Better Truck?

look for construction version of truck. All KW, Freigtlener, Volvo you can see on highway are for highway.

Oil field trucking is the different thing.

There are Volvo VHD, Volvo FMX, Mack Off road trucks (and Terra Pro cabover), Sisu, and many other. It is a good idea to use retired military trucks.

Well, some tips, what do you need:
6x6
Risen suspention, better with bougie axes, better no air suspention
Steel bumpers
no plastic steps
risen headlamp and additional roof projectors
Pre EGR engines.

TMPS - tire pressure management system is the good thing too..

Ok, video of oil field trucking.... to understand what kind of truck you need.
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You need give a little more info. What type of work are you going to be doing? Where are you located at?

I would say your going to need a heavy specked truck, heavy diffs and front axel, with full locks, and your going to want a 18spd transmission. Most of the trucks I see around here are Petes, Kenworths and Western Stars. It really depends on the work your doing and the location. Hauling pipe and drilling supplies is a lot different than doing rig moves, and thats all together different from hauling fluids or working on a frac crew.

That video is from Russia or some Soviet bloc country. If the environment guys saw that going on here they would shut them down and fine them into submission. Lease roads are much better than that. Thats probably a main route to somewhere, Russian infrastructure leaves much to be desired. When things get really bad on lease they lay down matting so your truck doesn't sink unless you drive off the mat. Durning the winter your going to need chains, well and thew the summer and other mud times as well.

 

Mack, KW, Peterbilt, or Western Star would work. I'd stay away from Freightliners for the oilfield.

 

Roads like that my dozer could make some good money, yet some gravel would help alot as well.