What would you do?

He needs to go to CA... Needs an emission truck.

 

Oh right. I missed that part. I don't go there anymore because of that.

 

Man you gotta do a lot of research and form you're own opinion.

I might say Cummins is GREAT. Somebody else say no it's all evil. Somebody else say blah, blah, no that's all evil.

You'd be smart to take a year, do it as a company driver, then you can really see what's what.

 

Although people buy them. I can't for the likes of me figure out why. They have more headaches then they're worth.

My last boss was paying $2600 a month for FL's. Trades them in every 3 years. Just like the other megas. His operation is mostly California. They come with 500,ooo mile warranty. And repairs are much faster with more location choices. They come with DD15 but you can probably get a cummins if that's what's desired.

I don't know if a single truck operation would get the same monthly payment though. Could be upwards of $4G. I have no idea on the negotiation of the payments.

 

I am sure, there are just as many bad opinions about Volvos and Cummins as any other trucks. When I sat in KW or Pete I was very disappointed with their limited outside view; narrow windshield, petite mirrors and seat to dashboard space. As a matter of fact, they did strike me as M or S size, probably good for petite people. Freightliner Cascadia was comfy too. Also cheaper 146K with not bed specs. But a new truck is all right for those who know for sure what rates they can expect.

 

I think the crappiest thing these days when shopping for a california truck. Is going to be trying to find a stick.

With auto's being the standard spec anymore.

 

But in actuality Volvo is well known to the industry of being what it is. Some people love them and then some people don’t and it’s the same with all makes. I say for long distance travel Freightliner has the biggest network of 24HR facilities and parts availability. Then Paccar I never owned a freightliner but I used them when I was in a pinch. They had a great turnaround for the money. I’ve owned 3 Pete’s and one Volvo Vnl670 with a Cummins ISX it was a good Truck but of course it only had 300,000 miles on it.

 

What is your plan to make 10,000+ per week? Don't need the specifics, just the general plan. I.e. team operation? Specialized oversize? Short haul or coast to coast or midwest or ? I think your estimated revenue is a bit high...