After years of research I have determined which truck depreciates the least

Since everyone else has taken a guess and this isnt up here. Ill guess a Mack of some model.

 

I know the answer and if you don't believe me then check used prices:

Diamond Reo is the truck.

 

Story of my life something I ain't got as usual

 

One that the company owns. It has a rate of 0 depreciation to the one that drives it. In 11 years at this company I've driven hundreds of different units and not one has depreciated on me.

 

I am a depreciating asset to my company.

 

Don't know what the Experts say but in my mind, theres never been a more dependable truck than a 379 Pete and I have driven about every kind of truck that's been built. If I had to bet my life on a truck, it would be a 379. The best pulling truck Ive ever driven was a 389(Snub Nose-Pic below) Pete. It was a glider kit that had a 425 A Model Cat engine in it and I never saw a mountain that would slow it down, pulled like a 4 wheeler. Me and my co-driver used to give those bullhaulers a very hard time running across 20, pulling a set of double trailers!LOL hmmmmmm the good years of Trucking, where do they go?lol (May have been a 378? It was the short hood version of a 379)

 

a 1976 gmc astro with 318 detroit

 

The guy who owned that truck above started his trucking business with an Astro with a Detroit. He still has it but don't run it anymore. I drove an old 74 Ford CL9000 with a 318 Detroit in it. That was a big motor in those days, mostly what they run in those Greyhound Buses. Only truck I ever drove that produced a Flame from her stack was an old 68 Mack. Anybody remember Brockways?LOL I drove one of them with a 230 cummins in it. Had a compression handle on the front of the motor.lol

 

I have a friend who just acquired an old Astro for free. In good shape and runs but hasnt been started in a long time. Use to be an old International Transport truck.

 

They just recently auctioned off an old B61 Mack on ebay for $500.00. It needed a lot of work to make it roadworthy but it was worth that. I was out of town when the auction ended. I figured it would go for a lot more than that. It used to be an old Carolina Freight truck.