Maverick Transport

Sorry dude my phone autocorrected. TMC is also on my list. I don't want an auto truck and that is an immediate deal breaker for me.

I have experience with all three I have mentioned as they have delivered to my jobsites before.

This is know: I want flatbed, I'm all about the money, and I don't want an auto truck. As long as a company will keep me rolling and pay me ill be happy.

Sorry dude my phone autocorrected. TMC is also on my list. I don't want an auto truck and that is an immediate deal breaker for me.

I have experience with all three I have mentioned as they have delivered to my jobsites before.

This is know: I want flatbed, I'm all about the money, and I don't want an auto truck. As long as a company will keep me rolling and pay me ill be happy.

The automatic was definitely a no go for me when it came to picking my first company. In terms of knowing the necessary skills to have job options it's very important to go manual if you can at first.

To me truck driving has always been about "gear jammin" and you can't do that with an automatic. Also I would not think that an auto would pull as good as a 13 unless you have really low gears and then your mpg would be horrible. But then again that is me transferring knowledge from four wheelers to trucks.

Mavericks wedsite says that the trucks have electronic shift. I will call and talk to them on Monday, but it looks as though they are out.

The more accurate way to think of them is as electronically controlled manuals. Technically they could do just as well as any manually shifted transmission, but they stick to the most fuel efficient manner of driving quite strictly so you can get extra power on the high end when you need it.

The more accurate way to think of them is as electronically controlled manuals. Technically they could do just as well as any manually shifted transmission, but they stick to the most fuel efficient manner of driving quite strictly so you can get extra power on the high end when you need it.

Fuel efficiency yes, top end power not so much unless you put it in the manual shift mode. The ecm is programmed for maximum fuel efficiency, it will keep adequate power but it won't necessarily allow peak power.

Can't get extra power*

Can't get extra power*

Ahhhh. We completely agree there lol

The auto was a deal breaker for one driver in my orientation class. He tried working with the automatic they were pushing and it was a no go. He complained that during right angle turns.....(around the corner) he rig would do some strange things.....RPM and speed were highly regulated and going up and down hills was a joke. His company lost a decent driver. He is now with another flatbed company and loving the KW.

Automatics don't seem as prolematic as the super singles , though. They worry me on wet roads, in the wind, and on slightly snow covered roads.