cant shift gears they want automatic trucks instead. pussies

http://www.livetrucking.com/carrier-just-purchased-500-new-automatic-semis/

Missouri based carrier, Con-way Truckload, recently announced that they bought 550 new tractors for their fleet.

540 of them are equipped with automatic trannys and 6×4 axles. This marks a 20% increase in their fleet size.

They said their decision to go with automatic transmissions was due to driver requests. Especially fueled by newer, younger drivers, who were intimated from learning how to operate a 10 to 13 speed manual transmission.

Conway Driver, Stephanie Kind, had this to say about the purchase:

“with the auto shifts in the trucks today, new drivers can feel more comfortable, focus attention on their surroundings and maneuver their truck safety through traffic and congestion. While driving a truck still involves a lot of skill, the automatics make life on the road a little easier,”

Conway also said that in addition to making younger drivers feel more comfortable, the automatic transmission helps significantly with fuel economy, which plays a large part in their bottom line.

they do make some legit points to be fair.

yeah that they hire bad drivers that cant drive and shift at the same time.

exactly.

rather them be spoon fed than left to fend for themselves and end up killing people.

Cheaper to get automatic trucks than fork over cash for an experienced driver.

it isnt going to make the driver any safer tbh. if anything it will make them feel like they are in something familiar like a car and they wont think of needing to slow sooner. i used to drive an automatic semi and hated it. it was ok in stop and go traffic because you dont wear your leg out pushing on the heavy ass clutch though.

driving a manual in a semi really isnt that complicated or hard

They just need to honey-dip their crank shafts and change their lifters to c-12 to get more horsepower... lol pussies

Honey dip their crank shafts?! R you some kind of dumb? You can't do that to a 3 cylinder dumbass! You probably never upgraded your rear view mirror to help your car run smoother.

Your kidding I just oiled my watering belt and double bolted my transmission intake wide valve! You dont know shit about my torch nossle plus I just re-wired my sizzler lights. Watchu know bout that

You'll be alright buddy! Sounds like you know what your doing! Just make sure when you wire your sizzler lights, you use only Duracell Maxx. If you use that cheap shit you'll regret it! I I went pussy on my Ford dodge SRT and had to redo my sizzler lights. In part because the ford dodge was a fat pile of American shit but also because I went pussy.