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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 1125311" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>My take on our tractors:</p><p></p><p>New Pinnacle single axle Mack with air ride: I am currently assigned one of these it is the best new truck I have driven. Power options are nice, ride is smooth, and pulling power is more than sufficient. My only complaint is the lack of a metal bench between the seats for me to set my lunch bag on.</p><p></p><p>Kenworth: I was assigned one of these for about two months till I got the chance to drive the new pinnacle and was able to switch. Don't get me wrong I did like the truck as it rides as nice, if not nicer than the new Mack, is the best looking truck in our fleet IMHO, and is a twin screw which helps in winter weather driving not to mention it seals up like a refrigerator. What I didn't like was its poor power application when even the slightest hills would cause me a loss of speed, and some slightly steeper hills (my drive is mostly across flat terrain) it would cause me such a loss of speed that it would kill the cruise on its own and require a downshift to regain said speed. Its turning radius required a city block to turn a complete circle, and the stereo really lacked in quality sound. Other than that, I wouldn't complain if I found myself in one again.</p><p></p><p>Vision Mack: For not having air ride these still ride pretty nice. Power is plentiful, and speakers for your brought in stereo sound good. The Visions we have are starting to close in on 1 million miles so they are showing their age some. The gear shifters in a lot of them are sloppy compared to the Internationals and newer Macks, and since a lot of these have been reduced to spare tractor status they simply aren't taken very good care of by our fill in drivers.</p><p></p><p>Old Mack: I have a high level of respect for these old trucks. They are true work horses in every sense of the word. Nothing in our fleet matches these old trucks in terms of power. If you are not careful you can drag a full loaded 53' trailer off the door without trying. Of course the downsides to them is they are our oldest trucks and therefore they have seen the most use so they are the noisiest and are really lacking in the refinement you find in the newer trucks.</p><p></p><p>International(267xxx-271xxx series)- For some reason every job I found myself in early on had one of these tractors, and most drivers don't like them. I did because they had a plenty of power(only 2nd to the old Macks) and had a real small turning radius, and shifted smoother than any other truck we have. They did ride like a bucking bronco, but it wasn't all that bad for me. I guess the older drivers with the bad backs are the ones who really didn't care for them.</p><p></p><p>Sterling: I like the power and maneuverability of the sterlings, but thats about it. The ones we have did not age well and both the body and interior are falling apart. I don't know if its just me but when I end up in a Sterling in the summer time their A/C is the worst, and sometimes they aren't working at all if you get one in the early summer. Their speakers are sub par even if you brought in a decent head unit, and the all around vision sucks. Not to mention the cabs rock back and forth so much when hooking up that you can get sea sick if you are not careful.</p><p></p><p>Old internationals(we call them tonka toys): There is a special place in hell for the engineers who built these trucks along with the people in corporate who thought it was a good idea to buy them. These trucks have no power, no ride quality to speak of, and are just overall junk. I had to take one of these back to Cach when one of our trucks broke down and I couldn't get out of it soon enough. The gear shift went down below the metal bench and you couldn't get into first if your life depended on it. Slipping the hell out of the clutch was the only way you could get started on this tractor and god help you if you had to start off on a hill. It is a joy to watch these get scrapped at our shop as the extended centers and Cach are the only ones who have them left. </p><p></p><p>Thats my take on everything I have driven, and any tractor I didn't mention was because I probably never got to drive it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 1125311, member: 249"] My take on our tractors: New Pinnacle single axle Mack with air ride: I am currently assigned one of these it is the best new truck I have driven. Power options are nice, ride is smooth, and pulling power is more than sufficient. My only complaint is the lack of a metal bench between the seats for me to set my lunch bag on. Kenworth: I was assigned one of these for about two months till I got the chance to drive the new pinnacle and was able to switch. Don't get me wrong I did like the truck as it rides as nice, if not nicer than the new Mack, is the best looking truck in our fleet IMHO, and is a twin screw which helps in winter weather driving not to mention it seals up like a refrigerator. What I didn't like was its poor power application when even the slightest hills would cause me a loss of speed, and some slightly steeper hills (my drive is mostly across flat terrain) it would cause me such a loss of speed that it would kill the cruise on its own and require a downshift to regain said speed. Its turning radius required a city block to turn a complete circle, and the stereo really lacked in quality sound. Other than that, I wouldn't complain if I found myself in one again. Vision Mack: For not having air ride these still ride pretty nice. Power is plentiful, and speakers for your brought in stereo sound good. The Visions we have are starting to close in on 1 million miles so they are showing their age some. The gear shifters in a lot of them are sloppy compared to the Internationals and newer Macks, and since a lot of these have been reduced to spare tractor status they simply aren't taken very good care of by our fill in drivers. Old Mack: I have a high level of respect for these old trucks. They are true work horses in every sense of the word. Nothing in our fleet matches these old trucks in terms of power. If you are not careful you can drag a full loaded 53' trailer off the door without trying. Of course the downsides to them is they are our oldest trucks and therefore they have seen the most use so they are the noisiest and are really lacking in the refinement you find in the newer trucks. International(267xxx-271xxx series)- For some reason every job I found myself in early on had one of these tractors, and most drivers don't like them. I did because they had a plenty of power(only 2nd to the old Macks) and had a real small turning radius, and shifted smoother than any other truck we have. They did ride like a bucking bronco, but it wasn't all that bad for me. I guess the older drivers with the bad backs are the ones who really didn't care for them. Sterling: I like the power and maneuverability of the sterlings, but thats about it. The ones we have did not age well and both the body and interior are falling apart. I don't know if its just me but when I end up in a Sterling in the summer time their A/C is the worst, and sometimes they aren't working at all if you get one in the early summer. Their speakers are sub par even if you brought in a decent head unit, and the all around vision sucks. Not to mention the cabs rock back and forth so much when hooking up that you can get sea sick if you are not careful. Old internationals(we call them tonka toys): There is a special place in hell for the engineers who built these trucks along with the people in corporate who thought it was a good idea to buy them. These trucks have no power, no ride quality to speak of, and are just overall junk. I had to take one of these back to Cach when one of our trucks broke down and I couldn't get out of it soon enough. The gear shift went down below the metal bench and you couldn't get into first if your life depended on it. Slipping the hell out of the clutch was the only way you could get started on this tractor and god help you if you had to start off on a hill. It is a joy to watch these get scrapped at our shop as the extended centers and Cach are the only ones who have them left. Thats my take on everything I have driven, and any tractor I didn't mention was because I probably never got to drive it. [/QUOTE]
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