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Freightliner bout Ford Heavy Truck in 1996 Freightliner to Buy Ford's Heavy-Truck Business

Peterbilt does have a nice medium duty truck . You'll see a lot of them set up as car carriers . We know the Sterling is history . While the Freightliner is a good truck I find it odd expediters that have lost so much work due to manufacturers closing plants give their business to a German...

>Don't plan on unloading your Hino at the GM plant in Ft. >Wayne. Sign by the gate reads "NO FOREIGN VEHICLES ALLOWED" Does that include vehicles made in Canada and Mexico ? Where are sprinters manufactured ?

One advantage Hino has that I didn't see mentioned was they have an unlimited mileage warranty . I believe it's for 3 years . I still think they need more service centers to cover OTR trucks adequately .

Hinos are good trucks with a high customer satisfaction rating . They have an unlimited mileage warranty (2 years ? ) . The only downside is they don't have many dealers nationwide so getting adequate service could be a problem .

I just run a one ton and average 14 mpg .

The " local " dealer called me . He's almost 150 miles away . He said his customers average around 11 mpg . I'd like to be able to get a little better than that for that size truck with that horsepower .

They are not the best OTR truck but the thing that got my attention is their warranties are 2 and 3 year (or more ) with unlimited mileage . I wish they had more power for my needs though .