The manual transmission truck has been slowly dying out since the mid-2000s. In fact, America's most popular pickup truck – ...
Manual transmissions have been fading from new pickup trucks for years, but 2026 marks a sharper turning point. With rivals ...
Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...
I recently came across an eye-opening recruiting ad on LinkedIn. An Ontario-based carrier is offering a $2,500 sign-on bonus for qualified drivers with manual experience and a non-restricted Class A ...
It’s no secret that manual transmissions are hard to find on new pickups, but some new trucks are still available with a stick shift if you know where to look. Starting with model year 2016, Ford – ...
For a while now, stick shifts have been a dying breed. Go to any local car meet or log on to most car-related internet forums and you'll hear enthusiasts and gearheads lament the lack of available ...
With the 2019 Ram heavy-duty trucks abandoning the G56 six-speed, the manual transmission is gone from full-size trucks. Many tears have been shed by enthusiasts; manual transmissions in pickup trucks ...
Without the right engine and transmission combo, a truck can be overworked causing premature maintenance needs, or underworked, resulting in funds wasted on “too much truck.” The perfect powertrain is ...
A notable shift in the types of transmissions used in fleets’ Class 8 trucks has occurred over the past five years. Manual transmissions reigned as king among fleets and seasoned truck drivers for ...
Three years ago, North Santiam Paving in Stayton, Oregon, bought its first dump truck with an Eaton MXP UltraShift automatic transmission. Since then, every new truck purchased by the fleet has been ...
Anyone who's spent any time driving knows that semi-trucks are a fixture on American roads. Vehicles from the most popular semi-truck manufacturers covered just over 500 billion miles in 2022 alone, ...