[jcp123]

Originally Posted by Xist

Having driven a school bus, and avoiding automatic transmissions on all but one of my vehicles, I would not have wanted my esteemed colleagues to drive buses with manual transmissions. I personally kept the mechanics busy and I tried to know what I was doing!

So, automatics are cheaper to repair?

Ok, I am biased. I am a manual fanboy to begin with, plus I am putting in a fair bit of effort at truck school to get better (I fake my double clutches, I go full float and get praised for it). But everything about automatics is expensive.

Local buses would eat up transmissions or clutches though. Long-haul trucks get shifted a few times, run on the freeway, then repeat. Less wear per mile.

My understanding is that truck companies tried automatics and are switching back because fuel costs didn't reach parity. Unless this one is much better, I see a lot of 10-speeds still being on the road for a long time.