Texas/New Mexico Stateline | If I had to have one I would want the 3 pedal version with a clutch. Father in law had a Merritor 12 speed with two pedals. Computer controlled the engagement of the clutch. Had to goose the throttle a little to get it to go. Hard to back up smoothly to a dock an such. Also if you stopped at a light it sits there running on the throwout bearing the whole time. Unless you flip the lever to N, or set the park brake.
He had A LOT of electrical gremlins in it, and if the voltage was a little too low, or it malfunctioned you were dead in the water. Shop Monkeys did not know much about them so it was on the job training everytime he had it in the shop.
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Automatic transmissions in semis...
