Mack or Freightliner

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  1. ezaddin

    ezaddin Bobtail Member

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    Helloeveryone I have a problem I cannot decide between Mack or Freightliner truck I am looking for a 2009 truck I need recommendation
     
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  3. crzyjarmans

    crzyjarmans Road Train Member

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    If your looking to buy and become a O/O? If you don't have experience? Better call some insurance companies, most won't give you coverage with no experience, huge liability, good luck
     
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  4. ezaddin

    ezaddin Bobtail Member

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    I did talk to progressive they said it will cost me between 750 to $900 a month
     
  5. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Hi ez, depends on what you are using it for. Mack was always the toughest truck out there, and for years dominated the dump and off road sector, but in recent years, has become a good road truck, but very expensive to repair. Freightliner always was a good road truck, but the times I dealt with Freightliner's dealer network, it was a nightmare. What about Pete or KW or Western Star? Notice I didn't say the "V" word, never liked Volvo's, although, people do have good luck with them, and they are cheap, because there are so many of them.
     
  6. RogerThat72

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    Pete then go down about 5 levels KW 2 levels western star then go down 10 levels freightliner then go down 5 levels Mack then go down 1,000 levels volvo
     
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    BEEEautiful.:thumbup:
     
  8. CoronadoDriver

    CoronadoDriver Light Load Member

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    I stick with freightliner grew up in one but if you want something built to last get a w900 big truck but its built to last and @semiretired Mack's were good back in the days the rubber duck in convoy and pig pen had one but now their crappy because of their Mack engines
     
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  9. FAT CAT

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    You see freighliners broken down more often than you see a mack
     
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    Hi CoronadoDriver, "Mercy sakes, we got ourselves a convoy" (cue C.W.McCall) I had to sing the 1st 2 verses of that song to get my chauffeur's license.:biggrin_2559:
     
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  11. CoronadoDriver

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    I'm. Gonna call you pig pen semi retired one of my favorite trucking movies but Lyle at the end when he started laughing he was thinking rubber duck was still alive but he just started laughing
     
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