One of the greatest innovations of the '80s was the incorporation of overdrive into manual and automatic transmissions. Overdrive has been a terrific means to reduced wear, tear, and fuel consumption ...

Over the years, the trucks have certainly become more sophisticated. Take transmissions for example. At one time the only choices were "three-on-the-tree" or "four-on-the-floor" manual boxes. When ...

When this story was written in 2013, it asked this question about automated and automatic transmissions in over-the-road trucking: "Will they finally be able to make a strong inroads?" According to ...

Those of you who drive older trucks might wonder about the magic that apparently gives newer rigs the ability to produce such impressive fuel-economy figures. You may know that newer trucks tend to ...

In the past, automatic transmission swaps were normally done so the tranny would handle the extra power of a new (or bigger) engine combination. Rarely, if ever, were gear ratios or the benefits of ...

Following Overdrive Equipment Editor Jack Roberts’ dissection of the current state of things as it relates to the automatic transmission in the realm of truck-driver training and driver recruiting, ...

Automatic and automated transmissions have become very popular. They often increase productivity, reduce stress on the operators and protect the entire driveline from abuse caused by inexperienced ...