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Automatic Transmission * Canada - OTA presses to go further in allowing it during road tests
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Truck News -6 Nov 2009: -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says the province’s recent announcement that senior drivers will be allowed to use trucks equipped with automatic transmissions when taking their annual road tests does not go far enough... The association welcomed the change, but said it should not be the final word on the issue of mandatory annual road tests for drivers over the age of 65. Nor should the automat transmission allowance be extended only to senior drivers, the OTA charges... In a recent OTA member survey, 62% of fleets said they felt manual transmissions should not be required for new Class A driver road tests. Seventy-one per cent of respondents said they have automatic transmissions in their fleet for reasons such as fuel economy (64%), older drivers (19%), new drivers (30%) and non-traditional drivers (30%)... The OTA has argued drivers should be tested on the type of equipment they’ll be operating on the job... (Photo from gizmag: Hybrid Truck technology hopes for 30% improvement in fuel efficiency)Labels: automated transmissions
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