Brand new truck with a ten speed manual transmission

Only in my dreams.

 

After near 45 years of left leg push ups, I am less of a real truck driver who embraces the newest automated transmissions.
Sunday found me in a 35 minutes backup with the 5mph creep..no problems.
Later that night on 80/94 another backup on the Indiana side..no problem.
Yesterday the sign on the border said 69 minute delay coming into St Paul.
Easy peasy for a driver that runs congested cities.
I runs what they provide.

 

I run what they provide too, and autos have advantages, I just prefer a manual, it cuts way down on the number of drivers that can take my truck when I'm off.

 

They got rid of our last 2 a year ago.
I don't see em coming back since we will now hire w auto restrictions.

 

I got a new KW T680 in 2021 with a 13-speed. I wasn't working at a big company.

 

First started driving 10 speed with the first company I worked for.

Don't care to go back at all to be honest. I'm just fine in a automatic.

 

I had to custom order my Western Star (3 years ago) to have a 10 speed put in it. All they want to sell is the automatics.

 

What am I missing?, why would anyone that has to deal with traffic on a regular basis want a truck with a manual transmission?

 

I spent my first 5-6 years driving only 9-sp Eatons. A couple years later, I worked for a summer at a company which had Eaton 10-sp trannys. I swear, even after 3 months, I was STILL skipping 6th gear most of the time...