Paccar Engines ?

1. Paccar is not a subsidary of Cummins
2. A lot of big fleets are using trucks (KW's & Pete's) with Paccar. I don't know why exactly they are using Paccar but I do know that they are really good with their warranty. No if's or but's. If somethig's broken they take care of it! Also understand, in the same token. Those fleets are going to off load those trucks WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES.
3. I own trucks with Cummins ISX15, DD15, and one with Paccar MX13. All are good, really depends what it's used for. Personal favorite current engine on the market is Cummins ISX15 hands down.
4. Don't buy a MaxxForce (my advice)

 

I would also recommend to stay away from maxxforce.

Our Pete's at work have the paccar mx13 engine and so far they are decent. They pull good and get good mpg. I think most fleets go for them since they're cheaper than the Cummins option

 

Paccar Engines are not NOT a subsidiary of Cummins. They are of DAF/Leyland heritage;(Euro/UK trucks) the ones for North America are assembled in MS. IMO not in the same class as Cummins, other opinions may vary.

 

The company I get loads from has Detroit's, cummins and paccars. The lead mechanic said they like the paccars performance the best but can't get fuel mileage out of them. Cummins was ok but still issues with check engine lights and sensors. All around best choice for them was Detroit

 

The paccar is a good engine, the major difference is it's a 13L and the cummins is a 15L. For a 13L they pull very well and can average great MPG's. The block and head are Compacted graphite iron, (from a foundry in Germany, assembled in Mississippi) and are the only engine to receive a B10 life rating unlike all others at B50. Meaning the expect only 10% of the engines produced to experience a catastrophic failure (engine overhaul) before one million miles. Both the Cummins and Paccar are both great engines IMO. Run from the Maxxforce, although I do not know how they preform now with SCR tech and refinements to there engineering.

 

Also some of the confusion with them being related to cummins maybe because the smaller Paccar engines I think they are 7L and 9L are cummins block, head, and turbo. But the 13L is a true Paccar product from Europe, forgot to mention that in my last post.

 

I know that Paccar purchased Kenworth and possibly Peterbuilt.

 

Peterbilt and Kenworth are both owned by paccar, Paccar has been around since 1905, they acquired kenworth in 1944 then peterbilt in 1958.

 

Guy I'm leased to bought three brand new Pete's. They have mid to upper 400k only thing done other than regular service. One injector,one alternator.