Illegal aliens drive 18-wheelers. They know how. Sort of.
Many new heavy trucks are automatics, which scares the crap out of me. I live in the mountains and the amount of out of state trucks with smoking brakes is wild.
Not necessarily true anymore/ Had a big move recently with a major carrier. Nice young man was the driver and I asked him how many gears the big rigs had nowadays. He said that most of the new ones are automatic. I was quite surprised.
18 Wheelers are now ‘automatic’... No skill required. Being able to back up would be useful, but I’m pretty sure most can’t even handle that.