kybowtie_1
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Which straight trucks w/22-24' and nice sleepers are most satisfactorily liked. (2000 and up)
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which trucks are most liked and which trucks you see alot of may or may not be 2 diffent topics.
In expediting...
I'd say the workhorse of Freightliners...
the FL70's and the FL80's are still very common.
Their replacement was the M2 Freightliner.
International has something similar to the M2 in styling.
The baby Peterbilts and the KW T-300's are slowly coming around.
You see many Freightliner and Internationals, however you also see many KW's as well. I think the trend is going toward class 8 trucks being converted into straight trucks.
They're doing that for durability more than anything else.
The class 8's will stand up to more abuse and long distance miles.
You'll have to be more specific in your question.
In expediting...
I'd say the workhorse of Freightliners...
the FL70's and the FL80's are still very common.
Their replacement was the M2 Freightliner.
International has something similar to the M2 in styling.
The baby Peterbilts and the KW T-300's are slowly coming around.
You see many Freightliner and Internationals, however you also see many KW's as well. I think the trend is going toward class 8 trucks being converted into straight trucks.
They're doing that for durability more than anything else.
The class 8's will stand up to more abuse and long distance miles.
You'll have to be more specific in your question.
That's a lot like asking which car is liked better. It depends on if you ask a Ford or Chevy or Honda person. In trucks you see at least one FL for one of every other brand combined. I think that's partly similar to the pickup situation where after a couple of decades of huge sales by Ford/Chevy/Dodge finally Toyota/Nissan/Honda decided there was a market and got into it so now you see KW/Pete/Sterling and others doing expediters.
There are beginning to be a lot of class 8 expediters on the road. Most of them are a few years old and converted OTR tractors. As mentioned, the class 8 is going to hold up much better because it's built for a heavier job than expediting. A class 7 is running anywhere from 75% to sometimes almost 100% capacity where a class 8 is running below 50% most of the time.
I'd guess a class 7 with a rebuildable engine is good for 1-1.25 million miles before it's pretty well finished. A class 8 with a rebuildable engine is good for at least twice that and maybe 3 times that. The class 8 should have better resale at any given point as well.
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There are beginning to be a lot of class 8 expediters on the road. Most of them are a few years old and converted OTR tractors. As mentioned, the class 8 is going to hold up much better because it's built for a heavier job than expediting. A class 7 is running anywhere from 75% to sometimes almost 100% capacity where a class 8 is running below 50% most of the time.
I'd guess a class 7 with a rebuildable engine is good for 1-1.25 million miles before it's pretty well finished. A class 8 with a rebuildable engine is good for at least twice that and maybe 3 times that. The class 8 should have better resale at any given point as well.
Leo Bricker, owner trucks 3034, 4958
OOIDA 677319
73's K5LDB
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