Hi all
I may be getting a contract to deliver appliances and the contract requires a 26 foot box truck with liftgate
Because I don't have a lot of money and not a lot of good credit I'm looking for a lower-cost truck to get me started at least
Because my helper will be driving the truck primarily I prefer the truck to be none CDL as well as having an automatic transmission for ease-of-use
I found a 2001ford that seem to meet the criteria above however it has 435000 miles on it it has the Cummins 6.7 liter diesel it seems to be in decent condition mechanically and cosmetically
What are your thoughts on a Ford truck?
I have driven a Freightliner Step Van before and also a Ford dump truck of a similar size and the Freightliner seems to steer way tighter than the Ford.... I think maneuverability will be very important because I will be delivering appliances Etc to residential homes.
Also what do you think the best type of lift gate is?... the ones that tucks up underneath the body of the truck or the one that simply has a large platform with external rails?
I think the one that tucks under the truck would add extra flexibility in terms of being able to back to loading docks however I think the platform is typically not as wide as the type that uses rails along the body of the back of the truck
Thanks in advance for any and all input on this
Andrew
I may be getting a contract to deliver appliances and the contract requires a 26 foot box truck with liftgate
Because I don't have a lot of money and not a lot of good credit I'm looking for a lower-cost truck to get me started at least
Because my helper will be driving the truck primarily I prefer the truck to be none CDL as well as having an automatic transmission for ease-of-use
I found a 2001ford that seem to meet the criteria above however it has 435000 miles on it it has the Cummins 6.7 liter diesel it seems to be in decent condition mechanically and cosmetically
What are your thoughts on a Ford truck?
I have driven a Freightliner Step Van before and also a Ford dump truck of a similar size and the Freightliner seems to steer way tighter than the Ford.... I think maneuverability will be very important because I will be delivering appliances Etc to residential homes.
Also what do you think the best type of lift gate is?... the ones that tucks up underneath the body of the truck or the one that simply has a large platform with external rails?
I think the one that tucks under the truck would add extra flexibility in terms of being able to back to loading docks however I think the platform is typically not as wide as the type that uses rails along the body of the back of the truck
Thanks in advance for any and all input on this
Andrew