For a farmer's daughter or a drunk man's wife,
Peter built a truck for a man to drive.
I remember that song years ago when I was doing radio shows on WKFI, Wilmington where "we kept farmers informed." It's one of the songs that sticks in your head.
LuAnn and I decided to go to opening night at the Clinton County Fair and the first person I made eye contact with came over and shook my hand. He is Todd Garrison, long time family friend from Blanchester, Ohio and other parts since. He is now sales manager at Peterbilt of Cincinnati, the Larson Group.
He said to tell my friends they specialize in helping the farmer and the smaller operations with trucking needs. Here I am, telling my friends!
I liked what this friend said about "Pete's:"
It has been my experience that it breaks down to what you are going to pull with it, how much money you want to spend on the purchase and personal preference.
Personal preference is like "do I buy a Chevy or a Ford"... Do I buy a Lincoln or a Cadillac...
Some of the names you mentioned as well as some of the names others mentioned are in categories above. Peterbilt and Kenworth are the "Lincoln and Cadillac's" of the trucking industry. They are good looking, tough and will give you very good service over the life of the truck..... on the other hand... they aren't cheap to purchase.
Freightliner and Western Star were, until a short while ago, owned my Mercedes Benz. Freightliner has come a long, long way in improvement of their trucks since 1983 when MB took over. They were #6 or #7 in sales at that point and they are the number one selling truck in North America right now. Western Star use to be built in Canada, but they are now assembled in the Portland Freightliner plant. They are very good trucks as well. Both of these brands, along with International (Navistar) fall into the "Chevy and Ford" category. Very well built, good service over the life of the vehicle and less expensive to purchase than a Pete or Kenworth. (in most cases.... ) Volvo builds a very good truck as well.... I don't have much experience with the new ones so I can't really voice an honest opinion.... sorry...
Macks build the workhorse of the trucking industry. Granted, they build "road trucks" and you will see a lot of them on the highways, but where you see Macks the most is Dump Trucks, Heavy equipment hauling, etc. They build a good truck.
Personal preference is like "do I buy a Chevy or a Ford"... Do I buy a Lincoln or a Cadillac...
Some of the names you mentioned as well as some of the names others mentioned are in categories above. Peterbilt and Kenworth are the "Lincoln and Cadillac's" of the trucking industry. They are good looking, tough and will give you very good service over the life of the truck..... on the other hand... they aren't cheap to purchase.
Freightliner and Western Star were, until a short while ago, owned my Mercedes Benz. Freightliner has come a long, long way in improvement of their trucks since 1983 when MB took over. They were #6 or #7 in sales at that point and they are the number one selling truck in North America right now. Western Star use to be built in Canada, but they are now assembled in the Portland Freightliner plant. They are very good trucks as well. Both of these brands, along with International (Navistar) fall into the "Chevy and Ford" category. Very well built, good service over the life of the vehicle and less expensive to purchase than a Pete or Kenworth. (in most cases.... ) Volvo builds a very good truck as well.... I don't have much experience with the new ones so I can't really voice an honest opinion.... sorry...
Macks build the workhorse of the trucking industry. Granted, they build "road trucks" and you will see a lot of them on the highways, but where you see Macks the most is Dump Trucks, Heavy equipment hauling, etc. They build a good truck.
Source:
30 years and 2.5 million accident and violation free miles in a truck. I have driven every brand of truck on the road and if money were no issue, I would purchase them in them in the following order because of my personal experience with them.... Pete, Western Star, Freightliner, Kenworth and Mack. Please understand that my preference is based on my 6'8" height and how much legroom each truck has. For every kind of truck on the road, you will find someone who likes "their truck" over anything else out there.
Purchase what you can afford, what you can live with for creature comforts and what will do the best job for you on the road. You can't lose! Good luck"
Purchase what you can afford, what you can live with for creature comforts and what will do the best job for you on the road. You can't lose! Good luck"
If you are looking for a big truck, Todd Garrison can help you!
513-808-0184
Ed Winkle
