Diesel or Gas

I'm going to stir a can of worms here! Awhile back I had breakfast at one of the local Hardees. They have a crew of Farmers and retirees from Cumins. To a person they are all diesel drivers and to a person they all complained about the newer diesels the have to run the DEF. it seems that while it works well in theory the particle side has not been met yet. One guy mentioned a friend that was pulling a 5th wheel when his shut down and he had to hire a Semi Wrecker to tow him in to the tune of 800.00 before the repairs started. They complained about ALL THE BRANDS Ford GM Dodge. It seems that the Carbon filters plug up past 40,000 miles and dealer service is required. One guy said it happened to him twice. I asked a guy I know at Cumins about his and he confirmed that his had plug ed up as well and they took care of the problem. Not in a way the EPA might be happy with but he stated he will never have it happen again. I also asked a friend who owns a fleet of triaxle dumps and he is buying Gliders which are basically new trucks that he and his son retrofit their old rebuilt engines into and because they are aftermarket assembled units they don't have to worry about big brother. I have a 2013 2500HD GMC I wished I had bought the Alison trany but I'm glad I don't have a diesel.