Try finding a manual shift truck for sale... nearly impossible
There’s nothing like driving a real truck. I used to do deliveries for my dad’s company, anything from heavy duty pickups to Class B trucks. I also drove buses and coaches for a youth camp and a municipal ski club. Never once went to creeper gear.
My son, who I mentioned earlier is now a OTR trucker. His current rig is an automatic which he doesn’t like but that’s what the company buys. He’s with a very good company so if that’s his only issue he can deal with it.
He had a Jeep with a 6 speed but sold it for a F-150 that would be more secure in a truck stop all week while he’s on the road.
That didn’t do him any good, a drunk driver hit his parked pickup at the truck stop two weeks ago and destroyed it.