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That Pete is a very sharp looking truck. Also, fwiw, their are teams in our forums that get 12-14 mpg out of a class 8 truck. It's not just a dream.

I think the question of team vs solo comes to play also. We run team trucks. A 4 year old truck could easily have 1/2 million miles on it and a 10 year old truck could be close to 1.2-1.4 million miles. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess the 2005 hino mentioned doesn't have near those miles...

The only down side to the d11 is resale value and you step into an engine that volvo doesn't recommend extended oil changes on. A d13 is a million mile engine. So if you sell the truck with 600-700k miles on it, it still has lots of life left on it. The d11 probably has lots of life left on it...

I say the 780. I like all things volvo. Don't own one but I'm working on that too. The D13 with I-shift is a hard combo to beat. The DD13 with D12 tranny is maybe a touch better, then again maybe not, but for factory sleepers the 780 is way nicer than a cascadia factory sleeper.

Class 8 all the way. If you have to go class 7 get a truck with a class 8 powertrain. I do agree that a class 7 Pete or kW is probably as well built as their class 8 models, but the Lil cummins, paccar and cat engines aren't. I have a cat c13 acert which is arguably one of the worst class 8...

So I've been looking at new units being built by AA sleepers and Bolt. Should I add this into the mix or turn and run away?

Scott, I agree. We are buying a satellite and it will pay for itself by the internet savings we will encounter. Data is too expensive on the road to stream video from and truck stop wifi is terrible.

Tractor, if money is all you care about.

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I stood under it. The line was too long to get in for the day. It was quite impressive.

Still waiting on volvo engineering to finish the project to get the price point. What we are doing would be like asking ford to make a special F-150 just for us, it takes some time. ARI is pretty awesome. I've not owned one of there sleepers but I have looked at many of them. They are the...

I've been working with Volvo for the past few months getting some specs designed from the factory and Volvo engineering is working on an option for us for a factory designed, not sales person designed expeditor using the VN780 cab/sleeper. They are really being stretched because we have them a...

I called my previous insurance and got an individual plan. I'm happy with it so far but it's not the cheapest.

I'd go with a western star 4800 chassis with a dd13 engine and an Allison transmission. The dd13 is well built, handles your California emissions and sips fuel. The allison 4000 or 4500 transmission will give you the most enjoyable driving experience. Of course twin 80 gallon tanks should do...

How does this aid the US economy?

Also hazmat and tanker. It's a X endorsement. Big tote tanks now require the tanker or X endorsement even though they fit in an expedite truck. And pending your carrier a passport could be a profitable investment.

Your getting a class b and going through all those hopes? That seems like a lot. Why not just have your boyfriend rent a 33,000 lb Penske and take u to a big parking lot to get accustomed to the truck, then take it out on the roads once your comfortable. You could probably do this all the day...

Holy cow. That is terrifying.

Why not switch carriers? FedEx isn't the only game in town.

My thoughts on rear doors for dry boxes are that I've seen a lot of old truck boxes that have swing doors and they open and shut ok and don't show their age from 20 feet away, but I've also seen a ton of roll up doors that from 100 feet away look like they are one good bump from breaking and...