Freightliner Coronado

the 18 speed is more of a heavy haulage than a 15 as the 18 can handle more torque and has a better move off on grades

 

but the low in the 18 is lower than the deep in the 15, read up on roadranger

 

From a mechanics side of thought. If the truck looks areodynamic then it is going to be hard to work on. I thought that I was picky when it came to trucks, but I would drive anything I got except Freightliners. I just do not like the seat position and the dash layouts of those trucks. I could care less about what squeaks and rattles. I drove a International Prostar, that was one smooth and very nice driving truck. I was impressed with it. Reliability on it is something that I cannot comment on as I do not know. We do not have that many miles on it. I do like the stylings of Paccar products but I will drive most anything.

 

BUY AMERICAN ! Daimler has put thousands of Americans out of work eliminating the Sterling brand and has heavily invested in building plants in Mexico . Western Star production will go to Mexico next year . Only the union contract prevents it from ending Western Star production here earlier . Lost jobs have caused the economic problems . Don't be buying a product made in Mexico by a German corporation and wonder why freight is declining here . Navistar is headed in the same direction as Daimler , shifting production to Mexico . They put Americans out of work and cause economic hardship on communities that their plants supported . Daimler and Navistar products should come with a Mexican flag for you to fly over your business .

 

have u looked at the cascadia, very comfortable for the drivers, as close to driving a car as u can get.. the dd15s we have sold the drivers and owners love it,, but your drivers have to learn how to drive it,, they have all the power in the lower rpm but after 1800 they fall flat on thier face. which makes the driver shift into the next gear, thus giving better fuel milage. we have been seeing 5.5 to 7 mpg. u can get the dd15 in a coronado. here pretty soon the dd16 will be coming out,, and it is somewhere around 600 horse. the automatics (ultra shifts) u very rarely have any internal trans problems, but the downfall is u got computers and wiring problems, not that much, but i think with good drivers and good maintance u will have less problems with a manual trans. and don't be scared to buy the extended warrenties.

 

I agree with FYDA and would suggest you buy the extended warranties in whatever you purchase for three reasons:

Higher resale value when trading in (trust me and ask around if you do not believe me)
Saves money in case something goes wrong
Less to spend if something goes wrong

I'm hoping FYDA will chip in and give more reasons. Also, you mention that have a very tight nit relationship with Ryder; would they honor your warranty and extended warranty should you get it??

KH

 

idk how ryder does thier warrenty, if they can only do trucks that they own or any of them, i do know they are only allowed to look up trucks warrenty and parts on the freightliner website for trucks that they own. but then again u got a freightliner dealership in just about every major city.

as far as the extended warrenties, they will save u alot of money and downtime in the long run. downtime meant by driver does not have to wait for bill to get paid. the cost of buying the warrenties to paying for repairs. the warrenty is alot cheaper. extended basic vehicle, towing and road side coverage. extened a/c warrenty, and extended engine warrenty, are probaly the most usefull. no need to buy a extended drive train, as thier linehaul warrenty for trans and rearends is pretty good anyways, eaton is 5 year 750,000 miles, i am waiting for a salesmen to get back with me on prices of warrenties. and the warrenties are transferable if u sold the truck, be alot easier to sell a truck to a person with extended warrenty then without

also when your truck does go into a shop, and they do not have the parts, have them next day the parts in u may have to pay up to $100 extra for freight, but u are getting your truck back on the road 2 days earlier. seems to me like u would loose moe then $100 a day having truck sit. but alot of guys do not want to pay for freight, and i have never under stood why