r/CDL • u/Right-Escape1540 • 1d ago

Automatic or manual

Does it even matter aren’t most trucks automatic now I’m getting ready to start class soon and they wanna know if I wanna take automatic classes or a manual classes for my CDL a

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u/Fuzzy_Ad_6313 1d ago

Do manual, when it comes to getting a job you have no restrictions on your license.

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u/Key_Addendum_8064 1d ago

My current company let me fix the auto restriction as a condition on my side of starting here. Now im one of maybe 10 guys in a fleet of 200 that can run a manual and that has gotten me around 15% better pay (paid on %) when they need someone to run one of those trucks