Peterbilt 579 vs 587

No not jealous at all it's just you have been jumping all over the forum saying you're going to do one thing then a day later you're doing something else. Yet you have still to get a cdl I'm you're hand.

 

I think you are worrying in the wrong budget item. Real life all get less than advertised mileage. 1 mpg is a lot at the end of the year but so is maintenance and time lost from money spent and lost downtime revenue.

I am a one truck and one truck trailer owner. Never again will I own a truck that has dpf, egr etc, it almost put me out of business.

Your mindset has to be focused on minimal downtime and profit margin. You can also haul 2 extra loads in a year to equal that 6k savings from the fuel you theoretically think you will save. Real life and road conditions along with windy as hell everywhere, I get 5.8 to 6.5.

Last point, the major piece is concentrate on profit margin.

If you must have exaust treatment your warranty MUST COVER ALL TREATMENT COMPONENTS for the life of the other warranty. And the wording in the warranty has to include seals and o rings.

Good luck.

Kevin

 

I replied to you thinking you were already an owner .....

Dude you have no idea what you are getting into.

If you have no CDL and go get one you are looking at 24k per year on insurance for your own truck -trl on general liability, cargo , phys damage and TRL phys cover. Another 18-1900 for plate.
And did I mention nobody will lease on a newbie with his own truck and zero experience? Because THEIR insurance company will not say ok.Those that would will fleece you on the backend for what they take out.

 

I have a 2014 579 ISX 15 450hp 10sp Ultrashift plus transmission. This truck is the best truck I've ever owned the 80" bunk is spacious and comfortable. I pull a 53' Dry Van avg 35k-44k loads trucks fuel mileage since I've had it is around 7.3mpg. Another note I've done a complete bypass of aftertreatment including EGR/EGR Cooler. I don't try for the fuel mileage either I run pretty much 65-70mph everywhere I go.

 

HA put me into that thing then I am deaf.

If you must choose between two, looks like 579 wins. Never mind that fuel mileage. 5 or 6 miles gallon is about all you get after 100 years of trucking innovation and ... nerfing among our engineers.

 

i get 7.5 everywhere i go, all the time loaded. 10-12 mpg when empty.

then there was that 2 weeks of 4.5 mpg when the wind was blowing snow so hard i couldnt make the 65mph speed limit floor boarded...

the ecm says i got 6.7 mpg lifetime with idling... but am sure it lies...

hahahaa cuz with a tail wind in texas, this one time, i got 8.9 mpg loaded for a day and a half.

getting dressed right now... i do have an appt with cedar rapids pete, looking at a 2019, 579.

looking as in... seriously just looking... curious about weights options and how much truck i cant afford...

am not to sure about fitzgerald’s either. all new pete or glider series 60... seems they both want $150,000 for a truck and i dont think i want to work that hard to pay for one.

 

386 and 587 both got killed off in favor of the 579. They did the final production run of the 587 couple months ago

 

You don’t want to go to Fitzgerald’s. I’ve worked there for 4+ years and all they are trying to do is rip you a new #######. Seriously, they are the most crooked bunch of people I know and as long as they make a dollar, they don’t care how their truck are built. They have 800+ warranty calls a week... that should tell you something. Choose wisely. You’ll thank me later.