Waiting on New Trucks thread.

Lol tell me about. Looking back the first 579 I tried to buy in April was the best deal but I bet on the market would come down and while it has not as much as I thought it would.

I will keep everyone posted on fuel mileage. My 389 so far this year has averaged 5.3 MPG and has spent $52K in fuel. If I had averaged 6.5 MPG, which I think is reasonable for the 579, I would have saved $11.5K. That's straight cash and a nice tailwind to the P&L.

 

She’s purty.

 

is the glass flat?
What are the specs?

 

still trying to decide if I’m done, or do I fix my truck up. I do like it…..

The biggest concern is how long the W9 is going to be available

 

I wish we could order a medium duty truck, both Peterbilt and Kenworth says they can't order any class 6 or 7 chassis until 2nd quarter next year. We have been holding off getting new trucks due to slim availability, but we have 4 trucks now over 500k miles so we have to do something soon. Our salesman said slots were opening up, so we were ready to order 2 new Peterbilts, but then he came back and said 2nd quarter was the best he could do.

The dealer found 2 slightly used trucks in Florida that we are in the process of purchasing, 2022's with less than 50k miles, but we prefer to spec the trucks and have Morgan build custom boxes with rail lift gates. We are also still waiting on a Freightliner box truck we ordered thru Penske almost 2 years ago. They originally told us 4th quarter of last year, then they pushed it back to Spring this year. Then they said July and now the latest is middle of September, supposedly the box is what's holding it up.

 

How about you do a monthly update?

 

well, I suppose that depends on what you want to do with it and for how long.
What you have now is fairly versatile.

 

Basically this…….

“heavy spec” 250” wheelbase, 46k rears on Air Trac, 14,320 front axle, full lockers, X15 Cummins 565hp w/1850 torque, 18 speed transmission, 3:90 rears, 11R24.5 rubber, full lockers with individual switches, zinc coated black frame, HD spring brackets, bolted frame components, Holland FW70 air slide 5th wheel on 36” of track with 14” rear of bogey, 5th wheel is no-tilt convertible meaning it can be fixed or tilt with the pull of a pin, wide-trac front axle for better turning radius, heavy wall rear axle housings, internal lube pump, drum rear brakes, 3 batteries, 2 speed fan clutch, double capacity 37.4 CFM air compressor, Davco fuel filter, top of the options Premium air cleaners, 7” exhaust with polished factory elbows, HD input bearing in the transmission for a PTO, polished air tank under door, 16 ply tires x10, with Dura-Bright package, 110/150 gallon polished fuel tanks, right side is split 80/70 fuel/hydraulic, Smartsound insulation package, 44” (36”) flat top sleeper,

 

Thats a pete tho

 

The basics cross over. I’d do Neway , 11 5/8th frame with 3.73 rears and small sleeper……