^^^ Guilty as charged ;) For part of my career anyway.
JPlante, thanks for bringing up the mode button; I hadn’t remembered that. My understanding is the Allison is programmable and the function of the mode button depends on what the builder has chosen. If there’s an economy function that holds top gear down to a lower RPM that would resolve my concern fully. I don’t mind losing a couple of mph in a short grade. What I hate is a downshift climbing an overpass and an up shift 200 yards down the road. Hard on the drivetrain and bad for fuel mileage.
And I do like to use the cruise control.
