Truck Upgrade At Marten

So after 1 year,9 months,2 weeks(and 210,600 miles as the Freightliner flies,lol) my fleet manager put me in a new truck. I’ve gone over to the dark side....
From a 2019 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution with a Detroit DD-15 to a 2021 Kenworth T-680 with a Cummins X-15!! 13 miles on the clock. Last time I drove a Cummins powered truck Marten still had Kenworth T-660 Aerodynes in the fleet. On startup the X-15 sounds like a BEAST-definitely louder than the Detroit I was used to!

 

Don’t jinx it,this my 2nd new truck with the company!lol

Yeah,it’s a little bit more truck than I’m used to. PACCAR must’ve cut the company a sweetheart deal because that’s all the new trucks that are coming in at Mondovi. I was expecting to get into a newer Freightliner (which would’ve be fine-as long as they gave me a blue truck-3 1/2 years of having a white truck makes things a little monotonous,plus they’re a PITA to keep clean,lol).

 

Tractor shop view from a distance. Every one of those trucks are brand new K-Whoppers. Some have yet to get their decals installed while others are getting plates,registration and inspection-SOP.