"kali06" and "rookie" - being a "n00b" myself who has only been through orientation so far, I probably can't speak with too much authority (so YMMV) but, from what I've been told/read/heard, some (many?) companies are reverting back to manual transmissions in their trucks as new trucks are ordered.
Another thing to consider (and as others have pointed out in previous postings) - at some point you may want to move on to "bigger and better" things with another company which MAY not have autos (at ALL)...it MAY behoove you to learn how to shift a manual/10 speed so your future options are less restricted (if you know what I mean 8) )
p.s. "rookie" - your situation sounds a LOT like mine (ok, "mirror" mine, except I've never married and live on the "right coast" :P in MA); I'm currently awaiting a trainer and hard as it is, I'm learning patience is
truly a virtue in the trucking world :lol: )...I'm EXPECTING things to get better as soon as I'm in the truck
with a trainer). Welcome to the start of the "second/better half" of your life!