Older trucks

Fuel economy also.Reliability, possible insurance problem, harder to lease to carrier, and parts availability. You need to have some knowledge about machinery / trucks if you look at older equipment.

 

Define "older trucks" , the term means different things to different people.

 

If leasing to a company possibly age limit. Otherwise nothing. They are better than what we have now. They will get better mpg and pull better. Also they are easier to fix.

 

As long as you don't need to go to Cali or lease on with a carrier, then you should be ok.

Cheers

 

I don't consider that too old. You should be OK as far as parts, fuel mileage.. Older mechanical ( non- ECM ) engines are the old stuff to me.

Good luck.

 

I've got a 2000 Pete that is leased on, and I can take to CA, at least this year.

 

Older trucks--(non Cal. compliant) are better in many ways than the new ones....'04 and up todate. The nightmares the o/o's are having have run many out of business and now they are working for companys.. If you have an '03 and older than you have a greater need to maintain a strong maintenance program. If your old truck can pass a road side CSA inspection than it is just as good as a new tractor, plus they will pull, get better fuel mileage, have parts available with out a $100 + hr. teck. Since the engines are not strangled with era exhaust, chances are must less than the new ones on being pulled into a repair facility. I have 2, older trucks, 1998 frtlnr classic , and a 2000 kw T-600, with Detroit engines. Both have had inframes over million miles, and both are the sweetest running trucks. They are expensive to maintain, but not as bad as heavy duty new truck payments, and lack of down time and extreme frustration and aggravation. Shop for an older truck...you will not be sorry.

 

No emissions to worry about. Sweet. Be aware of a very large bill for an engine rebuild. But nothing wrong in buying older. But in many ways it can be a crapshoot. Just have to do your due diligence.