What Brand Would You Buy

If you had to spend your own money on a new truck, what would you buy?

The truck won't be a pavement princess, it will be driven through everything, including deep mud, snow, construction sites, logging roads, and mountains, as well as the hwy.
Need a day cab, tandems, 13 or 18 speed, typically loaded to 46,500 kgs/103,000 lbs, rugged, reliable, 1100 kms fuel range under any condition, some ground clearance, and void of all aerodynamic skirting and low hanging front air dam, good heater/defroster, strong drivetrain/diffs.

What would your wallet open quickest for, International, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Star, KW?

If naming a brand, please include the model you would also choose, for example Peterbilt 567, or KW T880, Volvo VNX etc.

Engine choice, DD16, X15, MP8, Paccar 13, or ?

Driver of 13 years, but my dad only had KW with Cat, and Cat doesn't build truck engines today. The truck I drive most is a 2005 T800, 18 speed, i have put 2.4 million kms on this truck alone, hauling fuel, equipment, logs, and aggregate.

Thanks for indulging me as I research what will be my first truck as an owner.

 

Thanks Oxbow.
Also I am 'following ' you now, hope that is okay.

 

That makes two of us. But when looking at your profile, saw a 'follow' button, so clicked it.

 

Talking to a salesman @star, yes Cummins is an option. That said, he pushed the DD engines hard, while trying to talk me out of even considering an X15.

I hear bad about them all, but seems Paccar has the least fans of all.