A number of septic service company owners I’ve spoken to recently have made the switch to automatic transmissions as they spec new pumping rigs. As the quality of auto transmissions in work vehicles improves and the American public keeps falling away from using stick shift in their personal vehicles, this transition seems inevitable. Like it or not—and I’ve heard from a few old-school pumpers who don’t like it—it looks like the auto transmission is here to stay in work trucks.
The auto vs. manual transmission debate is an ongoing one in my own household. While I would prefer to drive a
