Owner reports?
Your thoughts on these?
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Edd505 wrote:wvabeer wrote:
Not attractive, expensive, less storage underneath and I'll bet noisy in the cab. Not my first choice.
They are not noisy. How do I know 750,000+ as an owner operator
Way more storage than most other MH or 5W.moisheh wrote:
Not all Class 8's are alike. Some are built on a Navistar chassis with a horrible engine, bad emmisi0n system and more! Some units that were built in 06,07 have a Mercedes engine that is even worse. There are units that are nicer looking than what the OP mentioned. He will have problems with his unit being commercial. That will mean a CDL and probably the installation of an ELD and follow Hours of Service. He might also need an IFTA fuel sticker. Maybe a USDOT# and more. Will have to scale It will be a nightmare.
Moisheh
CDL = Commercial Drivers License. it's not a commercial so no hours of service & no scales.
ELD = Electronic Recording device not need as not under hours of service
IFTA is fuel tax reporting motor carriers,
USDOT# is Commercial registration of motor carrier of fright of people
Yes I owned & drove a class 8 truck after I retired from 25 years law enforcement. If you want to know more about commercial driving and related regulations. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
It is a RV on a class 8 frame, and I suspect it can be ordered with what ever engine you choose. Class 8 commercial trucks can be. You comments on which engines and frames are bad; isn't that like the Ford-Chevy-Dodge debate? To each his own. Again if you want it and can afford it, go for it! I worked for it and I will spend it, my kids can hope it's all paid for before I pass. The kids can spend what they make.
The engine choice is much more limited now than it used to be. Off the top of my head, I haven't seen a big FL with anything but a Detroit in years. (And you won't see a DD in anything but a Freightliner.) Internationals use MAXX-Force or Cummins, Mack uses Volvo. Peterbilt and KW use their own (Paccar) engines, now.
All diesel engines have sucked rocks since 2007.
