Climate Express

When did climate get freightshakers? I saw one today at Hershey in Palmyra PA.

 

I’m surprised they didn’t try some Mack Anthems. I hear good things from other drivers about them and they owned by Volvo I believe

 

Yea Mack owns Volvo. But they're gonna be done making Anthems. They're going to be or are making Mack Pioneers. They're basically the same as the new Volvo VNL 860's. Ya get a little more horsepower options with the Mack which I don't get. They're the same motors so I figured horsepower is just a setting in the computer but I could be wrong I guess. I have a 23 Anthem pulling a hopper bottom. I'm 29300 full of fuel empty weight. Met a guy with a 95 Pete pulling the same style trailer. He said he was 27000 something empty weight. He only had a 36 inch coffin sleeper though.

 

I looked up the 660 Volvo. It looked about the same as the 860 but maybe a shorter bunk.

 

I’ve had anthems for 6 years now and I personally do not like them, I don’t feel the build quality is all that great. I will say this though, I put mine to the test based on the work that I do pulling a frameless end dump, I spend quite a bit of time on secondary roads, and off road, it might make a great road tractor, but for the riggers of agriculture work, it doesn’t really measure up.

 

I asked for one of the Freightliners when they came in. I like it. The sleeper is a little bigger and there's more storage space. The fridge is just a touch bigger. There is also a notable difference in engine power. It's easier to pull a hill in this with the Detroit engine. I hope they stick with them. I wouldn't want to go back to a squished truck. Lol