Suggestions for reliable log hauler truck?

Friends, the wealth of knowledge and experience here is beyond compare, and I'm figuring that a mechanic's insight is a strong place to start.
If your brother were to ask you what trucks you'd suggest for hauling logs daily, what would you advise?
I hear good and bad on all, as there's always a turd in the punch bowl for someone.
I am leaning towards Mack, as I see so many older ones in the industry, but I'm not sold on anything in particular.
Anything you'd say stay away from?
I've never seen a sterling on a logging jobsite, and there may be solid reasons for that.
Thanks in advance!

 

Gold dog? I'm not familiar with that, aside from seeing it in a for sale listing.
Parts availability ?
I like older stuff, and see lots of those R models around...but not knowing worth confidence I can get whatever I need to keep it rolling is concerning.
Anything long nose is pretty much off the table, as I watched one really struggle to turn around at a landing.... Waaaaaaaay too long and horrible turning radius... Poor driver must have done the forward and back 30 times to swing that trailer into the slot to load...

 

Any particular models I should be looking at for my application?
Any to avoid?

 

I have mack, kenworth, and Pete shops within an hour of me that I know of. There's also a couple heavy diesel shops right up the road, plus 3 loves within 30 minutes.
Western star I've heard excellent things about, but I was concerned about pays and service availability.
Guess I'll look a little harder at those...