Is USXPRESS experience looked down upon because of autoshift trans?

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#21

01-28-2012, 04:22 AM

Orangetxguy

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My phylosophous......."A truck is a truck is a truck".

1973 Freightshaker cabover....No AC....No Air Ride seat.....no air ride suspension.........Armstrong power steering and 2X50 AC.

1972 Mack.......5 & 4 tranny....533 rears.....abominable seat......and the leaf spring suspension rode like 10 tons of rock........Armstrong power steering and 2x50 AC

1978 ITH COE / 36" bunk....8V77 Detroit, 6 speed auto, air assist armstrong power steering and spring ride bricks 2x50 AC.

1988 White/Volvo....POWER STEERING, AC & AIR RIDE!! whoopwhoop!!

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01-29-2012, 02:38 AM

jimjim

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Auto Shift or Standard Shift, does it really matter? The question is are they a good company to work for?

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01-29-2012, 04:47 AM

beaner

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9s 10s dont mind them can shift them but still like my 13

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01-29-2012, 07:35 AM

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I like the 13/15/18spds. Even though I've never hauled above 80,000lbs (well, legally, anyway), I liked having the ability to split the gears.

What's really fun, though, is when you work for a company that has identical trucks except some are straight-10's and some are super-10's. Switch trucks and destroy the transmission.

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