Peterbilt adding surcharge after orders placed

Foundation Mover · Aug 11, 2021

Judge said: ↑

I’d threaten to but a Freightliner.
You think they’d lose $150k over 1500?
Idle threat.
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We canceled our trucks that are supposed to be delivered in 3 months.

Foundation Mover · Aug 11, 2021

kay_ray said: ↑

Yeh i have a signed contract .i was thinking just saying fku to peterbilt and make an order with kenworth. It is unprofessional and cheap to even ask for 1500 when m making a purchase of 185 k .
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Peterbilt didnt care when we canceled our trucks that were due for delivery in 3 months. Typical look at this ......
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Foundation Mover · Aug 11, 2021

kay_ray said: ↑

As the title says. Just got a call from dealership that ill be charged 1500$ surcharge on the order that i placed last month.is anyone else hit with this surcharge. They said its coming down from paccar due to shortage of chips.
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Look at Paccar talking about their huge net profits this year,
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Foundation Mover · Aug 11, 2021

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We canceled our trucks that are supposed to be delivered in 3 months.
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We canceled our trucks that are supposed to be delivered in 3 months.
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Foundation Mover · Aug 11, 2021

kay_ray said: ↑

Yeh i have a signed contract .i was thinking just saying fku to peterbilt and make an order with kenworth. It is unprofessional and cheap to even ask for 1500 when m making a purchase of 185 k .
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Mattmanstroked · Aug 11, 2021

I feel like if folks will just hold on to their money for six months these high prices will drop. Basically folks are feeding the fire.

Look at the lumber prices they were crazy high now they have dropped like a rock.

kay_ray · Aug 11, 2021

Mattmanstroked said: ↑

I feel like if folks will just hold on to their money for six months these high prices will drop. Basically folks are feeding the fire.

Look at the lumber prices they were crazy high now they have dropped like a rock.
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Price is still not that bad for a new truck .i just went ahead and paid 1500 . I heard all the new trucks are coming with mandatory anti collision and lane deviation tech once this new infrastructure bill is signed which passed the senate yesterday.i Dont want to deal with that ####ty system. People are going to order in bulk just so they can get a truck without it so i dont see all these orders slowing down .

Long FLD · Aug 11, 2021

Mattmanstroked said: ↑

I feel like if folks will just hold on to their money for six months these high prices will drop. Basically folks are feeding the fire.

Look at the lumber prices they were crazy high now they have dropped like a rock.
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I ordered mine in April and got April pricing. Just under $170k for a pretty loaded up 579 UltraLoft. I’m paying the $1500 and hoping it shows by the end of the year other wise my taxes are going to be a freaking mess.

Long FLD · Aug 13, 2021

I had to go in today for a software update on my emissions. Salesman got on the computer and I now have a guaranteed mid-October build date, so that’s progress. And depending on what parts it needs after that they are hoping to see it delivered sometime in November. But at least with the guaranteed date it will have a VIN soon so worse case scenario we can do the paperwork like I took delivery of the truck this year even if it doesn’t show up until after the first.

Accidental Trucker · Aug 13, 2021

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Chillicothe Kenworth Parking Unfinished Trucks Waiting for Parts
Driving Pass Ross County Fairgrounds you will see over a thousand parked Kenworths, some with weeds growing through them because they have been sitting for some time, there’s even more parked over in the main plant at Kenworth waiting for important parts, semiconductors.

Instead of slowing down sales and laying off employees as some other manufactures have done, PACCAR is building what they can and then parking them, in a waiting game, for parts.

The company is banking on the global shortage of chips that hopefully will get better soon.

Another difficulty has been in the Cummings Engines that come out of India with a surge in virus those engines are starting to slow.

This move has been a little bit of a gamble for the company but it has also kept employees working instead of layoffs. The plan is to install the chips after reinserting them in assembly lines and get the trucks on the road.
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I just had visions of packrats and air filter housings and chewed wire harnesses.........

kay_ray · Aug 14, 2021

Long FLD said: ↑

I had to go in today for a software update on my emissions. Salesman got on the computer and I now have a guaranteed mid-October build date, so that’s progress. And depending on what parts it needs after that they are hoping to see it delivered sometime in November. But at least with the guaranteed date it will have a VIN soon so worse case scenario we can do the paperwork like I took delivery of the truck this year even if it doesn’t show up until after the first.
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Thats weird i placed my order last month with oct build and they already have my vin . Why is it taking so long for yours ?

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