Schneider Likely to Shift Fleet to Automatic Transmissions
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Schneider, which already operates 800 automatics, ranks No. 8 on the Transport Topics 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
chneider National’s safety director said he was “99% certain” the firm would convert its entire 12,000-truck fleet to automatic transmissions beginning in 2007, part of a growing trend among carriers of all sizes.
Fleet operators said they are converting to automatic transmissions, primarily because the trucks are safer.
“Automatic transmissions are the No. 1 safety device at Schneider National,” Don Osterberg, director of driver safety, told Transport Topics Oct. 30.
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