Recent content by atlwww

I guess I'll test that out for now. If needed, will change in the future. Thank you for all your answers, you've been great help. I hope I can buy you a pack of beer for this Memorial day, if you pm me your email. :)

I do hill pretty often, load will be around 10k lb, going to I-85 in Carolina and I-75 Gatlinburg, TN, normally drop to 55-60 from 65MPH with FL I rented earlier this week. What happen when I go over mountain with 4.11 and the 10k lb. load? Significantly less pulling power and speed? What...

ERROR From the info they provided, it's 5.57.

It will be mostly used for driving on highway. Can the ratio of the gears be adjusted? If so, how?

Both will be Cummins ISB 6.7 Will Allison 3000 consume more fuel than 2500?

I've been logging whenever I go out of state with my rental truck. Not sure if I do it correctly tho. A friend and a trucker taught me how to do it. What does log book has anything to do with wreckage?

Getting it with the air seat. :)

What's the benefit of Allision 3000 series with push button over 2500HS? I have two offers: 1. 08 FL M2-106 250 HP 150k miles, which will be $33k. 2. 08 FL m2-106 230k miles 240 HP with Allision 3000 $31k.

No, I am not going OTR. Just going to trade shows with it. Less than 800 miles

I did. He won't sell it. He said best he could do it drop $1000. Another guy I spoke to about a 09 Hino with 135k miles, just told me earlier he sold it today. We agreed on $35k. Is that a good price? I will look into Ryder leasing unit. How much can you negotiate with them?

There's a guy selling a fleet of 4 Freightliners, maybe coming from same company. If that's the case, it could mean they selling not because there's something wrong with the truck. I like this particular one. Everything looks pretty good. Box truck, Forsyth Truck Sales, Inc. Cumming, GA 350907...

For our business need, hiring someone will be too expensive, rental will come out lower than that.

That sounds scary. :( I guess I have to lower my budget to $30k.

Should I look for Authorized dealer to work on the truck? Or will small independent shop be good enough to fix it? If yes, there's few dealership around the city I live in, none of them has review beyond 3 stars on Google. :( I am actually planning to buy either 09 Hino with 135k milese for...

Thank you all for you inputs, it's such a great community. Weighting in all the opinions above, UD is out of the water. I've been driving the Freightliner yesterday, I am not a fan of the steering wheel placement. But it does seem like it's my best bet right now. I've done hours and hours of...