Alberta own/op

Hello everyone,

Looking for thoughts and suggestions about my situation.

I've been driving for 3 years. 2 years Flatdeck 1 year walking floor (still doing walking floor).

The company I'm with has been bought out by a much larger company and 1. The future is very uncertain. 2. There is very very poor management.

Anyway, I'm 36 with 3 little kids. Wife that runs a dayhome out of our house so she's home with the kids and still earning some money. I need about 3500 net a month to live.

I've been approved by a leasing company for about 100k over 4 years with 10% down. I have that cash, plus enough to sustain the family for a month or more while I'm under 1st month withholding. I also have a 25k loc to sustain me if I need to fix something.

I'm looking at a couple different trucks.

2013 mack rawhide 18spd mp8 505hp with 350kms for 80g.

2012 kw 900 with 450k on isx 550 18spd. For 90k.

I'm wondering what the opinions are in terms of given what I've said about finances etc, what kind of truck would you be looking for. I see a lot of cheap cheap Maxxforce prostar..... but I'm aware of the Maxxforce problems. Is that over exaggerated?

Also, trying to figure out where to put it on. Part of me says go for livestock because I've always had an interest in doing it, part of me says Flatdeck because I've done it for a couple years.

Looking for any canadian or albertan perspectives.

 

I figured a mack is just a volvo now isn't it?