Mr Brownstone .... I found out a lot of guys are just "macho".....manly men, they tend to wear big belt buckles and cowboy boots. I'm past all of that. Give me auto shift any day. push the letter d on the dash, sit back and enjoy the show.
one thing i'm interested in is if engaging the PTO on an automatic is a lot easier, as many douche bags break the clutch brake on most vehicles. Whether it's a dump truck, water truck, fuel truck ... whatever, the damn clutch brake is always broken.
I thank you I have been in this problem for a long time because my truck was stuck in manual mode and could not start. Thank you for watching your video on RUclips and doing exactly as you said and the truck started. Thank you.
I love it, I've only been driving this 2011 Freightliner for 5 days now, its amazingly smooth, step on peddle n go, no more watching tach or listening to engine roar, all I have to do is watch traffic for merging time, if possible make video showing fuller automatic w/ push buttons, they are next to cup holder, I have not found Jake Brake, theres the "M" for manual w/ +/- buttons , but jake function that I'm aware of. thanx this shifter type is in one of our other trucks
The sole purpose for manufacturers building more automatic diesel tractors is to make the job of transporting goods & operating big rig, diesel semi tractors 50 times easier. In return more drivers get hired. with more drivers on the road more goods get moved, thus more wealth gets created. For the company as well as the driver.
Walter Flowers Now I’m 22. One year in. Now I’m looking forward to electric trucks & self driving trucks on the interstate. It will be revolutionary just like cruise control. Great future awaits.
Good tutorial. Thanks. My fav is also the 13, but when you have to sit on the 401 parking lot in Toronto for hours, you quickly become a fan of the automatics. You're right about the autos sucking years ago. They have come a long way and they definitely reduce fatigue.
Wow it's basically the same as my car. I always drove a car with gears as you cantrol speed great with gears. But due to my disability I switched to automatic transmission. And it's so much nicer on the body. Thanks for the video.
I love this! When I was in truck driving school, it was quite a hassle messing around with gears while I war driving, at least for me it was. But with automatic trucks, I could just focus on driving and that's what's safer and important to me.
Steve Robertson you act like shifting a manual transmission is hard. You act like getting your cdl is hard. It’s not. And the only time you’ll have to use your clutch after the test is from a stop when you need your clutch brake. Don’t be a bitch.
Omg thanks so much for this video. I jus got my cdl and I’ll be going out with my first load in the 11th and I was nervous when it came to the Jake break because when otr with my TE we never had to use it. So this makes me feel a lot more comfortable knowing how to use it when I get to certain grades on hills. I watched many videos but yours explained it the best for me!
Been driven automatics for 15 years now. Love them. The truck I drive now is a freightliner with a dd16 with an end dump. This thing got a strong jake. Haul asphalt and gravel so most of the time we are maxed out. Jake has no problem holding truck back. Now I just hold my coffee cup instead of the stick. Great video sir
Gotta' love Cabbage. One of my best truck driving stories came off that beautiful hill. Now I live at the bottom of it. Good to hear it referenced. Automatic transmissions showed up in numbers long after I'd moved on to a new chapter, would gladly traded my 13 for one. Great video, have wondered what the setup is.
Agreed Cory, I've always owned manual vehicles but Buddy once you get older forget about it give me the automatic any day over the manuals. When you're young the World is your oyster and you can't do no wrong but age has a way of taming and moderating the earlier burst of youth. New to the channel but looking forward to new driving adventures around this big chunk of land. All the Best and Be Safe Out there. Fan from Louisiana. 👍
Technology really can be great. With an automatic, you also have more time to concentrate on steering your vehicle. And when you're hauling around an 80,000 LB rig, that becomes very important. Really nicely done video.
i drive the dame truck. Let me be honest 100%.This by far is the best on the road.It handle down and upgrade so smooth. You can't get tired driving a truck like that.Any driver has to try and they will forget about the noisy manual. It's just amazing
Just the video I needed! I appreciate it brother, new driver only been driving about a year but all I did was manuals so I hopped behind this automatic and kept wondering if I was doing it quite right LOL funny how that works but this told me exactly what I needed to know I appreciate it Happy travels!
Cory, great video. I wish you would have mentioned cruise control, I had a few days cussing the process. 1. Cruise won't work if jake lever is engaged 2. Compared to Cascadia with 10 speed, cruise indicator is tiny light. 3. Otherwise it works just like standard cruise control. You should have seen me trying to hold my mouth just right to get it to work. 38th year driving semi, 1st week in truck with automatic, nice. :)
Performance mode! I never knew. I’ve been amazed when a rig is turning onto the ramp ahead of me and before I could pass the ramp it’s already there! Now I know. Can’t wait to try that
I've used almost all transmission types, old 60's style two stick, cab over 8, Eaton 10, Super 10, 13, 18. I drove original Eaton Autoshift 10 which required driver to 'program' shift pattern and starting gear for each load you picked up. Original paddle shifter on the column, the predecessor to the one in this video. I have drove a new Freightshaker like the one in this video but only briefly. I do know they are reliable and trustworthy with your standard gross weights and even heavier loads. Easy driving, when miles and $'s are more important than your 'man card'. I'm in a 10 speed stick MACK triaxle dump currently. Have mixed feelings about these Macks honestly. I always enjoyed a Eaton 10 on a 500 Cat Kenworth myself. Anyways, the automatic transmission is the future. The numbers are growing exponentially now. Meaning, they will catch and surpass old style manuals in just a few more years. Even out selling the Autoshifts, which actually do have a clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing, etc. The automatics are on pace to out sell all other transmission types. Insurance, and other costs like maintenance and warranties ALREADY endorse the switch to automatics. $$$$$$$$$$$$$ talks. Simple as that. Automatics are going to dominate truck sales sooner than most old schoolers realize. And the stigma is already fading because older truckers can be a little lazier in an automatic while facing another million miles in heavy-insane traffic. So, even the old timers are getting on board with the new technology. Just like they did with GPS and smartphones. It is what it is. Be safe out there.
Mark Caldwell The DT12 is an 'autoshift' geared and clutched transmission. The only difference between it and a manual is that the computer clutches and changes gears at the exact rpm/torque points for efficiency in power and/or fuel mileage. You can actually hear it double-clutch sometimes on downshifts.
I've got years of metropolitan driving experience, I've driven both, don't care for autos at all, don't like the integration of the brake system, it's much harder to make lights in the city because it hesitates on take off and my clutch foot doesn't.
You called it! Most old timers I've spoken to love their automatics, my dad included. Most of the younger/newer guys are concerned about their man card.
Agree you driver, I really like the automatic transmission, the adaptive cruise control is great, it will stay with the flow of traffic without you having to to touch the accelerator or brake, awesome!
Not sure why drivers need old fashioned stick/ manual trans missions. An automatic w/the option to manually shift is less fatiguing for the drive and likely fuel efficient. I'm sure paddle shifters are next.
Have a question sir So when you are going down on 6 or 7 percent grade, do you have to use only service brake and engine brake or also have to down shift too or not
I'm just glad I didn't opt for a manual toyota 4runner when I had a chance, since I've been in an accident on a job and severed a tendon in my dominant hand/pinky flexor; after 2 surgeries and another expecting in another month I couldn't imagine trying to drive a stick with a partilally disabled hand. So Viva to the automatics.
Drove my first automatic just a few days ago, I drive super trains through the mountains of BC Canada, not friends with the unit yet,the Boss says we will only have the thing for a couple of months till my new one gets here,which will be a good ole manual 18. But I can see where the automatic has a place in the industry.
After driving a 10 speed for so long, we switched to an automated... 2 years later I still look for the clutch pedal, and still perfer it for backing tbh. Having the automatic is great for heavy traffic.
Great video mate. But I think there is a small mistake. At around 3:46, you said that push it forward the dash to upshift but later you said some opposite stuff, push it forward to downshift. Please make that clear. Thanks.
I’ve got 27 years and 3 million miles in. I just got this company truck coming out of a 14 year old international. What a game changer. The one issue. This stalk on my Jeep turns the wipers off. I’ve already shifted it in to neutral by accident while trying to shut the wipers off in he dark. This will be the end of seeing gimpy truck drivers (worn out knees and hips) with bad left legs.
Do you find it's much easier to catch lower gears on a steep grade? I would think it would be since you're not getting the rpm's just right with the correct speed to drop down gears.
At 3:45, you state that pushing the lever toward the dash upshifts into higher gears. But at 5:00 you state that pushing the lever toward the dash downshifts into lower gears. Minor misstatement because as soon as the driver moves the lever the wrong direction, it will be readily apparent.
I get my new 2021 Cascadia with the DD15 and Auto before the end of the month. It's going to be a different stroke for sure but running in rush hour traffic is going to be so easy!
Can you lock out gears in the automatic mode? like say, don't let it shift pass gear 10? (I have a F150, and you can hit the "down shift" while in automatic mode and it "deactivates gears" starting at the top. Then if you want you can "up shift" to re-enable it or flip to manual then back to auto to reset it. I was just curious. Thanks for the explanation.
This transmission you can't deactivate any gears, but you can go into manual shift or automated shift. In automated mode the trans will shift according to your speed, rpm, going up hill, going down hill, traffic. It's literally like a normal vehicle auto trans. Manual mode you literally shift like F-1 race trans, which is fun l, easy, and great when going up hills and you like a little more rpm than what computer suggests...
At that speed the trans will not shift into reverse, you have to be stopped at 0 mph. It's a safe trans so drivers won't accidently shift into wrong gears...
I'd care more about my comfort than to be a "man up" who cares what others think You be you, do what comforts your life better. In the end job is a job.
Running downhill in auto and jakes doesn't it tend to want to upshift as rpms rise! The older autos didn't have the manual option and this was a problem.
I’ve only driven an old 10 speed Mack around a yard so I’m not a driver but as far as pickups are concerned, I’d say it’s the same with what I’m taking about. Automatics are fine as long as the tech is there. When they first started putting automatics in bigger pickup trucks and said they were fine for pulling we weren’t sold. We were right at first. Now however, the automatics are fine. I’ve heard it was the same with semis. The early automatics just weren’t up to snuff and had the tendency to stall but that was over 20 years ago. If the tech is there and the automatic doesn’t shift at the wrong time or whatever the case may be then why not.
I wish my carrier got autoshift in 2015. I hear the 2017s have it except for the training tractors but the one I have is a 10 speed manual. So I have to shift the gears on my own. I hope its not too long before I get an autoshift.
I just started to get my cdl and I'm happy there is gonna be an automatic because where I live traffic and a manual and muscle cramp don't do well when your constantly bumper to bumper and very handy when some goof ball cuts in front of you and brakes suddenly.
Nice. I'm getting a new-to-me Cascadia with the same shifter automated trans. that you're showing. I've punched my "man card" enough with 10 speeds. I prefer a manual, really, but I only have a little experience with autos. Anyhow, I drive what they assign me, so I'll be shift free soon!
+Justin Dampier ...Hello Justin...If you leave the tranny in (Auto) mode, the tranny shifts down for you. You can put tranny into (Manual) mode too if you'd like. I actually keep the tranny in (Auto) mode, then use the 3 options of engine brakes. The engine brakes can use 2, 4, or 6 pistons to apply torque to firmly control your truck downhill. My engine (DD15) has tons of torque, and can easily hold back my 80,000lb loads on any hill. I've drove down Grapevine, Parley's in Utah, Sisters in Wyoming, and Cabbage. The tranny has sensors and can tell if you are driving on a level highway, with a light/heavy load, going up a step hill, and of course, if you are going downhill fully loaded. This tranny is amazing. You will never feel unsafe...ever. I've drove about 360,000 miles now with the later model auto tranny's...and I can't imagine going back to manual, unless I absolutely have too...
+Cory J. Draper how come you have to have the brake pushed down to put it in gear, my merc doesn't require this, it'll go into gear with out the pedal depressed? must be a US thing?
Hi Cory nice video and well laid out simple instructions. As a fellow heavy haul trucker who drives European cab overs ( Scania, Volvo & Mercedes) in East Africa got to admit refined automatics from European Transmission manufactures are worth their salt. The systems will get better as time goes on. I love my manuals but give me a well refined automatic any day these days.
OjBlack100 I sure agree! I hhave literally drove the 8, 10, and 13 speed manuals all over America, but now at my age, driving 3,000 miles a week doesn't even phase or fatigue me. My arms and legs feel like I'm 25 again! Lol... Plus, I'm 2 miles farther down the highway versus a manual truck driver. In 2015...I think these automatic tranny's are amazing! Take it easy over there...
Cory J. Draper LOL I feel your pain about the arm's and legs, truckers are suffering in silence but are too dam proud to let go of their beloved manuals :-). Keep safe and keep on trucking.
Hi Cory thanks for the video. I’m also a 13 speed guy. I just bought a 2018 freightliner with automatic transmission just like the one you are showing. I’ve never driven an automatic semi before and it feels weird because my left foot still wants to step on a clutch. I wanted to ask you if trucks with automatics have less power then manuals? I feel like it’s weaker for some reason.
+Cory J. Draper Hi Cory I looking to start driving again. I was with Us express for a short time they had auto shifting trans. Still had clutch Start and stop but it was nice. Could you please tell a few companies with the auto trans and Will look them up? Thank You and be safe.
+jamesfl1968 Hello there James! I drive all over the Westcoast, around 3,200 miles a week, and visit many truck stops and truck dealerships. I'd say well over half the new trucks being bought have automatics transmissions. They are night and day from the automatics in the past. Very dependable, and high fuel mileage. I average 7.75mpg at 65mph around 79,000lbs. Almost every trucking company you call will have automatic tranny's. All our new 2015 and 2016 Freightliner Cascadia's have the Detroit D15 engine with an auto. In traffic, Ohhhhh these are nice, backing up a piece of cake, and pure acceleration, it shifts so fast, I'm a mile ahead of most manual shifting truckers, etc.
I know this video is 5 years old, but I have an automatic 2020 Freightliner Cascadia and it's amazing what this thi g can do. My only complaint is that the air pressure sensor in these are a bit....strange. it'll start sounding off even though I'm over 100 Psi.. but not all the time.
Depends on how much weight trailer has in it, or how heavy I'm at. If I'm 79,500 lbs I go about 40 mph down the hill, with engine brakes on with 200 rpm below redline. I like the engine to keep me nice and slow with little brakes. With no snow the hill isn't bad going down, just stay in slow lane, and let all the other semi's haul ass down. There's a ton of police that wait at bottom for speeders, so keep speed limit and you'll be fine...
Nice teaching ! Even Europa (where I live) is now now cars 60% automatic gearbox and 40 manual gearbox. .Semi trucks are 95 % semi-automatic transmission gearbox
you said the auto shift gears backwards after you said it the first time, you first said bringing it in goes down gears, now bringing it in goes up gears. help
Infiniti 001 Thanks for watching the video! Your first few months of driving are exciting, and nerve racking! Hang in there, and after a few months, you will find your own groove, sleep patterns, and of course, shifting and backing up get easier and easier. Take it easy over there!
The Freightliner I was driving really didn't know how to shift, it started in 1st no matter what, would not idle for more than 5 mins, and would go into neutral when you lifted off the fuel pedal when the Jake was off...scared the crap out of me when it did that. Granted, the tractor only sipped fuel even when I was loaded heavy...63-73 gals. to run 560mi. In the Tx. hill country. (SAN to ELP)
I am beat at the end of the day as it is and any way you can reduce fatigue being that an auto, I'll take it. I drive bus for a living and the only time I'd like to have a manual is in the snow. We just put in N when we lose grip. I'm assuming having to fight the torque from the engine you do the same?
Good afternoon Cory! I am in & out of the truck seat for now. I thought I gave it up back in 2012. But due to our fine economy here in the country with Covid. Work slowed down & I see myself driving again. Anyways, my question is: I drive this same truck 2018 Auto Cascadia. I was coming back from Minneapolis to Ca. Was on the 80 E entering into California & I see myself struggling to keep this bad boy slow on the downgrade from Donner’s pass & the Lake Tahoe area. RPm’s go up to 2300, I have the lever all the way down, jake break button all the way down to the max setting. And still truck was moving fast down those hills. I watched your video you did on the jake break segment you did on the 70 West going into Colorado, but your comment section is turned off. So that is why I am on here. Should I start at the top of the hill at 35 mph, Jake breaks on at Max & creep downhill that way? To keep truck from gaining speed? I’ve had my license for 16 years but stopped driving 10 years ago when I left driving to go back to school to become an electrician in California. I was working in local 6 San Francisco when the pandemic hit & all work came to a halt. So I am back driving to keep a float until work resumes…one day. Thank you for any advice
I would like you to comment on the benefits of”shifting” the transmission. Why would you want to use “manual”? Somebody said some companies eliminate the option of using manual. Why?
Thanks for the video, but I just got a 2016 Pete auto and the gear shift is positioned by my right leg. But my question is; while in drive and I start down on a grade, ie grape, Donner, etc, is it safe to move the gear shift from drive to manual? No one showed me anything, learning as I go, but I god l love this auto. My left knee also loves it😊
Terry Rounkles Hi Terry! You will LOVE the automatic! They are really built tough, and all the CURRENT complaints are for drivers that can't afford them, like a new 2015, or they drove ones 15 years ago. I go down Grape, Parley's, and other steep hills weekly too. Empty and at a full 80k lbs. At the top, keep the tranny in auto mode, but take off the cruise control. Be sure your truck is going slow as well, don't be speeding, just take your time at the top and prepare. Apply your engine brakes either 2, 4, or all 6 cylinders of compression. If you are nervous, apply full engine (all 6) brakes, and let the engine slowly get you down the hill. If you start going fast, remember to firmly press your brakes for up to 3 seconds, then release. Don't ride the brakes, really press them firm. If you are still hauling ass, then wait a few seconds, and press them again 2 to 3 seconds. If you smell your brakes, you know you are riding them, and they need to cool off. Every trucker has fried their brakes, so your learning curve will come fast with an automatic tranny. It's nerve racking when you first start going down these steep monsters, but you will figure it out. Start messing around with manual mode after you get really good in auto and performance mode. I bet you will drive alot safer, and back up alot faster now too with the automatic tranny...they ROCK!
Cory J. Draper Thanks Cory. I've been doing the first part as you have stated, slowing down, etc., but when I'm heavy and the weight is pushing me, I'm using my brakes more then I should.
Terry Rounkles You'll be fine Terry, braking downhill is almost a fine art of balance. Just go slow slow slow, and don't be afraid to push the brakes hard for a few second intervals. Just don't push them lightly for 10 seconds riding them. Anyway, nice to hear from you!
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My dad is a trucker and he always say...”work smart not hard”
@Phoenix Porter stfu i dont care about your shit
@Phoenix Porter i dont give a damn bruh just SHUT YO FUCKING MOUTH
Driving isn't hard
💯 he’s rite dads are always rite cien
@@joedirte716 I can tell you have never been a trucker or in the army.
I learned on a 10 speed manual . But the automatic is soo smooth! I can focus on driving now without all the extra work.
just got a 2018 cascadia automatic, never thought I would like one ,love it,lot less tired end of day.
35 years, 3 million + miles, drive an auto shift now and won't go back! hands down it reduces fatigue 50%
Amen Larry!
Plus the stalk looks nice.
Mr Brownstone .... I found out a lot of guys are just "macho".....manly men, they tend to wear big belt buckles and cowboy boots. I'm past all of that. Give me auto shift any day. push the letter d on the dash, sit back and enjoy the show.
one thing i'm interested in is if engaging the PTO on an automatic is a lot easier, as many douche bags break the clutch brake on most vehicles. Whether it's a dump truck, water truck, fuel truck ... whatever, the damn clutch brake is always broken.
MrCraigmire123.... we have PTO's for pumps on our tractors... just a flip of a switch....on the dash or outside the truck by the pump....its all good!
I thank you I have been in this problem for a long time because my truck was stuck in manual mode and could not start. Thank you for watching your video on RUclips and doing exactly as you said and the truck started. Thank you.
I got to drive a 2015 Freightliner auto and it was a dream. I love being able to jump in and only have to concentrate on driving.
I love it, I've only been driving this 2011 Freightliner for 5 days now, its amazingly smooth, step on peddle n go, no more watching tach or listening to engine roar, all I have to do is watch traffic for merging time, if possible make video showing fuller automatic w/ push buttons, they are next to cup holder, I have not found Jake Brake, theres the "M" for manual w/ +/- buttons , but jake function that I'm aware of. thanx this shifter type is in one of our other trucks
I have an auto shift now after 15 yrs of 9 speeds...Love it...
I’m getting into trucking at 21. I’m so glad automatics are the new standard!
The sole purpose for manufacturers building more automatic diesel tractors is to make the job of transporting goods & operating big rig, diesel semi tractors 50 times easier. In return more drivers get hired. with more drivers on the road more goods get moved, thus more wealth gets created. For the company as well as the driver.
Walter Flowers Now I’m 22. One year in. Now I’m looking forward to electric trucks & self driving trucks on the interstate. It will be revolutionary just like cruise control. Great future awaits.
How’s trucking workin with ya
Good tutorial. Thanks. My fav is also the 13, but when you have to sit on the 401 parking lot in Toronto for hours, you quickly become a fan of the automatics. You're right about the autos sucking years ago. They have come a long way and they definitely reduce fatigue.
Wow it's basically the same as my car. I always drove a car with gears as you cantrol speed great with gears. But due to my disability I switched to automatic transmission. And it's so much nicer on the body. Thanks for the video.
I love this! When I was in truck driving school, it was quite a hassle messing around with gears while I war driving, at least for me it was. But with automatic trucks, I could just focus on driving and that's what's safer and important to me.
If you suck. Shifting isn’t hard, it’s a pain in the ass if you’re a local driver but over the road who cares
Steve Robertson you act like shifting a manual transmission is hard. You act like getting your cdl is hard. It’s not. And the only time you’ll have to use your clutch after the test is from a stop when you need your clutch brake. Don’t be a bitch.
Steve Robertson if you have trouble focusing on driving while shifting, then I hate to break it to you but you’re a stone cold bitch
😂🤣😅🤣😂😅 shifting is not difficult. Patience and understanding of the machine is all that is needed
go back to mcdonalds
Im about to start driving a new Cascadia with this transmission. I was wondering how it worked. You helped me here. Thank you!
I just had my first drive in a 2021 Cascadia with an automatic, not bad once u get the hang of it.
Omg thanks so much for this video. I jus got my cdl and I’ll be going out with my first load in the 11th and I was nervous when it came to the Jake break because when otr with my TE we never had to use it. So this makes me feel a lot more comfortable knowing how to use it when I get to certain grades on hills. I watched many videos but yours explained it the best for me!
Dude thank you so much! Been I. This cascadia for a week and didn't even know about the manual mode. Gonna have to play with it in the morning.
Thanks man. Starting my first job Monday after passing my class a. Will be driving an auto so very informative.
Love the Volvo automatic, it's like driving a big car.
yessss, love these autos!! We have this truck as well. set the cruise for 60 and it self governs itself at 50 flying down the pass, woooooo!
Been driven automatics for 15 years now. Love them. The truck I drive now is a freightliner with a dd16 with an end dump. This thing got a strong jake. Haul asphalt and gravel so most of the time we are maxed out. Jake has no problem holding truck back. Now I just hold my coffee cup instead of the stick. Great video sir
Going on 4 years, I'm loving it.
Gotta' love Cabbage. One of my best truck driving stories came off that beautiful hill. Now I live at the bottom of it. Good to hear it referenced. Automatic transmissions showed up in numbers long after I'd moved on to a new chapter, would gladly traded my 13 for one. Great video, have wondered what the setup is.
Agreed Cory, I've always owned manual vehicles but Buddy once you get older forget about it give me the automatic any day over the manuals. When you're young the World is your oyster and you can't do no wrong but age has a way of taming and moderating the earlier burst of youth. New to the channel but looking forward to new driving adventures around this big chunk of land. All the Best and Be Safe Out there. Fan from Louisiana. 👍
Technology really can be great. With an automatic, you also have more time to concentrate on steering your vehicle. And when you're hauling around an 80,000 LB rig, that becomes very important. Really nicely done video.
Instablaster...
Automated transmissions are awesome now...
i drive the dame truck. Let me be honest 100%.This by far is the best on the road.It handle down and upgrade so smooth. You can't get tired driving a truck like that.Any driver has to try and they will forget about the noisy manual. It's just amazing
I start my first automatic tomorrow morning can't wait
update?
Just the video I needed! I appreciate it brother, new driver only been driving about a year but all I did was manuals so I hopped behind this automatic and kept wondering if I was doing it quite right LOL funny how that works but this told me exactly what I needed to know I appreciate it Happy travels!
great video Cory. I'm picking mine up tomorrow and have never driven one. So this gives me a great heads up
How you doing brother? I love the manual too,better control!,but fast forward many companies switching to Automatic.Got to go with the flow.
Take it easy out there!
Great teaching video Cory, thank you very much. I feel more comfortable now. We are getting a bunch of automatics in soon.
Cory, great video. I wish you would have mentioned cruise control, I had a few days cussing the process.
1. Cruise won't work if jake lever is engaged
2. Compared to Cascadia with 10 speed, cruise indicator is tiny light.
3. Otherwise it works just like standard cruise control.
You should have seen me trying to hold my mouth just right to get it to work.
38th year driving semi, 1st week in truck with automatic, nice. :)
Performance mode! I never knew. I’ve been amazed when a rig is turning onto the ramp ahead of me and before I could pass the ramp it’s already there! Now I know. Can’t wait to try that
Ohhhhhhh cool !!!!!
I've used almost all transmission types, old 60's style two stick, cab over 8, Eaton 10, Super 10, 13, 18.
I drove original Eaton Autoshift 10 which required driver to 'program' shift pattern and starting gear for each load you picked up.
Original paddle shifter on the column, the predecessor to the one in this video.
I have drove a new Freightshaker like the one in this video but only briefly. I do know they are reliable and trustworthy with your standard gross weights and even heavier loads.
Easy driving, when miles and $'s are more important than your 'man card'.
I'm in a 10 speed stick MACK triaxle dump currently. Have mixed feelings about these Macks honestly.
I always enjoyed a Eaton 10 on a 500 Cat Kenworth myself.
Anyways, the automatic transmission is the future. The numbers are growing exponentially now. Meaning, they will catch and surpass old style manuals in just a few more years. Even out selling the Autoshifts, which actually do have a clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing, etc. The automatics are on pace to out sell all other transmission types.
Insurance, and other costs like maintenance and warranties ALREADY endorse the switch to automatics.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$ talks. Simple as that.
Automatics are going to dominate truck sales sooner than most old schoolers realize. And the stigma is already fading because older truckers can be a little lazier in an automatic while facing another million miles in heavy-insane traffic. So, even the old timers are getting on board with the new technology. Just like they did with GPS and smartphones.
It is what it is.
Be safe out there.
Why the quotes?
Mark Caldwell The DT12 is an 'autoshift' geared and clutched transmission. The only difference between it and a manual is that the computer clutches and changes gears at the exact rpm/torque points for efficiency in power and/or fuel mileage. You can actually hear it double-clutch sometimes on downshifts.
I've got years of metropolitan driving experience, I've driven both, don't care for autos at all, don't like the integration of the brake system, it's much harder to make lights in the city because it hesitates on take off and my clutch foot doesn't.
You should be ashamed of yourself you fake driver
You called it!
Most old timers I've spoken to love their automatics, my dad included. Most of the younger/newer guys are concerned about their man card.
Agree you driver, I really like the automatic transmission, the adaptive cruise control is great, it will stay with the flow of traffic without you having to to touch the accelerator or brake, awesome!
ive found when going down hill in manual mode the truck will still shift gears when im wanting it to stay in gear
Great Vids. Im bidding on truck online, all are automatic. This help alot. I watched your other videos on breaking down hill too. Good stuff.
Not sure why drivers need old fashioned stick/ manual trans missions.
An automatic w/the option to manually shift is less fatiguing for the drive and likely fuel efficient.
I'm sure paddle shifters are next.
4:21, he called it a "Little Beast". It's not little, whatsoever! It's a HUGE beast!
I have to take a driving test with Swift next week, and I never have driven an Auto. So, hopefully by this video I will be able to pass. Thanks
Good luck! The auto-shift is easy to get used to, and will make you a safer driver by concentrating on areas you need to improve on.
Thanks for the video. Very informative. About to drive one of these for Kool Trans. Used to a13, but sounds amazing.
Have a question sir
So when you are going down on 6 or 7 percent grade, do you have to use only service brake and engine brake or also have to down shift too or not
Can someone answer po shi question?
so you are still shifting as you're driving by clicking the knob?
Appreciate the video. I just got my first auto shift and honestly I didn’t know the first thing about it lolol.
I'm just glad I didn't opt for a manual toyota 4runner when I had a chance, since I've been in an accident on a job and severed a tendon in my dominant hand/pinky flexor; after 2 surgeries and another expecting in another month I couldn't imagine trying to drive a stick with a partilally disabled hand. So Viva to the automatics.
Drove my first automatic just a few days ago, I drive super trains through the mountains of BC Canada, not friends with the unit yet,the Boss says we will only have the thing for a couple of months till my new one gets here,which will be a good ole manual 18.
But I can see where the automatic has a place in the industry.
After driving a 10 speed for so long, we switched to an automated... 2 years later I still look for the clutch pedal, and still perfer it for backing tbh. Having the automatic is great for heavy traffic.
Your the man. Was trying to figure out shifting manually.
I love your explanations man,you are a good teacher!
So I have an automatic. But I’m having issues with it about revving up to over 2000 RPM when I apply the engine break. Anybody have any suggestions?
You saved my life. I just got automatic
You will LOVE the auto trans!
Great video mate. But I think there is a small mistake. At around 3:46, you said that push it forward the dash to upshift but later you said some opposite stuff, push it forward to downshift. Please make that clear. Thanks.
I’ve got 27 years and 3 million miles in. I just got this company truck coming out of a 14 year old international. What a game changer. The one issue. This stalk on my Jeep turns the wipers off. I’ve already shifted it in to neutral by accident while trying to shut the wipers off in he dark. This will be the end of seeing gimpy truck drivers (worn out knees and hips) with bad left legs.
thanks for the video just bought my first 2018 cascadia. have alot to learn about this trans
pretty nifty driver, I checked this video out cause I will be driving a automatic soon. much obliged
Men this truck is amazing . iam a young man I wish to drive big trucks and I like watching new skills to be honest
Do you find it's much easier to catch lower gears on a steep grade? I would think it would be since you're not getting the rpm's just right with the correct speed to drop down gears.
At 3:45, you state that pushing the lever toward the dash upshifts into higher gears. But at 5:00 you state that pushing the lever toward the dash downshifts into lower gears. Minor misstatement because as soon as the driver moves the lever the wrong direction, it will be readily apparent.
I get my new 2021 Cascadia with the DD15 and Auto before the end of the month. It's going to be a different stroke for sure but running in rush hour traffic is going to be so easy!
Excellent video I just learn so much about my truck
Amen brother, if you need to prove something get a clutch lol I got the Allison 4600 in my freightshaker and I love it!!!
Can you lock out gears in the automatic mode? like say, don't let it shift pass gear 10? (I have a F150, and you can hit the "down shift" while in automatic mode and it "deactivates gears" starting at the top. Then if you want you can "up shift" to re-enable it or flip to manual then back to auto to reset it. I was just curious. Thanks for the explanation.
This transmission you can't deactivate any gears, but you can go into manual shift or automated shift. In automated mode the trans will shift according to your speed, rpm, going up hill, going down hill, traffic. It's literally like a normal vehicle auto trans. Manual mode you literally shift like F-1 race trans, which is fun l, easy, and great when going up hills and you like a little more rpm than what computer suggests...
What if u put it in reverse while in drive mode at 65 speed.
At that speed the trans will not shift into reverse, you have to be stopped at 0 mph. It's a safe trans so drivers won't accidently shift into wrong gears...
I'd care more about my comfort than to be a "man up" who cares what others think You be you, do what comforts your life better. In the end job is a job.
Amen
Running downhill in auto and jakes doesn't it tend to want to upshift as rpms rise! The older autos didn't have the manual option and this was a problem.
Same im about to get into the cdl business id rather have automatic that constantly shifting gears 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️💪🏼
Ours are push to go down pull to go up but the shakers by far have the simplest controls.
I’ve only driven an old 10 speed Mack around a yard so I’m not a driver but as far as pickups are concerned, I’d say it’s the same with what I’m taking about. Automatics are fine as long as the tech is there. When they first started putting automatics in bigger pickup trucks and said they were fine for pulling we weren’t sold. We were right at first. Now however, the automatics are fine. I’ve heard it was the same with semis. The early automatics just weren’t up to snuff and had the tendency to stall but that was over 20 years ago. If the tech is there and the automatic doesn’t shift at the wrong time or whatever the case may be then why not.
Thanks bro great video!! I’m getting a 2019 automatic next week from a 13-speed Peterbilt..
I wish my carrier got autoshift in 2015. I hear the 2017s have it except for the training tractors but the one I have is a 10 speed manual. So I have to shift the gears on my own. I hope its not too long before I get an autoshift.
I just started to get my cdl and I'm happy there is gonna be an automatic because where I live traffic and a manual and muscle cramp don't do well when your constantly bumper to bumper and very handy when some goof ball cuts in front of you and brakes suddenly.
Nice. I'm getting a new-to-me Cascadia with the same shifter automated trans. that you're showing. I've punched my "man card" enough with 10 speeds. I prefer a manual, really, but I only have a little experience with autos. Anyhow, I drive what they assign me, so I'll be shift free soon!
Cory I just watched one of your videos on automatic in snow driving. My question is can I use the engine brake during winter driving?
Cory when u pull the lever up the gears go up
Jatinderjit Saini That’s certainly the way the identical control stalk works on our Actros in UK ; up for up and down for down .
Best teacher ever
Thank You for that easy explaination
Automatics for city I like and manuals for oil field mud and winter off-roading
Can I put gear in natural when i am driving an automatic semi-truck?
Why didn't they do paddles for shifting?
Any one know what the switch does that is behind the gear shift lever? It's a rotating one just like D N R
How about downshifting going down grade so it doesnt float up? Go into manual?
+Justin Dampier ...Hello Justin...If you leave the tranny in (Auto) mode, the tranny shifts down for you. You can put tranny into (Manual) mode too if you'd like. I actually keep the tranny in (Auto) mode, then use the 3 options of engine brakes. The engine brakes can use 2, 4, or 6 pistons to apply torque to firmly control your truck downhill. My engine (DD15) has tons of torque, and can easily hold back my 80,000lb loads on any hill. I've drove down Grapevine, Parley's in Utah, Sisters in Wyoming, and Cabbage. The tranny has sensors and can tell if you are driving on a level highway, with a light/heavy load, going up a step hill, and of course, if you are going downhill fully loaded. This tranny is amazing. You will never feel unsafe...ever. I've drove about 360,000 miles now with the later model auto tranny's...and I can't imagine going back to manual, unless I absolutely have too...
+Cory J. Draper how come you have to have the brake pushed down to put it in gear, my merc doesn't require this, it'll go into gear with out the pedal depressed? must be a US thing?
Hi Cory nice video and well laid out simple instructions. As a fellow heavy haul trucker who drives European cab overs ( Scania, Volvo & Mercedes) in East Africa got to admit refined automatics from European Transmission manufactures are worth their salt. The systems will get better as time goes on. I love my manuals but give me a well refined automatic any day these days.
OjBlack100 I sure agree! I hhave literally drove the 8, 10, and 13 speed manuals all over America, but now at my age, driving 3,000 miles a week doesn't even phase or fatigue me. My arms and legs feel like I'm 25 again! Lol... Plus, I'm 2 miles farther down the highway versus a manual truck driver. In 2015...I think these automatic tranny's are amazing! Take it easy over there...
Cory J. Draper
LOL I feel your pain about the arm's and legs, truckers are suffering in silence but are too dam proud to let go of their beloved manuals :-). Keep safe and keep on trucking.
You guys should be ashamed of yourselves
Fake truckers
Hi Cory thanks for the video. I’m also a 13 speed guy. I just bought a 2018 freightliner with automatic transmission just like the one you are showing. I’ve never driven an automatic semi before and it feels weird because my left foot still wants to step on a clutch. I wanted to ask you if trucks with automatics have less power then manuals? I feel like it’s weaker for some reason.
Automatic trans. IS the only choice to make. Thanx for posting the tutorial !
flatwound1 Thanks for checking in!
+Cory J. Draper Hi Cory I looking to start driving again. I was with Us express for a short time they had auto shifting trans. Still had clutch Start and stop but it was nice. Could you please tell a few companies with the auto trans and Will look them up? Thank You and be safe.
+jamesfl1968 Hello there James! I drive all over the Westcoast, around 3,200 miles a week, and visit many truck stops and truck dealerships. I'd say well over half the new trucks being bought have automatics transmissions. They are night and day from the automatics in the past. Very dependable, and high fuel mileage. I average 7.75mpg at 65mph around 79,000lbs. Almost every trucking company you call will have automatic tranny's. All our new 2015 and 2016 Freightliner Cascadia's have the Detroit D15 engine with an auto. In traffic, Ohhhhh these are nice, backing up a piece of cake, and pure acceleration, it shifts so fast, I'm a mile ahead of most manual shifting truckers, etc.
I know this video is 5 years old, but I have an automatic 2020 Freightliner Cascadia and it's amazing what this thi g can do. My only complaint is that the air pressure sensor in these are a bit....strange. it'll start sounding off even though I'm over 100 Psi.. but not all the time.
What gear do you normally in when going down hill on cabbage with your engine brakes on? (First timer)
Depends on how much weight trailer has in it, or how heavy I'm at. If I'm 79,500 lbs I go about 40 mph down the hill, with engine brakes on with 200 rpm below redline. I like the engine to keep me nice and slow with little brakes. With no snow the hill isn't bad going down, just stay in slow lane, and let all the other semi's haul ass down. There's a ton of police that wait at bottom for speeders, so keep speed limit and you'll be fine...
@@CoryJDraper thank you
@@onelove_inc. Right on...
My cousin drives big rigs I got to do that last night
I'm here to read the old school truck driver's comments about the automatic and your flip flops. Lol
...Lol
Do you have any videos of driving the automatic in the winter with bad roads?
Some scania truck are different they require to push a clutch to engage the gear
Nice teaching ! Even Europa (where I live) is now now cars 60% automatic gearbox and 40 manual gearbox. .Semi trucks are 95 % semi-automatic transmission gearbox
you said the auto shift gears backwards after you said it the first time, you first said bringing it in goes down gears, now bringing it in goes up gears. help
Ooooooops! I just heard my mess up! ...Lol These transmissions are cake to figure out in 5 minutes of driving....
Haha, not a problem. Thank you for the helpful video.
Nice videos sir. I learned a lot. I am starting my trucking job in week and trying to get some info from web. thanks
Infiniti 001 Thanks for watching the video! Your first few months of driving are exciting, and nerve racking! Hang in there, and after a few months, you will find your own groove, sleep patterns, and of course, shifting and backing up get easier and easier. Take it easy over there!
Great video. Non trucker here wondering how an automatic semi engine brakes. Haha. Super basic I guess. Cool!
I am about to drive an 2019 freightliner automatic what do you prefer on hills going up or down
The Freightliner I was driving really didn't know how to shift, it started in 1st no matter what, would not idle for more than 5 mins, and would go into neutral when you lifted off the fuel pedal when the Jake was off...scared the crap out of me when it did that. Granted, the tractor only sipped fuel even when I was loaded heavy...63-73 gals. to run 560mi. In the Tx. hill country. (SAN to ELP)
I am beat at the end of the day as it is and any way you can reduce fatigue being that an auto, I'll take it. I drive bus for a living and the only time I'd like to have a manual is in the snow. We just put in N when we lose grip. I'm assuming having to fight the torque from the engine you do the same?
Good afternoon Cory! I am in & out of the truck seat for now. I thought I gave it up back in 2012. But due to our fine economy here in the country with Covid. Work slowed down & I see myself driving again.
Anyways, my question is: I drive this same truck 2018 Auto Cascadia. I was coming back from Minneapolis to Ca. Was on the 80 E entering into California & I see myself struggling to keep this bad boy slow on the downgrade from Donner’s pass & the Lake Tahoe area.
RPm’s go up to 2300, I have the lever all the way down, jake break button all the way down to the max setting. And still truck was moving fast down those hills.
I watched your video you did on the jake break segment you did on the 70 West going into Colorado, but your comment section is turned off. So that is why I am on here.
Should I start at the top of the hill at 35 mph, Jake breaks on at Max & creep downhill that way? To keep truck from gaining speed?
I’ve had my license for 16 years but stopped driving 10 years ago when I left driving to go back to school to become an electrician in California. I was working in local 6 San Francisco when the pandemic hit & all work came to a halt.
So I am back driving to keep a float until work resumes…one day.
Thank you for any advice
mine doesn't have performce mode. and why does it engine brake between every single shift?
Thanks for the video. You answer my question l was wondering about. Going down a steep hill.
I would like you to comment on the benefits of”shifting” the transmission. Why would you want to use “manual”? Somebody said some companies eliminate the option of using manual. Why?
seems like that freight liner has the same auto stick as my 2013 Mercedes Actros
Thanks for the video, but I just got a 2016 Pete auto and the gear shift is positioned by my right leg. But my question is; while in drive and I start down on a grade, ie grape, Donner, etc, is it safe to move the gear shift from drive to manual? No one showed me anything, learning as I go, but I god l love this auto. My left knee also loves it😊
Terry Rounkles Hi Terry! You will LOVE the automatic! They are really built tough, and all the CURRENT complaints are for drivers that can't afford them, like a new 2015, or they drove ones 15 years ago. I go down Grape, Parley's, and other steep hills weekly too. Empty and at a full 80k lbs. At the top, keep the tranny in auto mode, but take off the cruise control. Be sure your truck is going slow as well, don't be speeding, just take your time at the top and prepare. Apply your engine brakes either 2, 4, or all 6 cylinders of compression. If you are nervous, apply full engine (all 6) brakes, and let the engine slowly get you down the hill. If you start going fast, remember to firmly press your brakes for up to 3 seconds, then release. Don't ride the brakes, really press them firm. If you are still hauling ass, then wait a few seconds, and press them again 2 to 3 seconds. If you smell your brakes, you know you are riding them, and they need to cool off. Every trucker has fried their brakes, so your learning curve will come fast with an automatic tranny. It's nerve racking when you first start going down these steep monsters, but you will figure it out. Start messing around with manual mode after you get really good in auto and performance mode. I bet you will drive alot safer, and back up alot faster now too with the automatic tranny...they ROCK!
Cory J. Draper Thanks Cory. I've been doing the first part as you have stated, slowing down, etc., but when I'm heavy and the weight is pushing me, I'm using my brakes more then I should.
Terry Rounkles You'll be fine Terry, braking downhill is almost a fine art of balance. Just go slow slow slow, and don't be afraid to push the brakes hard for a few second intervals. Just don't push them lightly for 10 seconds riding them. Anyway, nice to hear from you!