Old vs older for owner operator

I think your company is talking out their ash. See my fee schedule above. My 86 Pete is 1/3 of my 98 KW and 1/8 of the 2008 KW. All 3 vehicles have the same coverage. Age of the vehicle plays a large role unless it’s a truck that’s worth more than what the depreciation tables say.

 

Impossible to tell without looking at them. As much as I like an '81 W900, not sure I'd take it in the oil field. First I think the truck deserves better and second, you're probably looking for a better suspension. The 86 Pete in my sig has low air leaf but no air under the cab or bunk and it's ROUGH on potholes. Buy them both.

 

FWIW We had zero engine trouble with our 2001 6nz for the ~8yrs we ran it between 2002-2010

 

just a couple random thoughts.

you do know you need to do a dyno with blowby on any truck you look at?

Insurance is not based on the make, model or year of the truck, it is based on other factors like the driver. If the company says it will cost more, they are full of *****. I would look for your own insurance.

With the number of trucks out there, you should look at more.

 

Drivers and loss runs yes but also the age of truck. We currently have only two drivers for 3 trucks so one should be free right?

 

Before you decide on whether or not to get an older truck, call some of the companies in your area you're thinking about signing on with. More and more often now companies are requiring late model trucks. For example, in my area (coast of BC), most places now want 2008 or newer. Usually it's 2010 , but some even demand you have a 2014 or newer. Yeah, I agree with you about it being insane to go buy something newer for a whole bunch of dollars that have crap motors. Weak, bug infested junk. But now with all the 'green" designations that carriers have to comply with, they expect people to lay out too much money just to be forced to spend even more fixing the EPA motors all the time. Naturally, gliders are forbidden in my jurisdiction. A pity, because I may would be willing to go nuts and pay upwards of $150,000 for a new buggy if I could put a crate N14 in it. Currently I'm looking for a new truck. Well used anyways. But after getting burned by 2 companies and losing $60k in the last two years and having to sell my last truck in a hurry, I'm looking at buying some old classic iron. mainly because my budget is under $30k, and up here that don't buy much. It's all mountains, all the time, for me. So trying to find Cummins with more than 525 ponies that isn't a later model EPA junker is almost impossible. I do have a line on an old Freightshaker Classic flat top with a rebuilt 2001 ISX 565 in it with a year of warranty left. Wife would kill me because they've made it into a gangster truck. All the chrome being anodized black, yeah the stacks and wheels too. Would have to get a wing for it anodized as well lol. It would be a hoot to drive.

But back to older truck or newer. My last ride was a 2007. I had nothing but problems because it was "old".

As for the gangster mobile. Well, if I'm still going to have nothing but hassles finding a gig with an old truck, I might as well be fashionable about it lol

 

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