Why Cascadias?

they dont call em freightshakers for nothin....

 

notice that you can get parts for them everywhere..... that's supply meeting demand

 

The Cascadia I had drove much smoother than either prostar I've had. Was much more reliable too (plus had dealerships everywhere). But both prostars were ~3000lb lighter & had short wheelbases so it may have more to do with configuration than model...

 

i did my otr training in a cummins powered prostar. best mpg i have ever achieved. nice, quiet interior. but really heavy. the airhorn is a joke. and DPF filter could be a pain in the neck when it was malfunctioning.
1st assigned truck was a 2009 century class. lightweight compared to prostar, loud, rattling interior. weaker motor, but reliable. NEVER broke down. 100,000 carefree miles untill re-assigned.
2nd assigned truck is a 2013 Cascadia, assigned with 747 miles on the odometer. It's had some issues during it's break in period regarding weather sealing. weak motor. (nothing pulls like that cummins powered prostar) but the interior is WAY more quiet then my century class. less storage space, but nothing rattles or squeeks. i have driven over 105,000 miles since new, and the interior is still as quiet as when new.

 

Hand, Go ride in a Volvo, Just don't let it break in certain areas of the world... It may cost you your first born, I loved the Volvo I drove as my first truck. Stay safe out there.

 

Cheapest truck to make. Cheapest fleet truck to buy. Brand new fleet truck...somewheres around $80000. On the other end, an owner op spec truck, all the bells and whistles, big boy engine, tranny rears, with LSD...cost Around $150 grand. Almost twice as much. They will run those Cascadias for a couple years, and throw them away. Or maybe, if theyre lucky, they will find a sucker to buy it 'lease purchase' for $150 grand all in. Disposable trucks for disposable drivers.

 

TripleSix I had to reply to this one quickly. It's apparent you haven't priced a new truck in some time. New trucks run in the range of $115,000-135,000 depending on how many you buy. The $80,000 days went out in 2006 when the first new engines were brought in for 2007 models. The prices are up over $35,000 per truck in last 5-6 years. The Cascadia model is really the Ford Taurus of trucks. Mid range price, mid range power, mid range maintenance costs.

 

Oh...if I could only take you back about 30 years......