Ideal moving semi truck in 2022?

Discussing with coworkers, it sounds like Volvo is starting to take more points, with the caveat that the iShift makes climbing hills miserable. So I'm told.

Seems most van line tractors I see are Freightliners, Volvos, or Internationals. A few KWs and Peterbilts. Almost never Macks.

So, maybe some Volvo model with an Eaton Fuller transmission?

The reason I ask, my employers are looking into getting a new one and are open to hearing my feedback, which may influence their decision.

 

Apparently I wouldn't be the first:

Moving Special Items, Pianos, Antiques | Atlas Van Lines

"Atlas has even used a helicopter to move to and from the floor of the Grand Canyon."

 

Anyone have additional insight/experience to share?

Maneuverability
Ergonomics
Fuel mileage
Decent power

What would be your top picks for modern US model trucks?

 

I like the attitude and driver skills definitely matter more than equipment selection, but at a certain point geometry will just say "no" to what you want to make a tractor-trailer do.

Until cabovers make a comeback, it seems that Volvo wins the maneuverability category for US trucks.

In searching the forums, I only found one person so far saying otherwise, and that his top pick for tight cornering was an International ProStar.

Still, he claimed he could turn "tighter than a Volvo" with it, which in my mind means that Volvo sets the standard.

 

My own observations of van line drivers and o/o's coming through the yard is something like this:

Most common - Freightliner, Volvo, International

Less common (mostly veteran drivers in these though) - Kenworths, Peterbilts

Literally never - Mack, Western Star

We have a Mack on the yard, I used it for a good bit of my CDL training. Single axle and still turns more like a yacht than a truck.