Trucking in North America vs around the world

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  1. 98989

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    in normal cases mb trough last decades. in recent 2-3 years it dont hold value as before, reasons: unstable market in middle east, lot of trucks on market that came from buyback and some problems with retarder.
    in normal cases best value of MB is in years 7-8, it earn a lot till then, value is good and you did not spend too much on repairs. most problematic years are 4-5 because you had some investment at that point, about 3000 €, on nox and temp sensors, dpf, cab suspension bushings etc. in any case you have to sell mb before it get into 10year (so 9years and 10-11 months is ok) after that it loses 30% of value.
    at this moment volvo holds very good value as south american market is stable and scania v8 as always.
    those trucks are cheap here comparing to west european prices, fleet spec volvo tractor cost here about 78-79000€
     
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  3. Bean Jr.

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    I regret the name of this thread, but I'm enjoying that all the drivers from the other thread sharing what trucking is like in other countries.

    What I had intended to write though was "can you imagine Ceasar's face reading drivers on both sides of the pond getting along and sharing info on their trucks?"
     
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    when you cant sleep

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    Need something to dream about... Screenshot_20200402-220915.png
     
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    I have a love/hate relationship with these videos. Reminds me of the good old days.
     
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    Word off warning.
    Those KW have no suspension on the cab.
     
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    Back up at some euro border.....

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