"i like trucks" <--- in my forest gump voice, sloooowly

ill take a mid 70's KW and do it like sonny pruitt ."do it to it like Sonny Pruitt used to do it."

Poor old SONNY never delivered a load on time , and they needed 3 or 4 trucks just to make the TV show

 

Don't know what its like now but Werner got new trks all the time and those would go to the new drivers.But none the less,does'nt companies trade their old trks in after so many yrs?Nevermind Pete just answered my question.It doesn't matter to me if I get a trk a few yrs old as long as the trk is clean inside and dot ready.Many of the mom and pop companies consider 20 yr old equipment they just bought like brand new.When it comes to leasing you guys can't pick the trk you want can you?

 

Too many when leasing pick the truck they want ( to impress others with BIG HP , Chrome & Stainless ) rather than the truck they can afford.

I have customers who have a 3 year age limit on equipment I can use on their contracts , they want it new ( before you all start with how bad the NEW stuff is , I actually know that ) and in their minds worry free.

Lot of the big trucking outfits DO NOT OWN 1 piece of their equipment , but fleet lease on 4 year, 500,000 mile turn over

 

I know Benny Whitehead out of AL trades his trucks when they reach 600K which is every 2-3yrs. Raven trades trucks out every three years like clock work. Maverick seems to have newer trucks. Gordon Trucing and Central Oregon trade out their trucks every three-four years.

KH

 

Most of your MegaCarriers and many smaller ones trade trucks in before the warranty expires to keep maintenance cost low. It also helps them with having a mostly inexperienced driver base. By the time the repeated wear from poor driving habits start to cause break downs the trucks are traded in.

 

he new how to have a #### good time tho !