How many expedite trucks/cargo vans have you owned?
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1st truck was a 1995 FL 60 with 48 inch dbl bunk sleeper. Had it four years and sold it with 481,000 miles on it.
2nd truck was a 1996 GMC topkick. Sold it to my uncle for $1000.00 so my ex-wife didnt get it.
3rd truck was a 1997 fl 70 had it for 12 years and it had 1.3 million miles on it when I traded it off.
In 1998 I became a fleet owner and I have had a total of 14 trucks since 1995.
2nd truck was a 1996 GMC topkick. Sold it to my uncle for $1000.00 so my ex-wife didnt get it.
3rd truck was a 1997 fl 70 had it for 12 years and it had 1.3 million miles on it when I traded it off.
In 1998 I became a fleet owner and I have had a total of 14 trucks since 1995.
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
Started in Expedite business 1984:
1979 coe Freightliner
1986 Long nose Freightliner walkin
1986 long nose Freightliner dbl bunk
1993 Freightliner classic
1995 KW W900 aero cab
1996 KW studio
1998 Freightliner classic
1999 Freightliner custom classic with 48 foot reefer trailer
2004 Freightliner Coronado
Hopefully,this will be the last one,and by the way,at one time or another,they were all paid for,thanks to Roberts Express and FedEx Custom Critical.This one has 900000 miles,and is still going strong.
1979 coe Freightliner
1986 Long nose Freightliner walkin
1986 long nose Freightliner dbl bunk
1993 Freightliner classic
1995 KW W900 aero cab
1996 KW studio
1998 Freightliner classic
1999 Freightliner custom classic with 48 foot reefer trailer
2004 Freightliner Coronado
Hopefully,this will be the last one,and by the way,at one time or another,they were all paid for,thanks to Roberts Express and FedEx Custom Critical.This one has 900000 miles,and is still going strong.
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I've heard a lot of talk that class 7 Cornbinders are a major POS and I didn't want to spend my money finding out if it's true or not. I'm pleased with my M2 106.
Hello forum! hope every one is having a fine Fourth!! i am starting my own company,i have my numbers and my truck is almost ready,it is a 2006 Dodge Cummins dually 3500 crew cab!! i have a 2001 Kaufman wedge! hope to start work this month! any insight or help will be awesome!!! like crossing a scale(never done that before!) Thanks all!!
Dakota
Veteran Expediter
I have heard that too, but I have never had a problem with any International I have driven, last company I was with had the M2 with the cats and they had alot of problems with them(that was the first year they were out though)
I did check out Kenworth/Peterbilt and they offer much more in the way of transmission options and engine choices They are probably alot more expensive because they are not all that common in class 6 and 7
Was the M2 a cat engine or the MBE engine?
I have the MBE 900 with the 6 speed Mercedes auto shift.
I have owned three cargo vans in the past three years.
1. 2003 chevy express 3500 van that was voluntarily reposessed due to a limitless amount of breakdowns, coupled with an overpriced payment.
2. 2003 gmc savana 1500 cargo van that was retired due to one deer hit and a total engine failure in Utah last year.
3. 2004 gmc savana van that is in great condition, has survived 1 deer hit so far, and is in better mechanical condition than van number one that I owed bookoo amounts of money on.
I plan to keep van number three for at least another 350 to 400k miles; it currently has 154k on the odometer and climbing fast.
1. 2003 chevy express 3500 van that was voluntarily reposessed due to a limitless amount of breakdowns, coupled with an overpriced payment.
2. 2003 gmc savana 1500 cargo van that was retired due to one deer hit and a total engine failure in Utah last year.
3. 2004 gmc savana van that is in great condition, has survived 1 deer hit so far, and is in better mechanical condition than van number one that I owed bookoo amounts of money on.
I plan to keep van number three for at least another 350 to 400k miles; it currently has 154k on the odometer and climbing fast.
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