I am currently in the military, but I have always had a fasination with tractor trailers. I grew up restoring old cars and trucks with my father. I have 3 years left in the service and have some money saved up. If I bought an older peterbilt as a project for the next 3 years, what are the chances could actually use it to haul for a company if I chose to do so. I understand that many companys have age limitations on owner operator trucks. Pardon my ignorance on the subject, but can you guys still get jobs if you drive trucks older than 6 or 7 years old? Thanks for the help.
How old can the trucks be?
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Poyboy, May 7, 2007.
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thanks for the help.
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Packrat is right. Some companies won't allow you to lease any thing that is less than 5 yrs, others don't care as long as the truck is decent looking and passes DOT inspection.
Landstar is one such company, Mercer is another. -
Something else that will most likely come into play is states like California. There is no restriction on tractors at this point, but if they get their way, reefers will have to be 2002 or newer by 2008, and each year following that will require the reefer to be one year new. So by 2009, the reefer would have to be a 2003 or newer. Reason or "excuse" for this is emissions.
In addition to that, California is looking to close the port areas of Los Angeles and Long Beach off completely from Owner-Operators, due to emissions reasons. This is being debated, and most likely we will see it eventually result in trucks having to be a certain age or newer, which will block access to many owner-operators.
The push for things like this has been getting stronger and stronger for the past few years and it is becoming very close to a reality. The company I used to driver for did nothing but make runs to Californa and back to Texas every week. They have seen the writing on the wall with this stuff, and the insane cost of running in California and have adjusted their freight lanes to where they haven't gone into California now in over a year and are running soley in the Southeast. -
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Thanks for all the info...so tell me, what do you guys think the coolest rig is from the 80's/90's. My old man and I are of course partal to peterbilts and kenworths, but we are open to suggestions.
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Hands down the early 80s w9 double round head light trucks. -
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I would say an 83 or 84 year model 359 Peterbilt. These trucks still have that "old school" appeal and look and it is still relatively easy to find parts for these trucks. I myself would love to restore a 359 one of these days.
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