Opinions on a couple trucks

Well considering your options are 3 junk an 1 quality... Have you ever driven a freightshaker or detdoit? Really seriously they shake, break, less hill power, mpg not much diff then any one else... Oh and the interiors fall apart... Parts are cheap cause they junk an always in shop. There is nothing like the ride quality of a pete or kw.. These trucks handle great, ride smooth, interiors are quiet and they dont fall apart..... The new PACCAR engine is truely amazing and th eng brake us awsome! I have driven pete, kw, freight junk, volvo,internationl, detroit, cat, volvo, and paccar engines... I owned a freightshaker... I have owned a apu an driven tducks with them.... The ROI ishorrible and they are not reliable....IDLE SMART is the way to go.. Contact them...

 

That didn't take long LOL. There's been many hard times in the past two years where I considered doing what you've done and resisted. Easier money but at a substantial mental cost. Thanks for the update that office politics and BS haven't changed.

Is a DEF-equipped truck (2011+) out of the budget? Seems pretty common that they are the more reliable and less expensive to operate choice. Also, I wouldn't buy another truck without a 13 sp and an apu already on it. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. I've had to spend a little time and money freshening up a vintage tripak, but it's been well worth it versus the gen/portable a/c setup in my son's truck or not having one. The apu really didn't affect the purchase price my much, if any.

IMO California isn't worth the hassle. But you didn't ask me that, and you probably already have established business contacts there that I do not. So I do get the why.

 

APU truck and save some money.

 

You want to make money or look good? If I had it to do all over again I would get a cheap company 2003 or older freightliner with a Series 60 detroit might even think about a old cabover. Theres a reason JB, Snidner and a lot of the big companies buy Freightliners they dont care about what the so called big boys think its about making money

 

Nothing wrong with Detroits, or Freightliners if they float yer boat.
I wouldn't pick any of those trucks myself, especially one with a Paccar motor.

Martin

 

no cali = glider.

 

To make Money drive a Freightliner 2011+,forget the Kw and Pete,the 2011 + models have the same quality like a Freightliner .For me the Truck is to make Money ,is only a job nothing more.