Anyone work with Ohio Truck out of Sandusky? I am looking at getting my first truck and would like to stay around the 50k mark. They specialize in older trucks and have an extensive inventory, from what the website says. I haven't been through there yet to see for myself.
I drive an 06 Pete 379 now, company truck and I like it. I'd like to stay with a similar truck when I move to O/O, leasing-on with Landstar or something similar.
Ohio Truck in Sandusky
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by TruckerVinny, Oct 10, 2018.
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I have never heard of them but the good reviews are questionable and the bad ones seem real.
Be careful man...Bean Jr. Thanks this. -
just run the digrig report first on any truck before u buy it
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I went out there once to check out a truck. The one I went to look at was pretty rough, so I ended up looking at everything on their lot that interested me. Every one of them had serious mechanical issues, but a fresh paint job and chrome.
I was dumb enough to go back about a month ago too since I'm in the market for a daycab these days and they had one. It was the same story again. "Oh, it's a good running truck, great shape, doesn't need anything." It was once again chromed and painted, but had multiple DOT violations. I estimated it would've cost me around $3-4K just in parts to get it off the lot. He also advertised it as a 525 but the data tag indicated it was a 370/435 ESP and he had no documentation otherwise, nor could he find any of the maintenance documentation he claimed to have had.
Personally, I find them to be shady and sketchy, and would strongly suggest running, not walking away. They have heavily negative reviews for a reason. I think I finally learned my lesson and won't be wasting my time with them again. I'd strongly suggest doing as @Ridgeline always suggests and make sure you do your due diligence and don't buy a truck, at least your first one anyways, on emotion. Ohio Trucks preys on guys that don't follow that advise. -
You'll be hard pressed to find an older truck that doesn't need some kind of work done to it especially if it's a 379 or W9 under 50k. If it already has fresh paint than that's a pretty big expensive bill already done for you. It's always one or the other. Either it's mechanically solid with a nasty body/frame or it's a beauty queen with no major mechanicals needed. There's always going to be a trade off in that price range and type of make/model truck. I bought my W9 for 16k and since I've owned it I've dumped at least twice that into and it still looks like crap. Pick your poison I guess.
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Bfr38 Thanks this.
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A guy just put his 01 379 in the for sale section
Looks like what you are looking for
2001 Peterbilt 379 For SaleTruckerVinny Thanks this. -
I had two trucks from them
The key word is HAD.
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Seen it a bunch of times.jamespmack Thanks this.
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