Have you ever wondered how 18-wheelers are able to carry 60,000, 70,000, and even 80,000 pounds of cargo somewhat effortlessly down the highway, and sometimes even up steep mountain-side roads? The ...

Manual transmissions are pretty rare these days. In fact, there's currently only one new pickup truck available with a manual ...

I recently came across an eye-opening recruiting ad on LinkedIn. An Ontario-based carrier is offering a $2,500 sign-on bonus ...

The manual transmission’s gradual disappearance from road cars makes it look like the end of the road for the third pedal. Some modern manuals, like a novel one offered by Hyundai, don’t even have a ...

Honda wants you to #GiveAShift. And so do we, because driving a vehicle with a manual transmission is a rewarding endeavor that's transitioning into the realm of lost art. To help those of you who are ...

Note: This is the first part in a two-part series. See the second part on Monday, Sept. 14. Mastering an unsynchronized heavy-duty manual transmission is as much an art as a science. Old-school ...

General Motors used a wide array of manual transmissions in its vehicles over the years, but the four-speed gearboxes from Muncie and Borg-Warner are undoubtedly the most popular. The Muncie ...

After steadily losing the battle against automatics for the past 70 years, manual transmission sales are on the rise. Well, sort of. Before driving enthusiasts rejoice, consider that the recovery is ...

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How quickly has the performance world turned in 20 years? When Christian von Koenigsegg built his first Swedish missile in 2002, the Koenigsegg CC8S set a Guinness record for the most powerful ...

In the more innocent National Stick Shift Days of yore, celebrating the joys of a manual transmission meant emphasizing the sensile pleasures and rewards of three-pedal operation. Though that remains ...