Diesels, Big Rigs, whatever you wanna call em, tell me anything you know,start with brands please and tell me pro's and con's. Companys and their pros and cons would rock too. Thanks ya'll.
2006-09-01 16:15:06 · 2 answers · asked by bmxchic7 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
well lets start out with trucks and then go to companies .
Trucks the best truck is determined by the application it is going to be used for (i.e Heavy Haul , Over The Road =OTR , Local Delivery , Vocational )
Heavy Haul : i prefer a Kenworth it is a good truck and built well a KW with a 500 cat and an 18spd with a 3rd axle ( the truck will have 4 axles couniting the steer ) like a model T800 or a W900 with a day cab it will pull any thing you want to pull .
OTR: again i would have a KW like a model T600 it has good fuel milage and is very comfortable easy to see the road in and is best with a C15 Cat with a 10spd or 15 spd trans depending on what your hauling .
Local Delivery : the single axles International's ,Sterlings are good they turn real tight wich is good for getting in to tight spots you mite find in the city you will just need about a 300hp engine and a 9 or 10 spd and in some cases a 7spd will work.
Vocational: Vocational is a work truck I.E. a dump truck , concret truck , trash truck
Dump Truck : a KW or a Peterbilt will work good for this application you need to haul the most you can legaly with the least you can i.e not use a lot of dump trucks to haul alot of material so you will need a truck that is called a Super 16 it will have the regular 2 axles at the back but it will have 3 other axles in the middle called life axles they make it legal for you to carry say 26 tons in some states and you will want a 400 to 500 hp engine in some case and a 8LL spd or and 18 spd or just what ever you prefer .
Concret Truck . you will need a light weight truck for this cause you dont make any money if you cant haul enough material and company like Mack , peterbilt, KW, Sterling, Freightliner , International they make good trucks for that work and an 8LL spd or a 9 spd trans will work for that and maybe 300 to 400 hp .
Trash Truck : a cab over is very good for this and peterbilt and mack both make good 1's you would want an automatic in theses because they make alot of stops and 300hp is good enough for them .
the above are pros i guess you could say below are some cons.
Heavy Haul : if you gat a truck with a small radiator your truck will burn up cause a heavy haul cant al ways move at high speeds like hauling 80,000lbs and makeing your GVW 116,000lbs if yo uget a little grade it is gonna slow you down sum you get a big 1 and you are gonna have it wraped out and moving very slow so it will over heat plus they cost alot of money you have to have a lift axle added to it a head ache rack it has to have a heavy frame so a good heavy haul is gonna cost you about $120,000 with evrything you need on it to haul heavy .
OTR: OTR just piles the miles on your truck if you take care of your truck it can make it but if you dont it will cost alot to fix it you need an oil change every 10K to 15K miles so every month at the most you go through tires fast and your normaly along way from home when it does break down and that costs alot . the OTR trucks are the Cheapest trucks you can buy the run about $90,000 to $110,000 depending on what kind you get and the options you want it couls cost more then that
Vocational: these trucks are in hell every day most of the time they dont leave a city so they are in stop and go traffic all day every day they go off road alot and get alot of wear and tear and the cost alot . depending on what you get $100,000 to $150,000 depending on if its a Trash truck or a Dump truck.
Companies i guess you are talking about trucking companies ?
if so here it is ranked from best to worst ( in my opion) these are companies for the beginner too
1:Schneider National
2:Arrow Trucking
3:Werner
4:CRST
5:Swift
and the above companies are good for the first 6 months to a year so you can get some experience after that ditch them . they dont care about there drivers and you are never home .
and the guy above saying that Detroit Series 60's are the best is a bunch of bull **** those are the worst engines i have ever seen in a Truck i would rather put a 5th wheel on my back and carry the trailer my self then trust a Detroit again .
the best engine's in trucking are the Caterpillar C14 & C15 and the Cummins N-14 & ISX & ISM those are good engines Detroit suck
and the company part of the question i am not sure if you mean trucking companines or something else
2006-09-02 21:24:35 · answer #1 · answered by rjm_333 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, this happens to be my area of expertise. I personally have a soft spot for Freightliners, they are by far the easiest to work on, and the only class-8s availible with an MBE 4000 (Mercedes-Benz Engine). They might not be the fanciest trucks, but they are very reliable and fairly cheap.
As far as big rig engines go, the Detroit Diesel Series 60 is one of the best, and it happens to be the only reliable overhead cam engine available for big rigs. Simple and hard working.
The MBE 4000 is a work of art, however, a third smaller and lighter then the other big boys, and puts out the same amount of power. It also happens to be the most durable engine out there, hardly ever breaks down. And it just looks damn good.
2006-09-01 23:28:21 · answer #2 · answered by taow1939 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋