My thought's on this are VERY simple. If you can't pay attention well enough to make a simple gear shift, what else are you not paying attention to? Shifting gears becomes muscle memory fairly quickly. No real energy or effort expended. People paying attention to their cell phones is FAR more distracting and mentally draining than shifting gears is. Then there is the whole fact that in inclement weather, I will outsmart that auto shift on gear selection and maintained RPM every single time improving not only my safety, but the safety of those around me on the roads. My personal observation is this: As more and more auto-shift trucks have made it in to the industry, the quality of drivers has dropped off significantly. In the interest of keeping things brief, I will not cite any statistics here. What I will say is that statistics do show that as more and more auto-shift trucks have hit the road, accident rates and other problems have increased.

990 is just ugly

8 bag is the best traction in logging , logging going up 18% + grade dirt ,truck started to spin let it spin 60 feet with 0 wheel hop , friend riding with me looked all scared and said you are letting it spin ? , i answer yes as long as it doesn't hop , got traction & out the road we went🚚🚚 !!

The shiny air intakes ??, i would rather see exterior air cleaners , 1 when you put the air cleaner under the hood you just added heat to the air system & 2 now the air filtet housing & filter are probably proprietary to K.W.only ?? 🤑🤑

That 18 speed granny I'd junk, junk, junk. Not to mention backup speed. Take a perfectly great truck n turn it to jello

It’s worthless. Theres no use in trying to make trucks for dummies. I’m currently trying to get information on how to eliminate all the dummy helps. I don’t need any help staying safe. I hate it with a passion. All I needed was to see that you think it’s a great thing so I’m finished with you and your videos.

It’s worthless. Theres no use in trying to make trucks for dummies. I’m currently trying to get information on how to eliminate all the dummy helps. I don’t need any help staying safe. I hate it wait passion.

Kenworth the most rattling truck I have ever owned. 20k miles and it’s sound like a 1997. Squeaks rattles

I don't believe all that stuff is making it safer. Miss my old truck.... if there was an off bottom I would have it off always....

I don't believe all that stuff is making it safer. Miss my old truck.... if there was an off bottom I would have it off always.... soon will have a TV where the windshield goes .

I just purchased a 579 PETERBILT. It has a long duration start time. My kenworth service team is repairing the RSV valve .. hoping that's it will fix that. And performing a recall on the bolts for the bearing caps. While doing so , they're looking at the cam shift for wear.... stay tuned.. its hard to understand the complexity of the trucks problems. Previous owner just drove..n drove it... with minimum service .

Im a W900 fan, but like the new one too.

Great video, can you do one between the Peterbilt 379 and the Peterbilt 589?

God my dream has been to become an owner operator of a W900 for so many years.

allison auto,,, fixed it for ya lol

Im not a truck driver but i do work on trucks and kve driven just about every combo you can think of. The automatics, even in the newest models are such garbage. Like drvong them around the yard or having to park them is so annoying. You feather the pedal they dont go you lush a little harder then their damn near full throttle. Idk if having a trailer or a load helps it at all but if it dosent i feel bad for people having to back up to buildings with these trucks. Every manuel ive driven was always so easy to drive the truck smoothley.

Beautiful trucks. All about preference ngl. I enjoy driving manual but dont belittle the people who prefer automatic

I start drive trucks while in Korea. I drove them until I got out after five years.

Mine locks up the whole truck when another vehicle is to close or cuts me off

Very informative.

T800 always..

автомат это будущее, это надежность, это удобство! Вы можете заниматься всем чем угодно, вместо бесконечного дерганья этого длинного рычага)) примите будущее- и через несколько лет вы самы будете удивляться как вы ездили на этих денозаврах! Это как с телефонами- были с кнопками а стали без! Вот теперь выкинь свой iphone и возьми на недельку nokia 6300 ! Все понял? наконец то

My dad owns both a 2008 t800 and a 2020 t880 love both trucks but the t880 is a Powerhouse and the jake on that this is amazing barely ever have to touch the brakes, both dump trucks

So one automated has the lag between shifts like a manual. The other has no lag and shifts fast like an automatic.

Hmmm? IDK!

I get it. Started driving 06 became owner operator in 08. I drive FL to CA. I love my automated manual eaton specially when I hit traffic in El Paso or Orlando uff don’t miss that clutch 😂

There is no versus here. One is a great looking staple of the trucking industry for DECADES. The other, well, the other is a bad idea that happened. The folks at paccar really should have quit designing new trucks after the T2000. That alone should have told them they were on the wrong path! Truly disappointing in my view point.

My dam table is stuck and handle don’t work need help

Excellent video. If I were to get into trucking, I would prefer the W900. Having a bed + couch is cool. I also like the windows at the top of the cab.

Hey Josh. Nice job not explaining anything. I had to figure everything out on my own. You skipped several steps, which one of the main parts was pulling down the red tab, then pressing in the black tab directly below the red tab while pulling the bulbs out simultaneously! You need to explain these steps a whole lot better to those who are actually looking for help on what may seem simple on gour eherlers, but in actuality, it's a pain in the ass on a semi. For those trying to figure this simple complicated thing out, this is how it's done.

Bro just stop it! the w900 will always be the number 1 all day🎉

Automatic

We are in a W900. We pull heavy haul RGN. My German Shepherd , Xena has her own bed under our bunk. My wife has her chihuahua, Betty Boop and abet to us son, Tarzan, who is Half Jack Russell. He earned his name because when he was a little puppy,he learned how to climb anywhere in the truck. Wedged between the passenger seat and the door he could climb to the seat and then jump to the door and get on the dash. We still bang our heads climbing in the doors or from the back to front. The Cat 500 is a little loud. Thirteen speed. I enjoy your videos. I have a question, is the w990 bigger inside than the t680?

You sir are clearly not a truck driver your salesman you clearly haven't had to drive with the system I have had this is to put the brakes on me unexpectedly many times on icy roads for nobody else is around almost causing me to be in an accident I've got 20 years driving and ice road experience of running the Arctic the system is horribly dangerous

How does a DAF CF75 310 with an Allison perform?

Often sometimes? Geez.....

It looked like a tie to me. I still would rather the manual

Again with the stupid effing music stop it please.

How the hell do you deflate the lumbar support? There’s up buttons but no down buttons?! What moron made a system that inflates but can’t be deflated?!

show us how to change to seat cushing?

HURTING trucking more than you ever knew. We don’t need a radar system that auto locks brakes when it sees its own shadow. People that make these things never drove in their life.

been waiting on a test like this for a long time. thank you so much. well done video my friend! I feel like in my dump truck once I went to a auto I average 1-2 loads extra per day doing city deliveries. and you don't have to worry about a driver messing it up as bad if they don't know how to float gears.

Its just about learning how to use it... in Europe we drive mainly automated 13-speed in trucks, there is no problem while fully loaded. They work perfectly fine. I think manual transmission is fine too. Just use what makes you drive better :D

Nice comparison, thank you! I`d go with the W990 - love the combination of new technology with a kind of classic look :)

I 100% agree with you man I absolutely looove the t880 because it is super comfortable but I also love the t800 but I like more the t880

It is still ridiculously expensive.... especially when the bolts on the side that, didn't get damaged... are rusted so bad that the break off somewhere in the fiberglass ... forcing you to replace both sides regardless. Nope, Nope... no matter what way you look at it, Kenworth is clearly staffed by idiots who never held a CDL or owned a truck.

I choose w900

Go back behind your desk. You're clueless.

Its gonna throw your co driver under the dash and injure them for no good reason. Ask me how I know. It is garbage.

Replacing a clutch is easier than changing a transmission. For an OTR driver there is also a weight difference. A manual is lighter. I like the idea of floating gears. i wish i had a manual in my car.