newbie hype!!!

Say out of trucking school yu commit to a company n so on and so forth... by now ur ready for your own truck... and say they have some internationals, volvos, and freightliners available... do they let yu choose which truck you want..? Me? I like volvos, then the freightliners... but i always wanted to know the answer to this question... thanks!!!

 

I'd pick a Volvo.

 

International, all day

 

I got to put in a "wish list" when I first started, but it was more so what they had available, and if it was on my list, I got it. And yes I did get what I wanted.

 

Hey Kat, all trucks are pretty good, underneath the plastic, they all use pretty much the same components. I'm a Pete, KW man, but of those 3 choices, I'd go with the Cornbinder.

 

Bear in mind that when you are assigned a truck you need to go over it with a fine tooth comb, make sure it is acceptable to you. Kind of like renting a car, you are looking for all the dents, scratches, and dings and noting it on a form; but more intensive because you are looking to make sure it is acceptable for a DOT inspection. Make sure the interior is clean.

If you find major problems with the truck, like bedbugs for example, then you need to notify the company and they will assign you a new truck. Get a new mattress no matter what you do.

 

KWs are the Cadillacs of big trucks. Don't let anybody tell you different.

 

Cadillacs of big trucks? I remember finding a gig on Craigslist to deliver a Marmon for a guy who'd bought it... that one might put your notion to the test.

As for the OP's question, you're putting the cart before the horse. The best truck is the one you can drive and not wreck or run into something with. Some of our agents run 379s and W900s, and I catch some of the newbies whining about how they wish they'd get something like that.. problem is, when they can't even properly back a 660, PornStar, or Volvo, how the hell do they think they'll handle one of those?

 

I drove a Marmon, (or those Mormon trucks, we called them) Nice truck, but I liked my Pete better. Wasn't crazy about the Neway air ride on the Marmon. Sure lit up the CB radio when I went by.
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