New truck... but what truck?

If i had the time I would have done a glider. But, my Volvo is the quietest, best riding truck, biggest fridge, the built in inverter. Barged is awesome, the work station is great, I so far have no complaints. Ishift is pretty slick also , and even tho my first load is 45000 going thru all the hills to PA I look to up at least 1 mpg on my old Pete.
If old trucks were as easy as mentioned above, just fix it and then your good I'd be driving one, BOTH used trucks I had were constantly needing something and I spend MY time doing a lot of the work, this truck should be reg maint. And warranty as long as I own it, so my expenses are fixed, and my time off is mine. I did my homework on which dealer to purchase from and fostered a good relationship there before buying, I will be able to drop it when I gO home and pick it up when I head out if it needs to go back for any repairs. The service intervals for regular PM is almost 60000kms, that cuts my maintenance bill drastically as I did oil and filters every 20000kms on my last truck. Sweet!!!

 

Don't believe that man. There are other lenders who would finance the truck as a brand new one. Just gotta have the money down for a first time buyer, most likley 10-20% down. If you don't have at least a year of experience then you may have to have as much as 40-60% down.

Ethan

 

what he said

and with all the puter controlled smog crap on the new trucks i would go for a pre regen low mile clean truck. new trucks with all the crud might be rated at 550 hp dont run like a '05 rated at less power. that smog crap robs you of everything. and maint on em aint cheap

 

Freightliner will finance a glider thru Daimler financing with 10% down. But it will take a while. Fitzgeralds can do one and finance for Canadians, but still a waiting list for a 244 wheel base.
If you have to borrow and have a fairly hefty payment on a used truck my advice would be to not do if you don't have 10-15k in cash ready for repairs. I've seen my escrow acct flush one month and empty the next. These things don't Nickle and dime you to death, they $1000 you to death. It's quick, but painful

 

i agree when i was pulling 105k the guys with the aero trucks were beating me on mileage by a 10th or two and paccar holds up well to the weight

stick with the t800 and up the power,

i would put some concentration on things that rob power from the engine that will net more economy then the aero will in that operation

 

I would definitely make sure the drivetrain was right to haul the weight, but concentrate on the improvements and options that will get him the MPG's on the return. 1/2 his miles will be empty and that is where he will put the money in the bank as far as fuel goes.

 

Dealers, especially Pete dealers, are putting out claims about financing gliders that is just not true. I had no problem getting financed with GE Capitol in less than 24 hrs and only filling out 1 page of paperwork for my new glider. No tax returns, no promissory notes from a carrier, etc. Easiest financing of a truck I have ever had. Just emailed paperwork back and forth with Eric in Des Moines branch of GE Capitol and completed the deal. There are several equipment lenders that are up to speed, even more so than dealers, on glider trucks. I would have nothing to do with the OEM financing game. And truth be told, some of the OEM financing arms are just being funded by sources like GE Capitol. I know for a fact that Navistar Financial is totally dependent on GE Capitol for its funding stream. Might as well go to the source instead of thru the third party OEM financing.