How do you want company truck spec'd?

Thirteenth speed with a johnny bar.Tanks that are 125 or 150. Vertical working stacks. No DEF. If DEF, at least a 20 gallon tank.

 

I love automatics and the other driver comfort amenities.I like doing 34 hour restarts in the truck vs. a motel, so the APU & television, etc. would make it nice & comfy.
After driving an automatic pulling tankers coast to coast, I would never want a stick shift again.

 

W900 glider with either a 6NZ Cat or an N14 Cummins, 550HP, 1850-2050 lb torque, 72” mid roof sleeper, 240-270” WB, 13 or an 18 speed manual, 3.55 to 3.73 gears, full lockers, headache rack or frame mounted tool box, Legacy or Bose seat, Bluetooth...

 

Lots of drawers and cabinets (with doors, not curtains or nets), a large fridge/freezer, qaulity (pure sine) inverter in the 3kw range, cup holders, apu, folding/sliding desktop, upgraded seat and a toilet. There's my creature comfort list.

 

'Shaker Cascadia, DD15 factory set for 75mph, 10 speed manual, 3:55 rears, base company interior with the upgraded mattress.

A working truck that lets me do my job with a decent level of comfort. I'll add any additional comfort goodies (inverter, fridge, and so on myself) and I've made a bunch of money with the 'Shaker/Detroit combination.

I also lead a fairly minimalist lifestyle, and don't need much to be comfortable. I happily go weeks without seeing a television, I am almost completely incapable in the kitchen so cooking in the truck is a BAD idea, and I opt to make money over sitting around unnecessarily. Give me my 34 hr. reset to handle laundry and detail the truck and let me get back to work. I'll let you know if I need more time off eventually (like a few months).

 

Toilet. Shower. Sink. Tv. Stove. 13 speed. 600 horses. 150 tanks. Nothing less then 6 mpg. No eld. Dpf. Def.

 

It's funny, nobody wants to get the input from the boss - i.e. the one paying for all these additional bells and whistles multiplied by however large the fleet is.

In fleet trucks, it about compromise and if the compromise does not make you happy then there are truck dealers all over the nation who will spec a custom truck to your liking and even maybe arrange financing.

But realistically for a 48/OTR driver? APU, paid satellite tv and radio, fridge/freezer, 1500+ watt inverter, auto or 13, onboard weight pressure gauges [truck and trailer fleet], TPMS, 70 mph foot/cruise

 

Also, I'd like to have a new truck that doesn't leak above the windshield. Is that too much to ask?

Stupid freightliner cascadia. I guess in Mexico where they build them, leaking is part of the cooling side of the HVAC system

 

Warranty should fix that.