Mornin fellow truckers, quick ? For ya

Hi Yeti, welcome aboard. We need more info. What you plan to do because different trucking requires different spec'd trucks.

 

Ok, well nothing fancy, obviously, I think a good starter truck would be a Freightliner with no less than 500 hp. Dime a dozen. Volvo's are cheap, but I think a Freightliner is a better truck. Detroits are great motors, some go over a million miles and never pulled apart. I'm not familiar with the demands of what that job involves, but the toughest truck is no doubt a Mack, but those aren't cheap. And if you go with an older road truck, the gearing will no doubt be in the low 3's ( 3:25, 3:55) and you may want a lower gear set, like 4:11. It will save your clutches, and you probably won't do a lot of interstate travel. Good luck.

 

Oil fields will tear up some equipment, my advise would be find you a solid and sturdy truck over a shiny show truck!

 

I work in the oil fields in Alberta Canada. Western Star has always been the sturdiest truck. That has been my experience and of course personal opinion.

 

truck paper or check local craigslist.