Which Truck

I have no experience with the newer Petes and Kwhoppers, but I have driven Pete 386's, 379's, and up until last week, a Pete 389. I can't for the life of me figure out why drivers drool over them. Poor visibility, narrow cabs, etc. For me, they were the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE trucks I've ever driven in my 20 years in the industry.

 

Only three switches? You are lucky or not turning them all on.

 

I'm short so I prefer freightliners

 

The best truck I've ever driven was a T-680. I had a brand new one for about a year at my last job. That thing is the Cadillac of big trucks. And for reference I've driven Cascadias, Volvos, and Petes before also. Never driven a Mack or Western Star, but of all the ones I've driven, the KW is the best, hands down.

The only issue that I had with it was with the factory installed SatRadio antenna. It got no reception what so ever if the truck was pointed towards the NE. That made I-81 between TN and PA a loooong drive.

 

a paccar engine is a boat anchor as far as i am concerned
i liked my kw 700 except for that
but when i got this cascadia almost failed the road test the turning radius is so much better
the DD15 with the mercedes DD12 auto is a great combination totally different then any previous configurations of trannys by Eaton etc

 

Love my Volvo... Not listed but thought I would toss yet another opinion into the thread... Good luck choosing and Stay Safe no matter what you choose.

 

Do a pretrip on all 3. Pick the one that doesn't leak oil. Check batteries. 5th wheel. Air leak. A/c. Avoid the auto transmission.

 

T680' don't like the looks of the Cascadia, and the 579,