Oakley Transport Peterbilts

Peterbilt in Lincoln is where mine goes for all the routine stuff. My previous truck had 2 different sensors go bad over the years but both times I ran it until I got home and got it into their shop. The only time that truck was in the shop away from home was when the def level sensor went bad in 2021, that happened in MN. With my new truck I was down a week for the injector in KC.

The main thing is people can’t just drive them and not do anything. And even if things aren’t recommended in the book you can still do stuff that’s probably a good idea. When the injector went I had around 175k on this one so while it was down I had them pull the DPF and clean it. Seems like the better you maintain the emissions the less problems you have in the long run.

 

The software is available if people want to spend the money. I have a friend that paid for the software because he runs a mix of Paccar and Cummins.

 

This MX-13 pukes out anti freeze too much pressure in cooling system.
He has replaced.
Air pump
Radiator cap
Head Gasket
EGR Valve
Got him a 3k laptop with software
Been to KW & Peterbilt a few times each
A couple of shade tree parts changers
My guess is a liner has dropped
Good thing his other truck with the same set up seems to not have issues and is making him a few $$$
Thinking about putting a Cummins in it now.
Plenty of shops want to do the swap but have not ever done this conversion.
Cant use the truck because of being undependable

 

I gotta say, I can understand his logic, just from a driving it everyday point of view. Can't speak for sleeper layout in either of them but I spent 4 years in a 2019 579 daycab with my last place. Just moved and spent the last 6 weeks in a 2019 VNR daycab, a difference of night and day. I wouldn't go back to the Peterbilt.

 

I think also the owners daughter owns a few Volvo dealerships that is another reason he tends to want to stay with Volvo's.

 

Spec'd right a peterbilt could ride the same if not better than a Volvo. Problem is most aren't aware of all the order options and most of the trucks put out on the for sale lots are specifically ordered by sales reps for fleets, spec'd with weight / fuel savings in mind and not for the driver.

 

To top it off, the person ordering the trucks at most fleets has never driven trucks themselves and could care less about the nitty gritty details when it comes to truck orders. I bet money if they had to drive the trucks they spec'd most fleets would take an entirely different approach to the cookie cutter trucks.

 

Just go with the “borg” spec Cascadia lol