New Truck Prices - Tariffs / EPA27 Looking Forward

Maybe @BoostedTeg will share where he normally runs. I am under the impression that he stays in the region but I could be wrong.
How heavy are you typically? Pulling reefer out of Idaho most likely 78k to 80k gross leaving the state.

 

In those areas, I normally run 70-80K. In my local areas I run lighter loads. It helps a lot on heavy loads to not keep the cruise control on in the hilly areas and use gravity when you can to your benefit. I also do not idle my truck much at all unless it is needed for some reason. Lot's of factors for fuel MPG's.

 

Right now the truck is running ID to NC and back to ID or the PNW. Yes you are correct almost always 78-80k

 

Well, as a one truck guy leased to a carrier, I had planned on getting a new truck later this year. Then the price increases started. I didn’t want to take a bunch of money out of savings to get a truck I wasn’t planning on getting right now, and I didn’t want to finance and have a payment, so my choices were wait and see what prices are like toward the end of the year or possibly run mine 2 more years to avoid having an early EPA27 engine.

Not super confident in drawing my savings down to avoid a payment and not super confident about having a payment in the current environment I decided to list my truck for sale to see what happens. Turns out the guy who bought my 2017 wants this truck too. So I’m going back to being a company schmuck and I’ll be hauling fuel for $100k+ a year. I should be plenty comfortable with that given I don’t have any payments and no mortgage. And if I hate it I can always buy another truck.

 

I’m not sure what I’ll do when it’s time to upgrade. I still have the 2019 in the yard, just in case, and it might just be better to throw $20K at it than take the gamble on the new BS.

What a set of choices.

 

Been kicking around buying another new one just to have it setting around.







For the record, as most of you don’t know me and my mental problems: I don’t give a #### about tariffs or epa2027- just that they’re quitting on the w900 lineup.
Be like hearing they only gonna have ugly women after this year ends.

 

It's a sin. There are r model Mack's that worked before us, and still will be working after we are gone.

 

Get a Legacy W9. Those are tempting just for the tan engine.

 

You seen that? I thought it's a legacy pile of sheet.