Prime: Question about lease trucks

Discussion in 'Prime' started by OzzyOKC, Dec 17, 2014.

  1. OzzyOKC

    OzzyOKC Light Load Member

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    Just wondering, I'm a big fan of the Kenworth T680 and was wondering if the ones Prime leases have the swivel seats and in-dash touch screen system as shown on the Kenworth website? Or are they a more "base" model?
     
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  3. n3ss

    n3ss Heavy Load Member

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    They should have the in-dash touch screen, IDK about the swivel seat though. I was in a '13 and '14 Pete and it had the touch screeen.

    Which, by the way, is horrible. The GPS and navigation are worth less. the radio in my '13 had some kind of issue where it would forget all my presets and would not recognize USB devices.
     
  4. kw550cat

    kw550cat Medium Load Member

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    Unless I'm wrong I think the swivel seat is stock.
     
  5. reuter19

    reuter19 Light Load Member

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    yes on swivel seats. but if I heard right they are no longer order t680's. too many problems
     
  6. n3ss

    n3ss Heavy Load Member

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    also, i think they only order from Kenworth and Pete when Freightliner can't keep up with demand.
     
  7. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Right about Kenworth, I've heard we got the ones we're getting from them for this year. Pete's are on order all the time now since Freightliner screwed everyone over the switch from Century Class to Cascadias. However, Prime is mostly a Freightliner shop.

    ...and yeah, the new Paccar engine is being very troublesome.
     
  8. reuter19

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    Talked to a trainer about a month ago and he had his t680 in the sho p for 3 days and he said they took for ever to figure out the problem and then 2 weeks layer it broke again. Can't make money like that
     
  9. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    WTF is up with these truck builders these days?

    You think they would have their #### together after how many years? Granted some new obstacles have been set upon them with the new emissions but it's not like they didn't see it coming and had time to work the bugs out. Instead of letting the guy trying to make a living with their 130 thousand dollar over priced piece of CRAP breaking down every other month and sucking the life blood out of some poor guy.

    I had a 1998 43 thousand dollar van that went in on a wrecker 13 times in its 1st year of use in 1998. It SUCKS to breakdown with brand new ####.
     
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  10. OzzyOKC

    OzzyOKC Light Load Member

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    so which is the more reliable lease truck Prime has right now?
     
  11. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Cascadia with a DD15.
     
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