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    Automatic VS Manual ??

    If you are going to buy a Freightliner, I would suggest the Mercedes AGS transmission. Much cheaper than an Allison, and you have the option of using it in automatic mode or you can shift it manually with your finger. The MBT660-60A will handle a GCW of up to 60,000 pounds.
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    Non-CDL with air brakes ?

    In the letter that I received from Compliance Officer Daws in Tallahassee, she says that "If you operate a noncommercial motor vehicle, with air brakes, you are not required to upgrade to a commercial license, as long as the gross vehicle weight rating is 26,001 pounds or less".She then goes on...
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    Non-CDL with air brakes ?

    This has been a confusing issue for everybody. I sell Freightliners in Orlando Florida and called the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles. I was told that you ARE required to have a CDL to drive any truck that had air brakes.I explained to the lady that you could not take a CDL...
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