Out of the under 26k rating trucks I have driven, International has won every time. I don't know what it is, it rides better, quieter, drives better and it doesn't rattle. I think Internationals don't get the respect they deserve. I have never driven a Freightliner that didn't have something wrong with it. Wind noise, rattles and such. Hino's were ok, but they could not get out of their own way and were a big noisy. I am not going to talk about the Isuzu cab-overs. Not meant for OTR.
Everyone of these trucks were from rental fleets so they were all equally flogged. The Internationals just seem to hold up better in my opinion.
Robert