatic any day.

@bryannoel9221 2 года назад

Stick sift is not a lost art, for me stick sift keep a driver more alert, takes his or her time to drive, and if the truck is geared and tune it will be a good fuel saver, automatic is less work

@alimujahid6537 2 года назад

I drove an automatic Transmission , hated it , when you take the stick shift out of the truck , you’re driving a big bus now , I love the manual transmission I will always drive a manual transmission

@josephrobi6806 2 года назад

In a heavy traffic hard on the knees manual. Automatic way easier but later no more drivers because it will be automate self driving that is the end goal

@jorgeduran4960 2 года назад

People keep saying hard on your knees so why is there 70 and 80 year old people still driving stick shift trucks? You depress the pedal with foot not your knees.

@geraldsouza6815 2 года назад

The only time I touch the clutch is when stopped. If in traffic I try to stay rolling as much as possible. It's pretty simple. Lol

@dchawk81 2 года назад

@@jorgeduran4960 You don't know how a leg works?

@josephrobi6806 2 года назад

@@jorgeduran4960 aha aha aha of course with the foot. I was driving with another driver one time and he told me about his knee problem. That is why he is driving automatic

@AceSmoke662 2 года назад

They going extinct cause schools teach automatics so they can make it difficult for a driver to leave mega fleets I’m going thru that now trying to go to smaller companies and they’re manuals

@TheMootster16 2 года назад

I run Brooklyn almost daily. Prefer a manual yes even in NYC. I actually get better mpg with my 10 speed than our newer 2022 autos. Mpg really comes down to your driver and how it's spec. Than what transmission is in it. I personally have run both. I just feel a big lose of pride and control running a auto and have yet to personally see a advantage. The best part of rolling a stick in a large fleet is all the auto restrictions drivers can't hop in when I am off for my reset

@c.thompson9771 2 года назад

Lol! I've never considered that!? Bravo.

@Artur_Khazin 2 года назад

No way, I don't think manual transmissions will disappear, specially in the USA because there is still a huge market for them. Secondly you need to get a actual driver that drove both to make a list of positives and negatives and comparisons between a company driver and an Owner Operator. Thanks

@ksunofficial 2 года назад

Low Repair cost and a much better understanding of the truck/car are the biggest benefit to a manual. I recommend anyone young or old learn manual before it's too late. You never know when it will save your life.

@cargotoolshop5319 2 года назад

Automatic transmission will never be in my truck, I shift just fine, and burn diesel fuel for fun, I believe I can get better fuel mileage with my manual transmission but you have to know how to, stay strong

@PurpleMusicProductions 2 года назад

I start with schneider next week and the training is an auto and I'm soooo glad. Call me whatever you want, but I would rather focus on driving the truck safely instead shifting gears.

@jasondwimes8612 Год назад

Facts

@otisdriftwood6723 4 месяца назад

Shifting doesn't take away from focus if you're skilled it's second nature but since you're new you're gonna be nervous and mega focused. After you drive that dog up a few hills you'll be focused on how many stickshift trucks are blowing your doors off

@doncoleman6070 2 месяца назад

Wait until it down shifts on a slick hill.

@sidallen685 2 года назад

A automatic transmission almost got me killed once.

@scottjonassen81 2 года назад

I’m a gear jammer. Only drove one auto tractor and hated every min of it

@zelalemmekuria4349 2 года назад

I personally love to drive manual transmission but the technology changed everything so I have to access my self in to the market 🙂

@austro3852 2 года назад

Let's hope self driving trucks don't steal our jobs... :)

@leroymickle2998 2 года назад

The only real reason that Stick shift trucks are as you say extinct, is because there is no real truck driver out there anymore, just steering wheel holders. The schools if most of them had went to one, they are not using stick trucks and using auto and giving away licenses to who ever. Very sad if i say so myself. "SAVE THE MANUALS"

@71cfree 2 года назад

Man its nice to be a new owner operator steering wheel holder with no prior trucking experience making very good money per year. How much do the non steering wheel holders that shift gears make? If its more then I need to start driving a manual, if its the same then I’ll gladly just keep holding this steering wheel all the way to the bank.

@StevenBrown-to7ls 2 года назад

Learning to drive the stick gives the driver more flexabilty for their carrer. it is the reason big fleets refuse to teach new drivers. Learning manuel teaches the driver to be safer becuase you have to pay attention to the truck more as well as the road,, ex downgrade, hill, exit so on. however and Automatic spoils the heck out of the driver and makes traffic jams less of a pain in butt.

@Freightlinerbob 2 года назад

30 years of driving, 28 as an O/O. 11 months ago I bought my first truck with an AMT. I’m not going back. It’s awesome. Anyone that thinks they’ve somehow “lost control” with an AMT hasn’t bothered to familiarize themselves with one or the owner of the truck has locked out part of it’s functions. That there are so many applicants in the GTA that can’t drive a manual indicates they are mostly all brand new inexperienced drivers. No doubt experienced drivers won’t work for what is being offered in compensation.

@evguenimertodjan9783 2 года назад

I'm all about control, manual all the way, love 13 speed, especially for snow and ice, mountains and downhills. And love the feeling for sure!

@zachpare206 2 года назад

I feel like manual transmissions would help with the immigration loopholes you mentioned in a previous video. It would heighten the minimum skills to drive a truck instead of grt in and go.

@ZefixYT 2 года назад

That's not correct. At least in Europe all manual Trucks have a synchronised gearbox. So while they have a rangeselector and a splitter (most of them are 16 speed) they just shift like a regular manual 4-wheeler. I have a Truck-Driving-License (Germany), can drive a manual Truck here without trouble - but i would have to learn the double-clutching or floating just as a newbie.

@MrFriday83 2 года назад

@@ZefixYT I think you're an acception to the rule. You have prior experience, and would adapt within a day. The problem is here we're recruiting people who have never even driven a car before, tossing them with a truck license and sending them on their way. All this before proper training, adapting to our road culture and not before they can read our signs. It's a recipe for failure. I'm a big fan of automatic but forcing them to train in the manual would filter out the people who aren't ready or at very least add a hurdle

@scottyphillips8406 2 года назад

Not too sure about that one. Here in ATL, Amazon flies them in from Africa. I see Amazon driving them around by the van load, teaching them how to drive an auto. They hit the clutch in an auto, just like me.

@tattoomangonetrucking2715 2 года назад

Nonmanual drivers is the reason companies don't care about veteran drivers. It's not a skill anymore, as long as the driver knows there's a trailer behind them, run it because there's an assembly line of drivers behind that one coming out of school 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@sdthudfnh 2 года назад

Manual are stronger too I drove a couples automatic and they sucks in hills I hate automatic and if they go extinct me too, automatic is just for lazy people, millennium they want everything in a gold plate

@daveanthony3153 2 года назад

......it's funny I know of 3 carriers now on western Canada are the process of returning to manual transmissions ,they claim that the automatics doesn't last long and are costly to repair.

@keough-rc6552 2 года назад

I drive a 04 KW with a Detroit, with 13 speed, and I average 7mpg. Manual trans give you power to choose which gear you feel you need to be in when pulling, and descending hills. Also, once you know how to shift, it becomes second nature so it’s not a distraction when driving. That’s just my opinion.

@ChaitanyaKrsna 5 месяцев назад

Electric trucks are microwaves. Too much radiation for the driver. I agree driving an automatic is awesome it gives you more time to focus on other things. Many experienced drivers dont double clutch anyway: they float the gears. Instead of floating gears: just make all the trucks automatic. Double clutching after 2 years will kill your legs. Good stuff.

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 5 месяцев назад

I think they just cling to the existence of the clutch even if they float the gears. A lot of old school truckers just don't want to admit that automatics aren't inherently bad and that they aren't less cool for driving em

@antonjames4867 2 года назад

When I first got into an automatic truck after driving 20yrs in a manual my first question was how do you drive it I've driven everything from 8 spd ,9spd, 10spds, super 10s, and 13 spd, so when I got into an automatic I had to ask how do you drive it and I got to say I'd rather slide on ice in a manual rather than an automatic because I can control a skid when I have total control of a truck

@c.thompson9771 2 года назад

Exactly 💯! I drove SO slowly worried about that. I call it trailer roulette when they're comin' at ya. Tools are useless, without control.

@rp1645 2 года назад

Anton YES the ice and snow. My manual transmission 4×4 tracker when I drove going out to tow stuck automatic drivers, and yes I have pulled vehicle twice my wht. The down shifting makes me NOT have to use brakes. I have never spun or skidded at coming to stop. I just don't use my brakes at all when it's real bad snowy weather out. Going out being good guy with tow straps.

@antonjames4867 2 года назад

@@rp1645 then they want to put super singles on them as well total uselessness

@stevehillbilly5797 2 года назад

Move drilling rigs and for that line of work the extra control over the transmission pulling wheelers with heavy loads off road is a must, however on a bed truck moving rigs an automatic is pretty slick. Great 👍🏻 video Peace from Alberta

@dwightmitchell1464 2 года назад

The biggest disadvantage to an auto-shift is the reliability. We have enough reliability problems with the emissions system already.

@Leo-fp7wu Год назад

Manual is more efficient if you are skilled

@boostedswinger 2 года назад

Manual transmissions are quickly becoming a theft deterrent. Heavy traffic or not, I'll take a manual all day long.

@GringoPicante 14 дней назад

so this is why after getting my class-A permit I'm having a hard time finding a pay to train trucking job opportunity that includes "learning to drive stick". I know how to shift gears on a motorcycle but never done that on anything with 4 wheels, but I want to learn. But is it too late for me to learn that in 2024?

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 14 дней назад

Not at all, it's just significantly less prioritized because automatics are now catching up

@StarPartners 2 года назад

With about 2.5 million miles under belt (75 yr old retiree) I’m absolutely very enthusiastically of the opinion that Automated Manual Trannys are the future of trucking - Period !! And pls don’t refer to AMTs as simply automatics. Totally different animal ... Torque converter vs just gears and clutch.. I’ve had the privilege of a couple test drives on AMT & impressed is putting it mildly. Don’t get me wrong; I love my old ‘93 Mack conventional with Rockwell 9 speed overdrive... Put just shy of a million miles in her... But in So Cal traffic - yeah - AMT 👍 And I’m totally convinced of not only better MPG, but even less stress on drivetrains/tires etc.. My bulldog got me @7.8 mpg on average when UVL fleet was running about 5.6 ... Today it appears many AMT rigs are at a closer to average of 8-10 mpg..

@peppaboy9 2 года назад

Automatic trucks make a driver primarily lazy when you letting the truck do everything and all you doing is driving a 80k pound vehicle like it's a regular car and companies can put anyone with the basic training i see all the time

@scottbroadbent6402 20 дней назад

I learned to drive on a manual truck in 2019. Never driven a manual car. My first job was in 2020 and I was in a 2016 Freightliner automatic. In the 4 years I've been driving I was asked once if I could drive a backup truck for a shift which was a manual. I puttered around the yard a bit, but wouldn't have been comfortable going on the road in it without a bit more practice. There's a lot less you have to think about when driving an automatic, unless driving manual is second nature to you where you can do it in your sleep.

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 20 дней назад

True that!

@sebastiangarla8558 2 года назад

They are dumbing down everything including the trucks & drivers nowadays. And you are wrong about automatics concentrating more on the road. Too many drivers I passed on the Hwy. having their feet on the dashboard playing with the dash apps of the trucks, being on the phone, having the cruise controll on, watching movies on their tablets, etc. Or all of the above in some cases.... I disagree with the fuel. consumption too. When u charge the customer .80 cpm to $1.95 cpm you in terms are a BOTTOM FEEDER of the industry. In terms outbidding every one else, in terms killing the industry, in hauling cheap freight. That's why you have to have new aerodynamic trucks every 3 yrs. Your bottom line is fuel consumption and maximizing profits. That way it's compensating your low rates on freight. You ever thought how many times that automated transmission accelerates and decelerates in a daily shift in city driving ? Not to mention the endless DEF issues and problems that new trucks have, and the parts being on back-orders for months....

@robertarseneault8279 2 года назад

Automatic is probably good on gravel or paved road. but in the soft field harvest times. that's way different ball game specially if you pull a Super B Grain trailers with 45 tonnes. Automatic in the field with 32 to 33 tonnes the transmission gona keep up but with 42 to 45 tonnes the Automatic transmission gona last maybe 2 years and rebuild. I prefer clutch and stick specially 18 speed....

@j-lynnm6128 2 года назад

when i think of driving a semi. i only see a manual transmission. I'm still trying to get my company to switch just a few (3-6) trucks to manual, but the response i always get is that most peoople dont know how. that is because they were never taught in the school system. YES , it is a lost art .... I'm still amazed knowing that there is only a handful of individuals on this earth that can shift those old OLD school shifters with 3 sticks. again i reiterate i canonly see semi's with manual transmission and seeing one with a auto is disgrace to truckers. I have only been really driving for a about 2+ years. fairly new. But to each their own.

@KEVINLEE-pf8lo 2 года назад

If you can't drive stick, YOU ARE NOT A TRUCK DRIVER!!!!! I agree with Sam R if you know what your doing fuel cosumption can be better

@mr.giraffe7076 Месяц назад

I've driven manuals across the country and I am not a fan. 1.They are way less reliable and always have maintenance problems. The clutches are always too hard and need adjustment or the clutch break worn out. They can tear up drivelines. Stall out or damage the engine. 2. They are slower. Trucking is about speed and you're just going to be a slowpoke. 3. It makes driving less fun and more stressful. Especially in city driving. 4. It's less safe. Taking turns in a tractor trailer is where accidents happen. I want to be looking in my mirrors and not at my hands when taking a turn. Also just being able fti be more vigilant of potential hazards. 5. Manual truck = no A/C. Don't know why but every single manual truck Ive driven has never had functioning AC except one. 6. Clutch foot. My left knee always hurts after a good day of driving in the cities. 7. No extra pay or very little extra pay for driving a manual. 8. It's just one more thing in the cab. Truck cabs are already small. Especially in kenworths and Pete's. And in automatics there is usually places to put my coffee where the shifter is. No morning coffee! ☕ 🙅🏻 9. You can't keep two hands on the wheel = shore left shoulder. 10. Getting suck going up hills. Seriously. Especially a problen when you have tag axels that aren't designed to go backwards. Something that would never happe. In an automatic. 11. What scenery? Cant enjoy your surroundings at stoplights or on on-ramps when slamming through gears. 12. Harder to eat while driving. Which like it or not is sort of part of the job. Most companies want you to keep moving. Well driving a manual you cannot eat and drive. I know its not technically legal to eat and drive, but it's normal. 13. Easier to use engine break. Since manuals have jake breaks that really only engage when the truck is in gear. 14. Automatics usually have mufflers. And tho some people like the loud trombones like they are driving a harley. After a few hundred miles with them you're gonna want a muffler. I think truckers have big pipes because it's a dick swinging contest and literally no other reason. 15. Automatic transmissions are basically maintenance free and worth every penny. We have two trucks that have driven about 350k miles on the same transmission. I've also seen the price tag on a brand new allison transmission. Its $6k. Every time I hear about someones transmission going out its a manual truck and they end up spending almost as much to repair it. I feel like people like manuals because it's about tradition and ego.

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing! You are well informed!

@juanperez-sb1wo 2 года назад

I never had a problem in traffic with a manual, the only people that like automatics are the people that can't shift...automated transmissions are straight trash, hitting docks too hard, backing under heavy trailers too hard, dangerous pulling out in traffic or crossing railroads because of the long pauses between gears..and don't let the dock be sloped because backing up a slope, either you hit the dock hard as h3ll or the brakes throw you around even though you barely touch them...not to mention all the bs sensors that keep if from shifting, def sensor went bad so it was stuck in 2nd gear

@onlypeacematters9981 2 года назад

I've driven 9,10,13, and 18's and guess what....I'll take an automatic over a manual anyday. As long as I'm running and making money...that's all I care about

@greentruth89 11 месяцев назад

Shifting the truck as a newbe never stressed me out the problems are trainers suck and big companies don't care who they hire. The way I see these new drives take off in these automated trucks I think they need manuals because they think they're driving a race car

@kellykolnes1954 2 года назад

The reason manual transmissions would be worse on fuel is the drivers shifting. Here are the facts on manual transmissions vs automatic transmissions. A automatic transmission typically uses 33 % of the engines power in all applications, a standard transmission uses 27 % . So the manual with a good driver will beat the automatic just because of the power loss throughout the automatic transmission. I might know more the the average Joe being that I went to the best automotive/ diesel school on the planet . NASCAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE ;);) Schools out steering wheel holders

@dchawk81 2 года назад

An automatic doesn't have a torque converter. It's an automatically controlled manual, clutch and all. I fail to see where there would be any difference, and the benefits are that you can have closer ratios, more gears, never miss a shift, and they goose the throttle just barely enough to downshift, using as little fuel as possible.

@loganeayrs4088 2 года назад

Just wondering how the autos work in adverse conditions like mud snow loose gravel and ice? I have never drove one. I have an 18 speed manual and it works great in adverse conditions.

@Bendigo1 2 года назад

It depends on the setup, but i was actually surprised how well the ones I have driven handle the conditions. There is definitely a learning curve to adjust to to compensate for the automatic gear changes, but in general there is not much difference. The main issue I have is the lag time between forward and reverse, making it nearly impossible to rock the truck to get momentum in a situation where you need it.

@dchawk81 2 года назад

That's what hibernation is for.

@patchrat1 2 года назад

I used to drive a mail route that had a lot of city roads seams I would hit every stop light one day the boss took away the old frightliner 13 speed and put me in a much newer and nicer Volvo automatic it was good until the first time it snowed I told him take this back and give me the old truck back I was slip sliding all over the place no control spin the wheels taking off and at every shift I’ll stick to the manual

@samfonov 2 года назад

Drove one, in the manual mode( you can hold gears and manually upshift down shift).. a good driver like my dad would out preform an auto on most days/heavy hauling. In the auto mode(fuel efficient) it's brutal.. super slow to get up to speed and doesn't down shift well without manually shifting

@c.thompson9771 2 года назад

@@samfonov I was screaming at it, like that would help .. chick thing. .. lol!?

@georgewilson1184 2 года назад

Truckers should know how to drive a manual 5 or 6 or 7 spd gearbox very easy operation the Old Consolidated Freightways founded by Leland James and he invented the FreightLiner truck they only equipped those with Eaton Fuller 6 or 7 spd gear boxes when I drove them late 80s thru Early 90s I had an old 6spd very strange shift pattern took me a week to learn it took another week to become proficient with it I wanted to quit the second day but my Union Steward said don’t give up he encouraged me to get good with it and reminded me that I was a TEAMSTER now I was told that there were 13 speeds in the fleet but I never drove one but I do agree that that running a simple 5 spd with a dog splitter can get tireing in the city stop & go driving enviroment But a 5 or 6 spd can give you some dignity & self respect when you look into your bathroom mirror in the morning an Auto shift may please your maintenance shop manager and the company beancounters but they don’t do any thing for your piece of mind when you go to bed !!!!!!!!!!

@martygt3357 2 года назад

I will get better mpg with a manual trans.. I can control the truck in a problem better with a manual. (flat steer tire, snow, rain, icy road, down hill on the jakes) All the above is only correct IF you are always paying attention, like a race car driver at Daytona.

@genaroj.marcelojr.6299 2 года назад

In my country,autotrans truck are so expensive,so most operator don't buy that, instead they prefer most often,Japan surplus truck,but some of them are grab surplus American truck

@moritaagishta6190 2 года назад

Of course in the future they don't need any druver every things computer. No drivers means truck are going to run 24/7 because there will be no more log book for live drivers.

@pankajpurushram1055 2 года назад

It will never go out of style .. I would like to see eclectic truck and automatic truck go off roading with 80 to 120 thousand lbs .. I would like to see your company an all these mega carriers with these type of trucks you like doin storm relief ..

@onemancarnage 2 года назад

I drove an auto shift for 8 months . I hated getting up to go to work every day ! I can't stand them ! I've trained drivers and they need to be scared ! For the first few months ! It makes you pay attention to everything you are doing and if they don't have the coordination to drive a manual , I won't hire them . Just my opinion .

@georgewilson1184 2 года назад

They can’t drive manual because they are lazy & don’t feel true trucker pride & kinship the most seasoned drivers do miss gears more then you think or they want to admit to you may feel stress in heavy traffic I don’t feel stress in traffic gearboxes are not going away automatics are heavy that’s why they tell drivers when they purchase a new car or pickup truck to get stick for better fuel economy

@doncoleman6070 2 месяца назад

If you think Automatics and electric trucks are the future,lets do my old run Ronan, Seattle to Alaska,up the Cassiar Hiway,72 hrs,door to door.. An electric truck can't do. No charge stations. Lrts go.

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 2 месяца назад

Where does the Automatic come into play?

@yuri-he9bd 2 года назад

I feel like the saddest part for me is it's not that I think that manual transmission should go extinct I think they should still be around I think it's more of the newer drivers in the new schools that are teaching these new drivers they don't want to put in the money or the effort to teach the drivers they just kind of want to put them in the school say here's a truck let's get on the road like they don't want to take the time because they just want more money in their pockets and it's sad

@braddalton9260 2 года назад

Manual is more efficient with someone who is trying to save fuel less loss through drivetrain a auto is just forced to drive efficient and is why companies get better mpg with them

@millionmiler 2 года назад

switching from manual to automatic is just easier for training steering wheel holders and faster to get people into the seat i can still keep driving to a shop if my clutch hoes out the automatic or autoshift if a washer in the transmission goes out andbthe transmission throws a fault you screwed

@JuanTomlinson472 6 дней назад

Anybody that doesn't like automatics are better off by an old trucks at this point

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 6 дней назад

Unfortunately, the mileage is often criminally low, costing fleets and owners a lot of extra money in gas

@michaelc9128 2 года назад

If the "new generation"of drivers was around back in the day manual transmission even in a car was pretty common and if you purchase a car from the dealer you had to pay more for the auto transmission.so it made sense to get manual

@bolognasammich 2 года назад

I graduated CDL school in January. I specifically sought out a school that trained us on manuals. I learned on an Eaton 10 speed. All of the big mega carrier recruiters I talked to told me "nobody uses automatics anymore." I paid for my CDL out my own pocket so I was not obligated under any contract with a carrier. I chose a smaller company in my area, they have about 3 dozen Freightliner Columbia "glider" trucks. The entire fleet are the same Eaton-Fuller 10 speed I learned on in school, excpet for 1 or 2 "Super 10" transmissions, and ONE automatic. The automatic is the "breakdown" truck that we have to use if our assigned truck needs repairs or maintenance. Every driver who has used it absolutely hates it and many drivers will take vacation time if thier truck breaks down rather than spend any time in the automatic. I drove it for one day, I hated it. And yes, the 10 speed manual was the most difficult thing for me to master, I've been driving for 4 months, I will still miss a gear now and then, especially when loaded heavy, but I absolutely love driving a manual and dread the day I get forced into an automatic. I'd get so damn bored! Ronin, I drive in Michigan. Detroit area mainly. About a month ago, at a TA TravelCenter truckstop in Battle Creek, Michigan, I saw an older driver at the fuel island with an "ET Transport" hat. I told him I was a huge fan of the channel and that your videos were a big part of my decision to quit 29 years of factory work and become a truck driver, which was the best decsion I have ever made for myself. He laughed when I asked him if he watched the channel and if he knew any of you guys. He said he was your father! I told him to tell you hello and thank you for this awesome channel and the great work you guys do. Did he ever get the message to you? It was about a month ago or so, so that would be April/March timeframe, again, at a TA in Battle Creek, Michigan.

@kennethross2442 3 месяца назад

They better keep the manual for Oversized Loads and Wreckers, the automatics are BS on hills and docking, be ready for the shake of your life, not to mention the snow.

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 3 месяца назад

The development of automatics is getting eerily closer to being able to handle hills

@ismaelgarza9455 2 года назад

Automatic transmission means more parts. More parts means more problems and more money.

@samueledward5078 2 года назад

I love my 2020 freightliner 13 speed, im going to drive until the wheels falls off.

@kikyqba1005 Год назад

It's a FACT that driving manual makes you more manly...just saying

@ionvatamanu8184 6 месяцев назад

If i loose few bucks a year because the computer beats me on fuel consumption, that it's fine, will take that, but manual is what i love and trust, and I don't give a damn about traffic, after few years you won't even pay attention on it its getting automatic in your head,lol and its funny someone complaining on shoulder or neck for switching gears,lol, really?

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 6 месяцев назад

If you love it, it's for you

@iWinnipeg 4 месяца назад

So what I hear, is companies are forced to buy automatics because of poor training and lack of drivers. And manufacturers are making bank on selling autos with increased maintenance.

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 4 месяца назад

Take that info as you will :)

@johngoss367 2 года назад

Wasn't a choice when I started. One day it would be a 15 sod, next day a 9 spd the next an 18. I find that you need the brake pedal more in an automatic than in a manual. "Back in The Day" it was drilled into us to push the brake as little and as infrequent as possible.... but it's a new day and a new way I guess.

@katman8714 2 года назад

Heck with those 18s...I can only count to 13😆

@scottyphillips8406 2 года назад

@@katman8714 same transmission, different knob

@doncoleman6070 2 месяца назад

If you got 40,000 bucks laying around for a rebuilt DD12 in Freightliner,than go ahead a buy it.

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 2 месяца назад

You're positive that will eventuate?

@briansumner6439 Год назад

I recently moved out of a 2020 Cascadia with a 10 speed manual transmission into a 2024 Cascadia with an automatic transmission. I was hoping for another manual transmission like I told my employers but they put me in a 2024 Cascadia with an automatic transmission. Now is it true that the manual transmission on all big trucks are going to extinct and never return?

@MamaMia84oo7 11 месяцев назад

No. There will always be manuals but very rare. I actually quit my job just recently because they bought a 2024 Kenworts automatic, and before that I was driving a Cascadia 13 speed. So I quit, 2 weeks later the boss called me and said, " I bought another manual 13 speed if you wanna come back its all yours" So.. I went back. If you are lucky and you work for a smaller company where they respect your work, they will get you a manual truck. I drove that automatic 2024 POS for 3 days, and I quit. Automatic JUNK you have no control over it and it feels like driving a fucking car, hell, even my car is a 5 speed manual.

@dougchew5193 2 года назад

It’s tough to get an automatic unstuck in the snow, you can’t rock it, you push the buttons and it goes into forward or reverse when it wants to not when you need it to no timing

@StarPartners 2 года назад

Check out the brand new Cummins Eaton 18 AMT ... It has a “rock it” feature addressing that issue... 😊

@wendelpfefferkorn2940 2 года назад

Our company only buys manuals.. I have a 2022 ten speed

@burtcampbell1452 2 года назад

I prefer a manual- ESPECIALLY in the WINTER

@shandrew6151 2 года назад

If u can't drive a Manual then ur not a real truck driver💪🏽

@tomyilmaz2580 2 года назад

I rather control the vehicle instead controlled by the vehicle

@Josiah_Harder 2 года назад

Learning in an automatic would be a huge benefit I agree. I remember learning to drive it was really difficult to focus on the trailer while shifting at the same time

@David-yy7lb 2 года назад

So I guess you can't chew bubble gum and walk at the same time....😂

@Josiah_Harder 2 года назад

@@David-yy7lb funny guy

@Josiah_Harder 2 года назад

@@luisescalante1391 So do I. Can you read tho? I said while learning

@luisescalante1391 2 года назад

@@Josiah_Harder oh yeah it is true you say when learning I didn't see that part sorry.

@Josiah_Harder 2 года назад

@@luisescalante1391 it's okay haha

@josephlewis5614 2 года назад

I was a local driver for 6 years, drove a different truck everyday. When I'd go from a manual to a auto I'd be ghost shifting for sure 😂😂 but I ALWAYS got way way better fuel economy in a manual. I'm getting worse now in my 2020 auto cascadia than I did 9 years ago in the multiple 10 speed cascadias I drove. 2 of those were from hauling tankers that I idled 24/7 and also had to idle high for hours at a time when it was driver unload and I had to run my PTO.

@javiercadena206 2 года назад

I love stick shift, but i absolutely believe the numbers dont lie. Im also practical about fuel economy, maintenance.

@timtdog5542 4 месяца назад

You gotta tell people what country you're from every country's different

@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News 4 месяца назад

We specifically report on North American trucking!

@robertneville2022 2 года назад

3 days short and out Started in ‘77 Have last manual in the fleet Operated a auto around 79 They were widow makers They would float out of gear Going down hill Know of two Truck driver fatalities because of the automatic transmission One poor basterd had his load shift forward and he was impaled by the steering column He lived for 3 hours like that

@StarPartners 2 года назад

Ouch

@MamaMia84oo7 11 месяцев назад

Belive it or not , they still float out of gear, 2024 Kenworth, when going downhill doing 75mph, it will go into Neutral. I drove that POS for 3 days and quit that job. Only idiots drive automatics.

@frederickknapp5340 2 года назад

Driving stick is definitely a lost art. Even our military is going to auto because no one joining can drive a stick. I learned from my great grandpa back in 69 using a road grader and a Willy's Jeep and love it then and today.

@hirprimate941 2 года назад

I was OTR 92-04, I enjoyed the challenge of shifting. It took me years to get truly good, where you can just use 2 fingers and it will just drop in smoothly in all the various conditions. How do the automatics handle declines? Do they shoot down the hills and hope the Jake holds them back?

@dustintunis9347 2 года назад

The automatics I've driven downshift when you let off if the Jake brake is on. You can also set the highest gear they will shift to.

@saruwatarikooji 2 года назад

Thing is, they aren't actually "automatics" they are automated manual transmissions. The clutch and shifting is just done via a computer and pneumatics. You can shift them "manually" if you want to. Most even have a manual option where you are responsible for shifting up and down. It's not the same way but you can control the gears. I really enjoy the automatic partially for the ease but mostly because I have an injury in my left knee that makes long term clutch use excruciating... To the point where I become unable to walk unassisted. I do know how to drive manual and would like to get the automatic only restriction removed from my CDL but I really don't want to spend my career driving a manual... Mostly because I like the ability to walk.

@dustintunis9347 2 года назад

@@saruwatarikooji - Some are actual automatics, some are automated manuals. True automatics are much easier to back into a dock than an automated manual because an automated manual doesn't want to slip the clutch where an automatic with a torque converter has no problem creeping along. The only exception I know of is an auto shift which is an automated manual with a clutch. I've only driven an auto shift maybe 150 feet, it was an awkward dock that you have to blindside angle back (maybe 30° so not terrible) in, I offered another driver some pointers and he just set the brakes and got out. It was push button (R, N, D) but had a clutch.

@cooldriver7236 2 года назад

They shouldn't drive if they can't drive manual. Myth they do not save fuel. Truth is a company starving for profits love automatic transmission drivers. They can leave school and hop into the company profit seat.

@MrFriday83 2 года назад

Manual definitely acts as an IQ and motor skills test. If unable to learn it's probably not wise to let them in a truck, a perfect filter of incompetence. As far as fuel saving, I disagree with mountains of data on my side. In a manual you can perform as well in short bursts of time but zoom out a few months the automatic will kick it's ass.

@dchawk81 2 года назад

A properly programmed and designed automatic blows the doors off a manual. An automatic is literally a manual transmission that takes out the human inefficiency.

@mansanayanaranjado 2 года назад

What I want to know for electric trucks how long they take to charge? How far do they get with a full 80,000 pound load per charge? Because what I see for the tested vehicles that are electric now if they cannot pull 80,000 pounds for the required 10 to 11 hours of driving per day. Also where will these charging stations be? Will they have enough charging stations for trucks to charge? Because currently a truck can be fueled for up to two days with diesel in a half an hour of time

@chaoswarriorbr 2 года назад

As of now electric OTR trucks are a pipe dream, even more so then a fully electric car fleet. For starters because of the biggest issue: Infrastructure. Where does the energy come from? How it is distributed? How much it will cost? That's all before questions about how far can you go in one charge and how long to charge it.

@weirdfan88 2 года назад

I'm also as curious. The only thing being shown are how fast they can accelerate and stop, but they're empty in perfect conditions

@wesman7837 2 года назад

It's going to be a long time before electric truck's are going to be practical/used.

@truckerray7533 2 года назад

Automatic transmission trucks are WEAK & those who dont know how to shift manual transmissions or refuse to learn how to drive a manual transmissions are WEAK!!!

@dchawk81 2 года назад

They're literally the same, there's just no more left pedal or stick.

@truckerray7533 2 года назад

@@dchawk81 They're Weak!!!

@flaviolozoya 2 года назад

Good luck driving on snow with an automatic

@dhillonkaurgill6423 Месяц назад

I been driving since 1985 since I switched over to ultrashift 18 sp for 63.500 kgs gross. I like it any time you can control these like manual I'll never go back to stick even if someone offers me more if 😅😅😅

@rprentals 2 года назад

I think electric trucks are 10 yrs out

@jorgeduran4960 2 года назад

They will come but when they need more diesel motors to charge the electric truck. Why not just leave the diesel motor in the truck

@frederickknapp5340 2 года назад

I love manual and in this past week I lost my clutch and had to float gears. Still love it and will probably quit driving if I have to go auto. I have driven auto in Iraq and don't like it.

@BrandonTorres7529 2 года назад

why don’t you float gears in the first place?

@DaveG7920 2 года назад

Fuel mileage with an auto or manual all depends on the driver, you can put two identical autos side by side with different drivers and one will be better than the other, same with manuals.

@bradleymayberry6739 2 года назад

Automatics are nice, I can admit that. And manuals are also good, for it gets the driver more engaged with the machine. Overall, with 20years of driving, I would prefer an automatic😎