Mornin fellow truckers, quick ? For ya

@Rontonio, picture time.

Dont buy a fleet truck. You know, that little POS ex WernerCREnglandSwiftSchneiderUSExpress truck that you see in bulk in the papers. You want the full gauge package where you can monitor your rear ends and transmission and air filters and stuff and catch something that needs replacing before it breaks and you get stuck 40 miles in the bush. Heavier duty trucks have heavier duty frames and they hold up much better offroad.

 

Yeti , first I have to ask you.
Have ever worked a day in the oilfields ever?
If not, I strongly advise you to reconsider buying a truck before you've actually gotten your hands dirty in the patch.
Secondly, you should be posting your question on the oilfield forum.
Those guys; current and former oilfield drivers are better equipped to answer your questions and set you straight.
No offense to the O/OP's on here, (except oilfield O/Op's) but most have 0 clues on the correct info to give you.
Thirdly, if your absolutely committed to buying a truck without heeding sound advise from a former O/O (worked in the Bakken) then I must recommend the Kenworth W900 or the Kenworth T800
They are not the cheapest nor the most expensive. But, they are built to work under tough conditions. With the right spec's they are easily the best I've seen for the money, according to your work requirements.
P.S stay away from Volvo, freightshaker, and anything with a Detroit engine.
Detroit's are OTR motors, not oilfield friendly AT ALL!!!!!
A CAT 3406, is a good place to start.

I'll give 1 point credit to "semi"retired he did mention Macks. Good work truck, expensive to buy and very expensive to fix.
Lastly, be prepared to pay a ridiculous amount of money for repairs and maintenance.

 

@TripleSix since you asked nicely ...
I will take my western star against any Paccar truck...

I would look for one of the old Sanjel trucks (silver with burgundy stripes) it might be what you need. I know the Canadians run a ton of Stars in their oil fields and my guess is it every bit as crappy up there as in Tx and Ok

Here is a photo of my current truck

 

Find an old ch mack thats not ratted out and you got a good base to start on. Stupid reliable and easy to work on. Not that expensive if you do your own work but hope you have a good mack dealer close by. If your used to cat power you wont be impressed but those little E-7s will go forever with regular maintenance and not abusing it.

My dads 93 was 350 from the factory but has a blixxton plug and play module which i think just fools the rack. Dyno results claim bout 30 percent gain, long pulls he has to keep an eye on pyro. Took the 9 out for double over 13. Lo-pro 22.5s and 3.91.was hurting mpg. Last few tanks hes avg 7.2 loaded 1 way and in hill country.

Everything but the motor has pretty much been re done. Id take this over any new plastic truck.

Last of the good ones as my dad says

 

Dont buy a newer mack or you just got a volvo in disguise. US well services has some daycab pinnacles and they sure didn't live up to the bulldog reputation. In the same day me and my uncle both lost the top step and battery box covers on the same lease road.

Look online and you can buy a Schlumberger pete 365 for sale. 425 isx12 heavy frame 8ll 4.17 or 4.42 rears cant remember atm heavy suspension and larger drive shaft. 228 wb with 32in coffin and wet kit. (No blower we have compressors on our pneumatics)