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In vocational trucks, automatic transmissions offer numerous benefits and are gaining in market share against manual transmissions. To find out more about how they compare, we talked to Lou Gilbert, manager North American marketing, at Allison Transmission. For a detailed discussion of automatic vs.

Advantage: Draw. Advantage: Automatics. Traction and wheel spin Getting a 60,pound load moving from a dead stop without spinning the tires requires the proper horsepower, torque and rear-end gear. An automatic offers a wider spread of gear ratios and a torque converter, and with a torque converter you have an almost infinitely variable gear ratio.

Hills and rollback safety Stopping a heavily loaded, manual shift truck on a steep grade raises the danger of a rollback. Automatics allow you to keep the truck in place on the hill with just light pressure on the accelerator pedal — putting torque through the torque converter and into the wheels, then move forward uphill with increased accelerator pedal pressure.

Press play to see simplicity in action. Our drivers come back to us and rave about the drivability, the smooth and quiet operation, and the great fuel economy. The internal electrical system minimizes exposure and corrosion of wires and connectors, greatly reducing maintenance needs. The purpose-built automated transmission does more than fully integrate with the PACCAR MX Engines — its durable aluminum housing makes it the lightest speed transmission in its class.

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