Brand Of Truck Preferences

Just wanted to know what brand of truck that you favor. I'm really like Kenworth trucks. I've always liked them probably because I remember my dad driving one. I visited a dealership (Inland Kenworth) in California. I love the T680. Comfort and convenience. Technological innovations a plenty. That price tag though.

I love the old Dodge Durango, Toyota Tacomas and 4Runners are pretty nice too.

I like the newer freightliners because of the large sleeper area,but if I was buying my own truck,I'm going Western Star.

Since I'm not really knowledgeable on the subject, I like the International Pro Star I'm driving during training. I hope the Kenworth T680 is nice though, that's what I'll be driving after training. Hope it doesn't take long to adjust to a 13 speed, but if Celadon is going to let me figure it out in their 250,000 dollar truck, I'll do it. Lol

I asked to be returned to the terminal after spending a few days in a Lone star with the 13 speed. It was an owner op truck,and coming through Dallas rush hour traffic, the 13 was just too confusing for my taste.I was mainly worried about tearing up a new truck for an owner op. After I pass the final test after training,I'm asking for a Freightliner with an automatic. All this shifting in heavy rush hour traffic is for the birds.

I like the truck that I don't have to make the payment, pay the maintenance and insurance or have to pay for the fuel on. That's my personal favorite.

All the brands have their own perks though and there's a reason why so many companies go with specific brands and models, they get a discount rate for large orders. Pete and KW along with Western star offer the best in luxury but a properly set up Volvo can get you really close. International has great interior space and rides decent but Maxxforce (enough said). Freightshaker offers a bit of everything, so they're all good quality and all have their issues. With so many of the larger companies rotating their fleet every couple years while the vehicles are still under warranty and can be turned back in for top dollar, it's to their benefit to keep up with maintenance. Not to mention, they don't make money with broke down vehicles and bad maintenance can effect their CSA scores so there's a lot at stake.