I'm 59 yrs old, and have drove a lot of different things since the age of 14. I drive a 2016 cascadia. There have been times when I thought a standard would be better. In reality though an automatic takes some learning. It's not just put it in gear and go, well it kind of is. I'll tell you something. They're safer. With 35,000 lbs you can hit all 3 Jake breaks, and stop quickly in a short distance. While in a standard you would still be fussing , and thinking. Also the cruise control will hold a certain speed on a long downgrade with the truck itself adjusting the gears, and engine breaks. No standard can do these things. In the slippery areas you shift it yourself.

@redheadtrucker650

6 жыл бұрын

Very well stated. 👍🏼

@joelclapham1975

6 жыл бұрын

your full of shit, ive been driving 23yrs and you expose yourself as ignorant.

@barbaradixon4867

5 жыл бұрын

creep a lie it go back fast in reverse hit king pin hard you wrong you dont use cruise in bad wheather

@barbaradixon4867

5 жыл бұрын

some shit you saying is wrong 7500 you need to be control that ship do tell a new driver it okay to be cruise in bad wheather

@barbaradixon4867

5 жыл бұрын

he just told real story at astop it suck that why you need to be in control of all that weigh not waiting on that computer

I retired after 30 years of service (ARMY) and the Armed Forces they have used Automatic transmissions 10,000 up to 180,000 Tank haulers since 1989, and I believe they are all strong Male and Female SOLDIERS

@genghiskhan3697

7 жыл бұрын

HOOAH

Excellent video, one of the best I have seen and heard on automatic transmissions. Loved all the information and your professional experience with the subject.

I trained in a 2015 Detroit, I liked it, I drove a 2016 cummins.. both autoshift, both had they're differences but when in the city it's a big bonus.

good video. I feel like that was a honest , fair , and clear assessment of the automatic trucks.

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

Thank u sir

Anybody who says manuals are better believe people can see how "cool" they are when shifting. Wish someone would tell them, NOBODY CAN SEE YOU SHIFTING, YOU'RE NOT COOL. Automatics are better in EVERY way.

@jgats2361

Жыл бұрын

I drive in NY. Currently driving a manual 10 speed. I prefer an automatic.

Do you have to put the truck in creep mode everytime you start the engine?

just had one question is it possible to pull start these trucks if battery dead or just starter dies? real question well that is if yours have a clutch pedal!

I really need to comment on this video even though it is old. I am a former driver with May trucking. Everything you said is almost correct, except the part about holding a gear when going down a steep grade. Anyone who knows May's freight lanes knows we travel a lot in the Rocky mountain ranges and on rough routes. I very much liked the automated transmission teamed up with the Cummins engine on my 2016 model truck.....I could lock it in a specific gear going down a grade. My last truck with May was a 2019 model with the DT12. The ability to lock it into a specific gear had been disabled by the company. We almost always were under heavy loads. Even using the "grade assist" mode, the truck would not hold the gear and speed that I needed. The only way to keep the truck within acceptable RPM range was to slow it down to a crawl...then it would stay in a specific gear and not over rev. I begged to have the company to trust me and give me back the ability to lock it in a specific gear....sadly they would not. This is creating a dangerous situation . Schneider did the same thing with their fleet with similar results....they realized it was dangerous and reactivated the drivers ability to manually shift the automated transmissions. Good for Schneider for realizing it was a problem...shame on May for not trusting their drivers. No I don't work for Schneider...but maybe someone at May will realize the problem this is creating...especially with their new trucks. I'm getting frustrated just writing this and I'm not coming down the Cabbage.

l feel that your answer was on the point. Automatic or Manual either one is a decision that every one has to decide.

is it hard to drive a 18 wheeler truck with a i-shift automatics?

And that is changing the whole character of these here trucks brotha...

Great video bro..............

nice video man

I like your video

Love my 2017 dt12 automatic

What about the lifetime and reliability of 1 vs other

Very helpful video. I'm ready for an automatic. Not for dump trucks though. But for if I return to OTR work. I've been scared to death to drive an automatic for the first time.It's become an irrational fear.Manuals have caused left hip pain, over the decades. I'm ready for change!Thanks for this

I was against auto at first but once I started I never went back

I'm driving an automatic International Prostar, which is fun an convenient. but the reverse gear is crap, which does make backing up difficult. how is it for you on the Cascadia?

@redheadtrucker650

7 жыл бұрын

With the DT12 I have 'creep mode' which is needed for easy backing

Does anybody drive automatic hauling steel haven’t seen any videos on this topic?

i so like the manly statment

Sweet vid bro, quick question though, how often do you stop for the pup to run around and whatnot?? I wanted to take my dog with me but is it a hassle stopping all the time??

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

A little play time before you start your day, short stops every 3 hours or so, playtime during ur 30 min break and then again when u shut down...it can make ur day run a little longer but I wouldn't change a thing. I love having my dog with me and think it's well worth it.. She's 9 years old and I've had her since 6 weeks old and she has always gone everywhere with me so she loves it

@fatboy1325

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your reply, love your videos bro, keep up!!

Good video on automatics.. I like either. In non commercial cars & trucks , the most heavy duty trucks have auto trans and so do cars. The car/ truck seem to last longer, I surmise since the auto shifts smoother and more predictable, it's less hard on the drive train.

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

I would agree

@FirebirdCamaro1220

6 жыл бұрын

Pete_ Hine_Of_PA If you don't screw up too many shifts, Road Ranger manuals are practically indestructible

Well explained and understood Red Head Tucker, You should be a Class A instructor, I'm going to CR England for CDL training on an automatic if I survive. I would be grateful to ask your opinion.

i love my auto 2016 cascadia 12 speed with dd15 once you get used to it know how to slap shift for down hill easy and good

DD15/DT12 is a good combo....but I still love the sound of a two stroke screaming Jimmy

@johnhull6363

7 жыл бұрын

Demand Detroit

What are you vaping on?

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

Kangertech KBOX200 with a Boosted tank by cloud chasers inc

I run b-trains in western Canada and don't use the wheel brakes. And I do it with an old cat with jakes that basically just make noise so people clear the way

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

I love the sound of those ol' jakes doing their thing

@johnhull6363

7 жыл бұрын

Tab Lett SUPER B all day

. i just felt that i have less control in the automatics, the accelerator is very touchy and yes it takes forever to build up speed at stop lights... i used creep mode to back but it does roll forward...going down hills at of PA or WV i had to use the manual mode. the jake brake works well but more than anything i will like the opportunity to get better in a manual after spending thousands in school and taking the test in a manual only to be pressured into an automatic

I have a automatic kenworth and it sucks but the automatic freightliner cascadia is really nice to drive especially the 12 speed

@FirebirdCamaro1220

6 жыл бұрын

Keith Wilson I had a Kenworth with a 13 Speed manual, way they are meant to be equipped 👍

Fixing to start school for crst hope i get an auto

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

👍🏼

DD 13 , DD15 and the DD16

i like autos and manuals

What company you work for?

@MrFloppy131

4 жыл бұрын

He said May Trucking

You just have more control with a manual transmission which is why its better than an automatic transmission.

@kingcrusher5524

6 жыл бұрын

CaliChris7 I definitely agree

@wrzl1675

5 жыл бұрын

I’m a 20+ yr veteran OTR driver and , your wrong! The old auto sucked to the point that they were dangerous BUT these new ones, actually have far more control than any manual. Your just one of the “ man card guys” he was just talking about lol

@princebanton9136

5 жыл бұрын

stop saying that. you need to drive one and it will change your mind. just because you dont understand it, dont say it cannot be controlled...

I like trucks

what ever makes money. a lot of people dont know. how to drive a auto like you explained it.

It's the DD15 with the DT12 Automatic Transmission

They need to work a shaft to feel manly. Lol

Hey re head trucker tell the folks in you tube land what's the top speed for all the May trucks?

vapin' hell yes. chocolate lab, hell yes. i have a 1 year old black lab and i am avid vaper. my actually got fired from my job at the milk plant for vaping (yes, i was outside), yes they were assholes. this is why i decided to get my CDL i had enough of working in a place with people that cannot mind their own buisness. i have not entered the truck driving job market yet, i have spent the last 3 weeks or so trying to find a job that would have me home everynight.... a local job. i am coming to the realization that i wont get hired locally without prior experience. i might have to go drive OTR as much as i dont want to be away from my wife, child, or dogs. the factory jobs around here suck anyways, average pay of $10-$12 per hour $400 before taxes is bullshit pay that no one can possible live on. in order to survive and take care of my family i might just have to drive OTR. i have a CDL class A with tanker. im going to do what's right by my family. $10 per hour working for some bullshit temp service is not going to cut it.

@redheadtrucker650

7 жыл бұрын

I hear ya..most local jobs want prior OTR experience, some with a min of 6 months and others 2+ years but if you can make the sacrifice for a year and keep a solid clean record it will open many more doors

Just found your channel and subbed... I make videos to... stay safe bro

heh, i guess i can get into trucking .. was always scared of manuals.

only good thing about a manual is that you can jumstart it on a roll if the battery is dead

@Daviidx2

4 жыл бұрын

Akeem 🤣🤣

I personally don’t like automatics I think every truck driver should at least know how to operate a manual transmission if someone gets a CDL and takes the test in an automatic vehicle there commercial drivers license has a restriction to automatic commercial vehicles only

@EZNowTrucker

6 жыл бұрын

I'm just in the process of getting my class 1 license as we call it here in eastern canada and its mandatory that we train on both 13 and 18 speed fullers. We can not get our license with an automatic with Transport Trainning Centres of Canada Ltd. Most companys here on the east coast still run manuel transmissions.

I do not trust any automated transmission when coming down a grade. I run around all over the Rockies off interstate during the summer time and I can't wait to dump my 2015 truck and get a new one with a proper 18-speed transmission again.

I’d like to hear how anyone has done in one of these automatics in a skid emergency stop situation myself I drove a Volvo was an automatic and got into the situation when I hit the brakes it locked up I let off the break as it started to jackknife trying to accelerate out n the throttle did nothing. For me all that was left to do was to hang on and shit my pants luckily I didn’t wreck the truck get anyone killed or hurt

@kerrynogosek9733

5 жыл бұрын

Other than that my only other two bitches about it was getting through an intersection before the light turned red and trying to go up a short Steep grade while it was automatically downshifting by the time it did I was rolling backwards the only way you could go up a hill was what I had stop at the bottom hopefully select the right gear for the grade and start out slow personally I didn’t care for an automatic whatsoever other than city driving

I've had two prostars with Ultra Shifts. The only auto that's worth a fk is the Allison TC10.. all the rest are clutch robo shifter POS. It's not about "manly nonsense" for me, it's about control of the truck... "Super economy" programming from the company... manual button shifting lock out... and "Creep mode" is iffy on most of the robo shifters. Drive that puppy on slick roads when it decides to down shift.. allot of fun soon follows. The bottom line is; Manual trans have Superior control and dependability. It goes in gear every time, so long as you have an arm or leg. When you get a "fault" code on your robo shifter, your sitting, and waiting for mr. fixit. Owner ops; Robo shifter is 8 to 16 grand MORE. Like Bob Marley said; No autotrans, No cry.

you forgot one thing luxury come with a high price what it cost to repair one of those transmission minimum 15 to $18,000 what is cost to repair a manual transmission maximum about 8000

i hate automatics wuth a passion. i dont even own a personal vehicle thats an auto. MANUALS FOR LIFE

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

Well "technically" they call this an Automated Manual so I'm still part of the cool kids group lol

@rebelchild1839

8 жыл бұрын

+Red Head Trucker lol right theres not stick to play with ill pass lol

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

+Truckin Rebel Child 😂

I drive a Mack with an Allison.

My thoughts are different from others i have driven automatics me personally I don't prefer them

find out the cost and repair at what mileage that's the most important thing in trucking if it cost to much and repair do not worth it to own a truck Leasing might be easier

Good video but im going to disagree just because i aim for reliability & safety also a truck enthusiast, and i feel "TRUCKS" equipped with automatics anybody can get in and start driving. Also if there's ever a problem electronicaly with the ecm now you cant move it because its an auto

@redheadtrucker650

6 жыл бұрын

Just because a big rig has an automated transmission doesn't mean "anybody" can get it and drive, it is still 72 feet and up to 80,000 pounds of vehicle. And to your other point regarding the ECM, even manual trucks have ECM's and other components that can fail leaving the manual truck stranded just as easily as one with an automatic transmission.

Only OLD timers and people with head swelling prefer manual OVER AUTOMATIC

I like manual better but I would drive anything but I just prefer manual

To me automatics burn more fuel than a manual. Then theyr way more slower because, they doesnt tach out far enough. Definitely not for pulling weight to me. Ppl and technologies always making stuff to screw up the industry. These will dam sure make money go round the country i tell ya cause it will keep ya at the fuel stop. lol plus they say automatics doesnt let the driver be in control shoods the driver should always be in control of everything. Just like technology is fixn to make this dam auto-pilot truck. accident waitng to happn. Truckn is a big responsibility enough and these auto-pilot trucks is gonna really make the truck wreck lawyers do more homework. Just sayn bro. But keep on trucking brauh and, be careful out there.

@Kenpachi904

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of what you're saying is so wrong doesn't make sense sound real Goofy

@izziewoolums4179

5 жыл бұрын

The power band for all the heavy duty DD products are in the 12-1400 rpm range.

@princebanton9136

5 жыл бұрын

you're 100% dead wrong. you know nothing about these automatics...

Who wants to go down a mountain grade with the cruise control on

@redheadtrucker650

6 жыл бұрын

Who? Well for starters someone with half a brain and knows how to operate a Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission. Before you speak on a subject you clearly don't know about maybe you should educate yourself. You can start by going to Detroit's YT site and watch their video on the DT12 transmission and you'll see that is EXACTLY how they designed it.

Haha like your dog. I'm gone.

Here kitty kitty kitty, where you at red head

Also you shouldn’t have to touch your brakes in a manual transmission semi either

@angrysocialjusticewarrior

6 жыл бұрын

Is that why you drivers in old rigs keep crashing into people? You would kill a lot less people if you just bought a modern automatic and used the breaks for what they are made for.

@young-blk-investor1059

5 жыл бұрын

Breaks are made for stopping idiot lol how many people have you hit

You are mentioning perfect weather with no traffic. You should advise about the most extreme weather ( ICE on Snow or Snow on ice ) where LIFE or DEATH situations are prevalent. If you drive as an OTR automatic driver state the Dangers.

Justin turner driving a truck lol

I gotta look if the Int. ProStar has that "creep mode"...backing in when the dock is uphill is a bitch with their auto's!! Too lurchy... had to resort to the two foot method otherwise I can end up SLAMMING the trailer.

@redheadtrucker650

7 жыл бұрын

If you have the Detroit DT12 transmission you have creep mode and there is also hill assist which will hold you in place so you don't roll while moving your foot from the brake to accelerator

whats up

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

Yo

Automatic transmission is a step closer before self-driven trucks. This information comes from cummins enginer in Columbus, indiana. Who also happens to be my cousin. Truckers better wake up and smell the coffee. The more experienced truckers refuse to drive automatic transmission, then the longer it would be before they have an actual real time data to convince the big trucking companies to invest in self-driven trucks. Trucker don't be a GUINEA PIG. Be ware of ships in a wolf cloth on utube, or people who are aginst their self interst. some people can't see further than their nose. keep it real and stay safe. Manual transmission forever !!!

@miguelrobb5719

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel Thmoas so you mean to tell us that a big ass vehicle, thats designed to hual 80 thousand pounds, well be left unmanned on the highway or god forbid...even in a busy city on rush hour? thats not going to happen.

@redheadtrucker650

6 жыл бұрын

There will ALWAYS be a truck drivers, including inside the self-driven trucks. Budweiser already has a self-driven truck here in Colorado that makes runs from Ft. Collins to Denver and it to has a driver. Self driven trucks can only be automated on the highway which means the driver will take over when driving through city streets and also for the backing maneuvers. People that think the industry will phase out drivers because of self-driven trucks in our lifetime are paranoid - it won't happen. The laws and legislation alone that must be passed in state after state is going to being a very long process in itself. Don't let the paranoia get ya, there will always be a job available for a truck driver - at least in our lifetime.

@mirangermanll

6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! I think some people, especially the paranoid - there'll be no more truck drivers crowd, seem to forget, that driving a 80,000 80' truck - is a Hella lot more sophisticated, than driving a Prius! I'd even wager a safe bet, that it'll be well-long after I'm dead and gone, before self-driving semi's are a thing in everyday life.

@MrTonyProductionz

5 жыл бұрын

@@redheadtrucker650 I wonder what the pay would be once automated trucks become a thing

women are now driving big trucks, so much for the manly manual trans. theory.

are company won't buy auto maintenance costs is more and they want the drivers in control of the truck 13 speed only thing they'll buy

@tablett5476

7 жыл бұрын

Need 18. Dont use them in order, but use them all

@smoothshifter7348

7 жыл бұрын

TRUCKER ERIK JOURNEY'S well damn what company you drive for sign me up Lol! all these mega carriers switching to automatics just seems like the job would be super boring..

@FirebirdCamaro1220

6 жыл бұрын

Tab Lett You only need an 18 for heavy haul, if you aren't grossing over 80k, a 10 Speed or 13 Speed is plenty

Is Ben a men it💯😂

I only like manual cars.... they're fun to drive ...but when it comes to big Rigs I don't want to be fighting with it the whole haul.... it's too tiresome.

Red head trucker sorry

couldn't do auto shift on what loads I haul.. 8 axle btrain 120.000lbs going to Michigan.. me. I would have fuck that truck up.sticking it.. I have more control on it

So basically a copy of i-shift

Boooooo. Im getting into to trucking because im a fan of banging gears idk just something about it and i refuse to have a computer tell me what gear i need to be in going down a hill we all know computers fail the f-35 is the perfect example. In the end your going to see more accidents then ever before with these autos 40 tons you need to know how to multitask plus the industry is short drivers they're getting anyone they can and thats the real reason their going auto personally. If i owned my own company and needed 4,000 drivers i could fill that in secs with autos that E restriction is a bitch as for fuel consumption they've been going back and fourth for years manual wins hands down its all on the driver. This plain is going to back fire just like the last time its only a matter of time top it off you want women driving a auto or a stick shift!! You damn right stick shift you know what the splitter is Daaaa Ballz.. "Daaa BEARS"

@jasonswift7098

8 жыл бұрын

no one cares about your comments your not a driver!

@IllicitActions

8 жыл бұрын

Wheels on the bus go round and round

@redheadtrucker650

8 жыл бұрын

+Jason Moyle 😂😂😂

@themadtrucker9348

6 жыл бұрын

Really it's going to fail. 1st the gentleman that did this video don't run as heavy as I do and I run an automatic. Oh and guess what there's guys in my company who pull a lot heavier than I do and I mean a lot heavier. Like our dual lane 19 axle trailer. Needs two trucks to move it. And guess what both of those trucks are automatic. So before you comment. Please know what your talking about.

@deerepower337

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Moyle neither are you sweatpant steering wheel holder

automatic = too many parts to service eventually your saving in gas will go down yo zero once you have to fix a broken transmission

@MrTonyProductionz

5 жыл бұрын

It has thw same parts as a manual. What extra parts are you talking about?

Autos are trash when winter driving, in fact dangerous. Anyone with years of stick and sliding wont or cant argue this fact. The autos have a consistency issue with feel and feedback as well. They are good for three things, newbs, fuel mileage and Chicago rush hour.

There is no compairing the manuel is number one. The companys buy the automatics because the driver do not know how to shift know days.

Bro get the point

I bet he doesn't even have a CB because he feel they are unnecessary.

@shoveljunk-americanpatriot7603

7 жыл бұрын

Dakota Wilson No one use the C B anymore!

I think they just don't know how to drive it. Mostly down hill my co driver bitches and bitches Everytime he goes down hill. They don't teach this to students this stuff and it seems like they don't teach lead driver's to teach them about it

@redheadtrucker650

6 жыл бұрын

brandon sampley Exactly. I was in a manual for my training so I had to educate myself on the DT12. I went to Detroit's YT page and watched their videos on the transmission and it was a piece of cake after that. Some are just too lazy to do that so they don't know these basic things like how to engage creep-mode, ect.

Good uninformative vedio. I rode a scoooter for 2 years before i got a motorcycle, you would not believe the amount of times i was called a pussy. Even tho the scooter can do 85 on the freeway and is way more useful than a motorcycle. You have all type of storage to carry stuff and no gears or clutch to fuss with. I can't carry shit on my Kawasaki Ninja. I think guys just love gears and clutches lol.

Panget talaga ang automatic.

Auto s suck ballz bro i drove them before just my opinion

Oh Gotta Tell Y'a I'm A Man. What I Said Was Nothing To Do With PROVING My Man Hood Lol... What I said was These Truck Manufacturers Are Feminizing These Tractors (ie) Smaller steering wheels, underneath exhaust pipes instead of stacks And yes automatics... What doesn't make no sense to me is I think their doing these changes for the female drivers which I find FOOLISH...

@MrTonyProductionz

5 жыл бұрын

Hyper machismo. Bro get your head out of your ass. There is a reason why 95% of cars are automatic.

I worked for May a long time ago! They sucked... anyways I’ll chime in!!! The next generation of trucks absolutely suck. There are too many computers and bullshit to actually drive anymore. CEOs go by what looks good on paper, not what is an actual realistic way. Those Detroit engines aren’t actually Detroit engines. They’re a weird Mercedes/Detroit hybrid. Companies usually set them to high torque, low hp for fuel, not realizing it’s actually killing the fuel economy. And no. Autos are not more fuel efficient especially under heavy loads. I know because my 10 speeds simply got better economy. The auto clutch always overheats and the worst part? That obsessive fetish those stupid things have with first gear. Ugh. And when it does a lock to where you have no choice but to take off in first gear? I want to rip that weak SOB out and smash it. It’s not about driving anymore. It’s about guiding an experimental “travel convenience” vehicle down the road.

but its true auto even a child can do,18 gears to handle properway makes a trucker,stop smoking that crap ,it gives cancer..