Do you really believe this statement? If the older equipment was as reliable as the new equipment we would see a lot of older equipment run by bigger self insured companies. Axles used to be reliable till they reach around 1 million miles. 2016 and later models have more problems from what I hear.
The risk of running older equipment
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To work on the truck. New trucks are ridiculously priced, prone to emissions issues and drop like a rock in resale value on the used market.
Big mega fleets run the trucks into the ground with inexperienced drivers who tear them up . They run the trucks into the ground for three years and trade them in or “ lease purchase “ them off to clueless wannabe owner operators who get to maintain and repair that time bomb . The mega fleets go long on maintenance intervals to save money and get rid of the truck when it’s out of warranty. They can get the truck fixed anywhere in the country under warranty and they depreciate the truck over 3 years for tax purposes. That’s a different
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