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    Hino Trucks and hills

    Very true words.I would wonder how mugh weight was loaded when the truck climbed Donner pass and was it wide open.
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    2007 Hino 338 (Gearing Issues) Looking at New unit

    RE: 2007 Hino 338 (Gearing Issues) Looking at New I think what it boils down to is that Hino is looking to sell trucks for local and regional deliveries. They want acceleration but do not care about top end. Expediting and highway operations are not considered in their warranties or truck...
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    Hino Trucks and why I bought 1 and ordered the 2nd

    RE: Hino Trucks and why I bought 1 and ordered the I just spent the last 2 weeks running in the Northeast and New England. I saw lots of new Hinos's running around NYC and the Tri State Area. If they can survive on those roads such as the BQE they will last for a long time.
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    Hino Quote

    Weldon sleepers has been around for quite a while. Sounds like a decent price to me.
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    Hino straight trucks

    I would be concerned about the parts issue. Look at what's going on now with Sprinters and FL dealers. They have an extensive network and parts supply is a problem. It might be a good exercise just for the heck of it to call several Penske dealers in out of the way locations,act like you have a...
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    Hino Trucks...

    If you are going to spec a 16 inch box why not get a A unit.
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    Who knows Hino's

    Wow thought I was the only one who knew about Iveco!s. Mark,back in the middle 1980!s I lived in your part of the world near Utica NY. I worked for a company in New Hartford NY and we needed a small truck to run around the country doing Cash Register installations at McDonalds restaurants. Over...
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    Who knows Hino's

    UD!s are Nissan!s ,Hino!s are Toyota!s,About 15 years ago International was selling a cabover,it was a UD in disguise. I would stay away from all of the Asian built trucks mainly due to parts availability.I know some folks out of Akron Oh with a UD that had a transmission seal blow out at 65...
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    Who knows Hino's

    I havn!t run auto freight in quite a while but I remember that some of the US companies would not allow foreign built trucks on their premises. Ford in Sharonville had that restriction among others. Something to keep in mind. We used to see a lot of Hino cabovers on the roads,most people seemed...
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