Buying used truck from Freightliner

I did a couple of searches and couldn't find much specific maybe due to the redundancy of the search keywords.

So my question is what you think about buying a used truck from a Freightliner dealership. Can I trust their inspections, dyno tests, etc? Would it really be necessary to take it to another shop to have it checked it out? I don't have these reports yet, just got started today with an initial visit and looked at a few trucks. I acted mildly interested so they don't know yet if I'm a serious buyer.

The trucks that fit my criteria for the most part were former fleet trucks under 500k miles. I have heard some bad things about buying former fleet trucks for the obvious reasons. But would buying one from a dealership give any more peace of mind?

There would be a couple of different warranty options available which I won't get into now.

And before you recommend what would be "best" I am limited like most in my spending ability. But I would feel better getting one at a dealership. Is this a false assumption?

 

I like the modern shakers better than the old. They have thicker doors, less road noise, and I didn't have many problems at all except of course not as powerful as many high power trucks.

But I worked at a small company where they were all mostly new and had good drivers and maintenance.

 

Darn. yeah that's probably right. I'll get rid of those good vibes I was feeling.

 

It would probably be good for hauling fuel locally and short hauls.

 

But that's any used truck. It's always something.