Who makes the cheapest Daycab?

Your friend is right on Freightliner being built cheap followed by Volvo/Mack, International, and a tie between KW and Peterbilt Many truck manufacturers have a lightweight spec option. Are you running OTR, regional, or local?

KH

 

How can you run otr in a daycab sometimes it makes me wonder how you come up with this stuff. I know some that do it but cost's alot in hotels. So your calling mack cheap and international? Some of the trucks that are still built strong? Do some research before you start trying to be an expert.

 

cross that one off the list

 

Freightliner probably be your best bet. Id stay away fro mack/volvo they arent reliable in my books and certainly not very light either. I cant really comment on international except i doubt they would be very light. Stay away from sterling. Western star is made by freightliner now so you might check into them. You might you could pull of being light with a little style in a WS. Peterbilt and kenworths probably not gonna be very light.

Also you might want to look into older trucks that arent going to have all this new emissions crap on them. Have you seen one of these new mufflers they are hug no telling what they weigh.

 

You can take the same drivetrain out of a KW and put it in a Volvo and over double your down time. At least that was my experience.


You get what you pay for.

 

You can get many used trucks with good warranty. FL is just about always going to be the cheapest to get into. And they have thousands of them on the used market always. They piss me off with stuff falling off, but they do get the job done economically. You can always look into new if your gig works out as well as planned. With the economy in the toilet I would keep my over head as low as possible. And have some cash put back. You WILL need it. Good luck.

 

First off, why would you want the biggest engine you can get and a 10 speed? This makes no sense at all. There are more factors than just finding the "cheapest daycab" and the options you listed. Trust me, once you see what it is like to be a o/o your tune will change on all aspects of trucking. My opinion would be to find a truck with a 48' sleeper and a decent size engine that is geared right with a 13 speed. Also since you spend the majority of your time in the cab, you will want the creature comforts...trust me, I have been down the road you want to go. Now if you are a HP/TQ junkie like me you will want a big cube motor infront of a 18 speed with the right gears and full locking rears and 40+ axles. Personally I wouldn't look into a new truck just because of all the emissions, I would look for a good used daycab and make my money with it until the EPA says no more.