Should I buy a new Kenworth???

Don’t new Volvo’s all come standard with enhanced cruise which I found to be utter garbage on a 18 volvo x15 economy with a 13 sp eaton autoshift I rented for a 3200 mile trip

 

Are you looking to spec a truck or get one off a lot? Pete's and KW's have a 4-6 month wait for spec trucks right now. The Pete salesman I talked too was really pushing the paccar engine. He said they've worked out the bugs seen previously, and that it weights 500 pounds less than a Cummings engine. Of course, I'm sure he had his quota to meet and is pushing Paccar trucks.

 

Buy new kenworth

 

That is why cabovers should come back. So you can have a 120 inch sleeper on a reasonable length truck. Well, except when you'd have to take it all apart to tip the cab if it ever came to that.

 

Yes, the top speed is faster but the engine is turning at a lower revolution. I personally prefer lower ratios.

 

I typo-ed and corrected the post. With a transmission full of gears like a 13 or 18 you'd be best off with a lower ratio rear. Just split down if you're at a lower cruising speed.