• Doolbs@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yeah. You can’t buy a ford or chevy pickup in the united states with a manual transmission anymore.

    I know they’re not supercars, or anything like that.

    Big trucking companies are all going to automatic transmissions in their trucks as well.

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      2 months ago

      I’m a school bus driver - buses with manual transmissions are long gone. The drug use and child molestation filters weed out enough potential drivers as it is.

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          2 months ago

          I would add that those filters only apply to school districts that maintain their own fleets and driver pools. The private bus companies don’t generally worry about child abuse or drug use with their drivers - or drinking, speeding, using phones while driving, or paying them well, or providing any benefits …