Hey
greasytshirt, was wondering if you could help me out with something.
I'll be buying my first class 6 truck this month, and I'm stuck between hino, ford, and freightliner. The ford is the cheapest initial option, and the hino is the most expensive initial option. We will do around 20k miles per year carrying 18-23k of weight.
My biggest concern with hino is the downtime and expenses when the truck breaks down, as we have a very custom truck bed that a rental couldn't suffice. If it breaks down, it would need to be back asap. However, I'm told being located in southern california, there are plenty of hino parts available.
The F650 is appealing because of the initial lower price, but reliability is a question.
Freightliner... no real reason other than I see tons of them driving around.
Any insight you could give would be immensely helpful. Were a pretty small business and can't afford to mess up this first truck purchase. If you were buying a 2016 medium duty, what would you go with?
Thanks!