Why hate Volvos?

When I drove one in school (giant pos truck) I did like big mirrors-easier to see whats going around.

 

Somewhere, a Pakrat is smiling.

 

My Volvo is a 2001 with a Cummins N14. My mechanic who works on mine and newer Volvos says that mine is built much better than the newer ones, meaning pre-2003.

 

Volvos are good for a company driver, but for an owner operator its a little headache.
Dont get me wrong i love volvos. it pulls really good thru the mountains, most comfortable ride ever.
But the o/o perspective they are not the most cost efficient trucks. expensive parts, most dealers charge high hourly rate. its hard to find a dealer close by and if you find one close by they might be closed early.

 

I don't believe people hate volvos...what they hate are the crowd and quality of the people who are commonly associated with them.

 

True...The whole Swift and Knight Transportation fleets?
p.s. yeah the "?" was needed. I don't mean to offend anyone.

 

Labor almost has to be at a dealer and high part(s) prices. Company I work for has several hundred Volvos . Nice trucks but I personally prefer the Freightliners. Have several KW also, but still choose the Freightliners. Most shops can work on them , parts are less costly .Build quality is close across the board today.

 

I loved my last Volvo , just hated to pathetic dealer service.

 

Tri State by any chance?