ALL NEW 2024 Kenworth W900 SHOCKS The Entire Truck Industry!
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- We're delving deep into the 2024 Kenworth W900 in this video, a legendary heavy-duty truck that has stood for years as a testament to American trucking greatness. We'll look at how it compares to competitors like Peterbilt and Freightliner in the dynamic trucking market, as well as its time-saving design, outstanding performance, and customisation choices.
The 2024 Kenworth W900 honours the company's tradition of excellence, dependability, and innovation with pride. In the transportation industry, Kenworth has gained its legendary status since its founding in 1923. The W900 distinguishes itself from rivals like Peterbilt and Freightliner, which have adopted more contemporary and aerodynamic styling in recent years, with its timeless long-nose design and distinctive grille.
A strong competitor of Kenworth, Peterbilt produces vehicles like as the Peterbilt 389, which is renowned for its sleek and contemporary appearance. Freightliner, a part of Daimler Trucks North America, is a competitor with its Cascadia model, which comes equipped with cutting-edge safety features and technologies. But the Kenworth W900 still has that ageless, rough character that makes it appealing to people who like that kind of thing.
Beneath its classic look, the 2024 Kenworth W900 is packed with amazing features like many configuration options, strong drivetrain and suspension system, and powerful engines like the Cummins X15 and PACCAR MX-13. This truck stands out from the competition since it can handle huge loads and still provide a comfortable and smooth ride.
The roomy and pleasant cabin of the W900 is ideal for long-distance drivers. It guarantees an enjoyable driving experience with an ergonomic driver's seat and an easy-to-use dashboard arrangement. In order to satisfy a range of consumer tastes, Peterbilt and Freightliner also place a high priority on driver comfort and provide distinctive interiors.
Truck manufacturers place a high premium on safety, and the 2024 Kenworth W900 is no exception. It has cutting-edge safety technologies including blind-spot monitoring, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, and collision mitigation. Similar safety features are also included in Peterbilt's 389 and Freightliner's Cascadia, giving drivers the resources they need to drive safely.
Another standout feature of the Kenworth W900 is its customisation options, which let users tailor their vehicles to suit their own requirements and tastes. Additionally, Peterbilt and Freightliner provide customisation choices so that their vehicles meet the specific needs of owner-operators and transportation firms.
As the trucking business develops, environmental issues gain prominence. The three truck manufacturers, Freightliner, Peterbilt, and Kenworth, have all made progress in lessening the negative effects of their vehicles on the environment. In order to meet sustainability targets, this involves developing cleaner, more fuel-efficient engines as well as investigating alternative fuels and electric powertrains.
Beyond environmental concerns, the trucking business confronts other difficulties, like a lack of competent drivers. In an effort to retain skilled drivers and increase the appeal of the profession, manufacturers are attempting to improve driver comfort and experience. This entails incorporating cutting-edge driver aid systems, providing cosy sleeping accommodations, and enhancing interior ergonomics.
In a competitive and changing business, the 2024 Kenworth W900 competes against rivals like Peterbilt and Freightliner, representing a great tradition of American heavy-duty trucks. Every manufacturer contributes their distinct qualities to the market, meeting a range of consumer demands while maintaining the industry-defining reliability, performance, and quality requirements. Stay tuned to our channel for more thrilling truck-related stuff! 
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The Kenworth W-900 is by all means a benchmark of old school design trucks.
I miss Classic Xl and Coronado😭
@@salkynsuuguitarraquastill plenty around-
@@QTownTruckspotting i mean new trucks of course 👍
@@salkynsuuguitarraqua yes. With old school looks.
My daddy always told me that if it wasn't a Kenworth, it wasn't worth driving.
Your daddy was a wise man! Kenny's are one of the best trucks around! Absolutely love them
The
Kenworth w900 is simply the most beautifull truck on the road! ❤ long live this legend!
If I could afford one, I would get a W900 with a manual transmission. I am a fan of the classic design.
if you look at it as a long term investment they're actually more affordable then any other truck out there and with a better resell value than anyother truck out there, it's not pete
Im workin on finding one myself. 13-18spd cat w900. Hope i can get my down payment saved before its made inconsequential.
I'm waiting on the automated 18 speed.. these old knees can't shift like they used too
Peterbilt just bogged down with the 379/389…just because of aero dynamic. Glad kenworth kept the last square body alive.
Yes
i still see the long nose pete's but those must be the old ones if your saying KW is the last square body alive.
The only did it for the 100th anniversary model you see here and it limited numbers. They are all sold and they don’t make them anymore. W990 and T880
I got one of the last T800. Production stopped. Walk into a KW dealer and try to order one and they will chuckle and then try to tell you the new model is better to get a sale.
Thi biggest change is no change. Miss those yellow motors though!!!
Apologies Sir, but you missed the second most important point. (The most important being not crippling ir killing or becoming crippled or killed.) That is, how long will engine + transmission + balance of drive train last? Why does everyone seem to gloss over this?
Stated differently, are any of these trucks good for 10 years and 1.2M miles of long haul?
Really folks, leave the cool looking trucks to the blubber-bag slobs we see all around us. For actual thinking men, what are we paying $220K in exchange for? 4 years or 480K miles, whichever comes first, and PACCAR Lease owns the residual value??
This ain't a good deal.
I wish Freightliner was still making the Classic XL
It still ain't no Kenworth!
@@countryconner4493 yeah you right! I love all with the long nose Peterbilt 379, 389 Kenworth W900, W900L and Freightliner Classic XL
That was an awesome truck, great value, and still see alot on the road today
Exterior from the 70s, interior from the 90s. You're right - it is SHOCKING that this "timeless design" is being offered in 2024.
and tech from the 60s...
If it ain't broke, why fix it? I drive an Australian model kenworth which is slightly different and I'll take the old outdated over a European truck any day, more comfortable with a manual transmission in the kenworth
That´s what they usally says until they drive a Scania 770 even an old one...
@@matthewhaywood7411 I'm sure a hand crank to start the engine would suit you just fine, none of that fancy electric starter motor, none of that electricity malarkey . . .
To the haters: Ever driven one? I have. Excellent truck. Not everything needs to look like a jellybean.
After 46 yr's in the buisiness I owed 4 KW 900's the last two being 900-L's...flat glass...side vent windows... 60" flat top bunks. Not once did I ever regret my choice of these trucks. Everything now days is shaped like a "Turd" with nothing even close to appealing with regards to looks as well as ease of repair.
I've always liked the W900s especially the 73 through 81s
I totally agree. K-Whopper's have that look about em.
I call them bubble trucks, back in the day new drivers started out in oldest trucks in the fleet, today new drivers get new trucks
@@drjohnsonhungwell5115one of those puts out the combined emissions of 60 modern trucks
I thought you where going to tell us something shocking, like they fixed all the rampant problems with the MX13, or put alloys in the frames so they don't rust out in 3 years. I would have settled for they now are using a higher quality parts in the DEF system to remove the problems the government put in trucks.
They didn’t change anything they just made it $100,000 more expensive
Kenworth is making a HUGE mistake discontinuing the W900 series.
They aren't going anywhere.
The W900 always been my favorite big rig
Big long hood, tall cab, big studio sleeper the aero cabs aren’t too bad too…
I love the early through mid 2000 years because they can come with a giant CAT motor and 18 speed!!!
It is a very good on road truck, I loved the one i drove. But, they are very long, so I decided to go with a Peterbilt 367 with a set back front axle.
@@countryconner4493 yeah W900s are long big rigs
I own one that’s heavy haul specced with a giant studio sleeper 2007 year giant twin turbo C15 CAT rebuilt and suped up… it’s one of the baddest Kenworths in the world in my opinion
It’s long also because it’s got a lift axle I was thinking about doing tri drive rear axles for it I may or may not in future
It can do great off road too
@@countryconner4493 yeah W900s are long big rigs
I own one that’s heavy haul specced with a giant studio sleeper 2007 year giant twin turbo C15 CAT rebuilt and suped up… it’s one of the baddest Kenworths in the world in my opinion
It’s long also because it’s got a lift axle I was thinking about doing tri drive rear axles for it I may or may not in future
It can do great off road too
At least it still looks like a kenworth, unlike the new peterbilt slash western star
Kenworth and peterbilt are the same damn company
Finally got my dream truck this w900 is my going away present out the trucking industry
Edison Motors is the ONLY truck manufacturer that is doing the most logical diesel hybrid progression in the vocational truck market.
Feels like a chat GPT written video.
Right - thought I was watching a video on the dub 9 not petercars and freightshakers
I definitely want a W9 and I'll retire with it and keep it as well.
I can't look at trucks no more I mean ever since they did way with the cabover a truck is not a truck no more
I have a W990. Long hood look, modern inside, can stand up in the cab, plus larger & wider cab than 900. 565hp, 1850tq, 18spd manual. Blow by the low powered fleet types on the hills. Stepdeck & Flatbed drivers rule!
This guy took forever to say that they’re not changing a darn thing, my goodness getting sick of the Clickbait man
I have drove square pre emissions trucks and newer emission trucks. The emissioned aero dynamic trucks do great empty. Once you put a load on, it goes down to the same as a non aero truck. Fuel savings get eaten up with DEF and down time for emission issues. I’m not saying one is better than the other. I am saying they both have their pros and cons.
The W900 is my choice as the ultimate big truck. “Large car”. I put over a million miles on mine. 🤠🥇👊🏼🇺🇸
I like that extended roof you show in some images but now i wonder if i can get the bunk extended in there or if its just a hollow shell
It's a shell over the middle hight roof
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. My dad has owned Kenworth w900s since I could remember. He does complain that they no longer have cats. But our family is Kenworth through and through
Nice truck, but it’s still gonna have all kinds of problems with the emissions and depth
Make it an Glider
U can make it Glider/ Reassembled
Emissions aren't really that big of a deal if you learn about it and fix it yourself. I've been through my 2014 Mack and haven't had any significant downtime for it.
Downtime is way more expensive than the parts.
So where the SHOCK part come in??? 🤔
Glad they kept the W-900 look always loved those trucks💪
I put a million miles on my 73 w9. 335/5&4
Love the 5&4 on the road for 30 years.
Talking about Kenworth like the T680 doesn't exist
I thought they discontinued this for thr W990.
I guess the W990 isn't selling like they had hoped.
I like them both but I think the W990 would look better with round stainless breathers on both sides instead of that plastic aero stuff
Well u have to buy 589 peterbilt it still has breathers 😊
The new metric cab is shit. Noisy, unconfortable, nothin where its supposed to be.
The w990 looks like a toy that didnt get any trademarks so just mixed em all together to make a generic "American" truck.
The W990 looks too much like a Western Star. Glad they're keeping the W900.
Kw w900 is a badass truck and doesnt need no change lil update here and there the design should stay. Rather w900 or w990
Staight out of 1981 ha ha ha, the world drives Scanias . . .
@@TRPGpilot and every scania driver would soil his pants if he could just drive a w9 one day
@@Dubya9W9 Where outside of the USA do you see anyone driving a 'W9' (whatever that is)? There a multitude of reasons why nobody is interested in owning or operating american trucks . . .
@@TRPGpilot W9 also know as w900..it went above your head didn't it..meanwhile you're watching a w900 video..ugh..there are also multitude of reasons rest of the world doesn't have a place to stop and take a shower for truckers..but here we are!
Please never change the exterior styling
Damn people still buying new trucks in this economy
Company I work for just bout a 24 290,000 thousand dollars truck and trailer almost a half million.
Odd how they dont mention the T-680 which is essentially a W-900 in an Aero truck body
If you could connect all semis in America it would reach the moon
Don’t forget, the Green River Unaliver used to paint Kenworths too 😂
$250K+? Game over alright...
I thought they were on the 990???
WHATS WITH THE CAPS LOCK FOR "SHOCKS"?
Good I love those awesome long nose kenworth and peterbilt trucks
Scania, Volvo, MAN, Mercedes, Daf, Iveco are found all around the world. Nobody outside of the USA has much use for that old tech Kenworths, Peterbults and others that's the nom for US trucks. One guy in the other comments was highlighting the fact that this used disk brakes! Seriously? Might as well boast that it uses electric start and not a hand crank ha ha ha
@@TRPGpilot you are an idiot, they don't use conventionals in some countries because they are basically outlawed by regulation. Europe limits the length of the total vehicle length, the USA and Australia do not so they can have longer trucks. Europe is FORCED to only have cabovers, the USA can have BOTH. The cabovers just didn't sell and were fazed out.
@@TRPGpilot i don’t think those trucks in Europe could hall like the trucks do in the US. The weight I mean. The regulations are different there and the trailers are shorter
I will be-switching to the w900 kenworth because the new peterbilt is trash!
I say the same thing
A Pete is just an over priced Kitty Whopper.
I’m 25 rn been driving otr 6 months goal is in 3 years to put down 50k on a w9 and haul luxury cars , I seen they make 350k a year that will be fun
If I'm get long hood I want pre emissions get old truck rebuild it 😊
awesome !!!!!!!! 👌
keep it real thanks KW!
Only thing shocking about this video is the stoopidity of the scriptwriter! 389... aerodynamic?!? ...more than a W9 aerodyne?!? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
looks cool but than they put a paccar in it😂
An aerodynamic brick, cheap 70's and 80's parts, yet charge buyers in 2024 prices?
😂😂😂
How about a Hybrid Semi???
He talk about the KW W900 and was showing the KW W990 at the time he was talking about the W900.
😂😂😂 I love it! W900 conductors don’t have to keep up with the jones 🫶🏾🫶🏾
I love my 579 better turning bigger sleeper rides smooth Cummings 13 speed. I do a lot city stuff long hood with bad turning would suck.
Put a level on that hood, and the Peterbilt is still the only Straight Hood Truck out there 😊
Your point?
@@chriskeith9801 it's not as flat hooded as they say. That's my point, that's my opinion, and that actually is a fact. Sorry to hurt your feelings enough to reply to my comment 🙃 Not sorry 🤪
OldNew look nice design
The Kenworth W900 has looked similar since 1961 but its a quality truck but its strictly meant for American highways ONLY despite being not very fuel stingy riding rough they are not bad trucks if you have been around them long enough.
I don't profess to know everything about big rigs but lately on RUclips there have been number of videos or channels giving incorrect information about trucks and trucking or in this case this person is not familiar with American trucks. " What's so shocking with the 2024 W900L"? It still looks like the W900L from the 90s'. I prefer a W9 over a Pete But I feel Kenworth could show the W9 some "Luv" and give it a make over. I always wondered why Kenworth never made a W900B with an extended hood.
W900B at a technical level applies to any W900 made with the B-Cab (They've been W900Bs since 1982), so all W900Ls (extended hoods) fall under the category of W900Bs.
Yes you're correct the W900B was introduced in 1982 the cabs share a lot of similarities . The W900B had a wider grill but shorter hood. And the W9L introduced in 1989-90?. Somewhere in the mid 90s the W900L got the Aerocab with the slanted curved windshield and a longer hood but narrow grill.@@DMTruckSpotting
@@SIMON26ful So you’re basically saying you want a W9L with a wider hood?
They do have a W900B with an extended hood, it's called a W900L... lol
And they did give the W900 a makeover, it's called a W990. You don't seem to know much at all.
all usa Trucks are great
Maximum profit, minimum drivers comfort and satisfaction !
Looks to me like it shares the same basic chassis and cab with the 589 Pete just different doors ,nose and dash. Heading in the same direction as mercury and Ford or GMC and Chevy just a trim package.
Complete different cab.
Not quite, the W990 is the one that shares the cab with the 589.
DAF is PacCar but Euro trucks do seem built more for driver then US ones
Same as Ameican Fords and Euro fords, night and day difference.
European trucks are better served as regional trucks. I wouldn't want to live in one for weeks at a time..they aren't roomy at all.
Kw and peterbuilt went to that single windshield design
My trucking company has sold off all their w900s. They had nothing but mechanical issues with them and the drivers didn't like them.
Nice jade truck I work on them
Why would someone want to spend all that money buying one when we are supposedly going electric soon??
Not going electric soon. The Tesla does not have a bunk. No good for over the road. Not to mention no place to charge.
Electric only good for day. OTR is totaly controlled by the 14 hour duty 11 hour driving a day. 70 hours total over 8 days.
There are no chargers at any of the truck stops. No chargers at the rest stops. No chargers at any parking place.
The only way electric can currently be used. Is from company terminal to company terminal. They keep putting out how the Tesla did 1,000 miles in one day.
That is with 2 drivers, stopping at a company terminal with charger.
There is not enough time on the clock to go that far in any truck with one driver. It is nothing more than a publicity stunt. Not possible in the real world.
BRING BACK GLIDERS
Why would Kenworth and Peterbilt be rivals if they are both owned by the same company; Paccar?
I just want to say one thing, W-990. They tried , it bombed. So now they talk about the timeless W-9? There's no reason to choose a Kenworth over a Pete.
Emissions destroy the engines and is nothing more than a money maker when the DEF break it cost $6k plus to repair
They keep that same damn interior they wont change it for nothing.
Was this a video about a completely unchanged w900 or a video about everything else. For anyone not wanting to waste 10 mins this is the all old kenworth w900.
I can not say that no improvements have been made to W900, but very very little, yes the w900 is stuck in 1970's in 80% of the truck body, Kenworth is working more with 600 series on better development and multi changes and that truck is a leader on USA market now, ride is great and fuel economy too, the interior is re-done and got even more options now, and w 900 and w800 are stuck up classics that is all. Truckers do buy them for the look, all the other stuff do not matter to them. TH
If that is what is 'market leading' in the USA it's no surprise that nobody outside of that county wants them when Scania, Volvo, Mercedes, MAN, Daf all offer better products that are sold globally . . .
Dear, bud, plz check it out the Kenworth w680 series , some trucks are build as the future product, other like w 900 stands still a little bit, hhaha ha.TH@@TRPGpilot
@@krystiansieminski8060 You are trying to convince me that the trucking equivalent of a 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera is somehow advanced tech in 2024 ha ha ha . . .
@@TRPGpilot Not entirely true, American trucks are also quite popular here in New Zealand and also Australia. Both countries have trucks from all around the world, European, American, and even Asian brands. Kenworth has a strong and reputable name over here due to their simplicity, reliability, and longevity. Which is also why a large number of our heavy haulers, such as logging trucks, tend to be Kenworth's. As for styling, I personally love the classic retro design. I see American and European trucks sharing the roads and highways all the time, nothing draws my attention more than an old-school Kenworth. In my opinion American trucks just have more character to them, they're easily my favorite type.
Same 5.5mpg truck i just got rid of . 21 W900 Studio 565 18 3:25 . Great resale "for now"
Face it .... you buy a W900 for Yourself . It wont win a fuel mileage contest with the cookie cutter throw aways .
Even a one mpg improvement makes a huge increase in your bottom line yearly income. So I have to admit the old style trucks don't get the best fuel mileage. And gettt older I like the more room in the cab and sleeper
If they could turn sharper like a peterbilt
And the W 900 still has no storage space unlike the Peterbilt that has all kinds of cabinets I’m not a big fan of freightliner but their drivers studio sleeper has tons of storage in the bed folds up into a lounge
There are other Kenworth models with comparable space other than the w900
@@mozdobrowne1390 right, he compares a w900 to a 579 and complains about storage, well compare a w9 to a 389 and you'll notice a lot more storage
Oilfields toughest and best trucks. But like always, twits at the top,quit building c500 chassis. Strait through frame to front bumper, need them for bed trucks and tandemn tri pickers. Guess we put them on mac trucks instead. Too bad
I agree....KW has made great oilfield trucks, but I think variations of the C500B and C550B two-steers are still being made. Did I miss something?
And Mack doesn't have many oilfield options these days. There are some Granite bed trucks, but if you need a big twin-steer bed, Mack doesn't have much. And the days of the big Mack B-81, the DM-800, and the RM "Big Dogs" are long gone.
@@marksavage1744 well they cancelled c500s during covidbs19, but low and behold they have put them back in production, but not sure how long. Ab and northern bc ,kw twin steers rule
I was expecting an indepth tour of the new model, this video gave no new knowledge...
You must be joking! What on earth is new on this old fashion Kenworth?
The price is approaching geosynchronous orbital heights!
If americans drove any Scania from the last 20 years they would not want to sit in this poor quality assembly of parts for a day job . . .
This video, from the narrator to the script is all AI generated. 2024 is the last year for the W9 and that's it.
@@TRPGpilotif Europeans would drive an American truck at 70 miles an hour over the interstate they wouldn't want to get back either.
Same as always...what's different about it...unipressed
Imagine if you drove a Scania . . .
Yeah I can hardly tell the difference between a Cascadia and a 389.
The trucking equivalent of a 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera is being flogged off as advanced tech in 2024, it is indeed SHOCKING! ha ha ha, only in the USA. There is a reason why no one else outside of the USA drive these old ineffiecient uncomfortable machines from a long past era . . .
They're comfortable trucks
@@drjohnsonhungwell5115 There is a reason why no one else outside of the USA drive these "comfortable" trucks . . .
Nobody gives a shit ,it's just annoying how you Europeans brag
Peterbilt is not a rival of kw, they are like Chevy and GMC
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You think that’s impressive? Kenworth Australia take these designs and beef them up to meet the outback standards required for off road, road trains. Built in Melbourne Aust, they are theToughest trucks on the face of the planet.
Added to much all the garbage into it
It just looks good, but the question is how often will be in service more than on the roads
That's why all new trucks' garbage
It’s about time American Truck manufactures stopped making these dinosaurs, and moved forward into the twenty first century, European truck manufactured are years ahead in design and technology take a look at the Scania 770bhp V8 and new Volvo FH Aero 780bhp modern vibrant truck.
BIGG BOSS K-DUBB!!!!!! KW W900 makes sleepers from 36,42, 48, 50, 60, 72, 86 from factory!!!!! Hp from 190 hp- 1000+ hp 😎🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🏆🥇💎🇺🇸💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰 WORLD'S BEST
Get your tape out they aren't the size that they claim. 1000 hp not out of the plant
The only advantage european trucks have is that they fit into the small roads, streets and roundabouts of europe
Scania, Volvo, MAN, Mercedes, Daf, Iveco are found all around the world. Nobody outside of the USA has much use for that old tech Kenworths, Peterbults and others that's the nom for US trucks. One guy in the other comments was highlighting the fact that this used disk brakes! Seriously? Might as well boast that it uses electric start and not a hand crank ha ha ha
@@TRPGpilot american trucks are easier to work on, more accessible, more reliable, roomier, and ride better than european trucks. And as you have over 250,000 guys here who own their own rigs, id say those were pretty important fact. If your broke down in someplace like ephrata washington, in a parking lot of a supermarket, with a time sensitive load, and a blizzard on the way, its nice to know i can hit a detroit dealer and a walmart, and get the job done, and get her rolling again, just to pick an example out of thin air that is.
@@tommcguire6472 How about better designs that dont break down . . .
@@TRPGpilot the chief reason americab trucks break down is because european companies have bought almost every manufacturer, and are putting their crap technology, engines, and manufacturing methods into these trucks. And if you knew the first thing about trucking is that ALL trucks break down, my cousin in the uk who co owns a truckung company would be amazed to hear that european trucks are so reliable, he says that they are getting worse, and worse, and that naintainance costs are exploding
@@tommcguire6472 So basically they were so small in the global market that they were bought out by European companies . . .
I thought the 900 was replaced with the 990? 🤔
No, Kenworth has said they will keep making the W900 for as long as they can figure out how to keep up with the emissions systems on them, and within a "reasonable" price.
I don’t understand why they are even trying anymore if the government gets there way there will be no owner operators anymore sales will crash cause company’s only lease trucks for fuel mileage it’s going to hurt dealerships garages and part sales but that’s the democratic way
So what is shocking about the 2024 model?? What a click bait video.
I love my W900 but there is nothing new here. Nothing "shocking" . Just a clickbait.
engine? did you mention? dont care about seats..............
Of course you dont, give you a wooden box to sit on for 12 hours a day . . .
Currently, you can only get a Cummins X15 in the W900 & T800
peterbuilt still has the long nose lmao
Damn environmentalists are so concerned about the environment, yet always flying around in their private jets. Damn hypocrites.
Whom ever made this video must think truck drivers are just plain stupid, we believe anything we're told.
I love how international is not even brought up 😂😂 they’re the worst. I have a 4300 and it’s been the worst truck I’ve ever had.
Real trucker have it before 2007 or before rest is joke
I had the pleasure of fully rewiring rod pilons w900 1981 model after 4 engines. Rebuild with new chassis rails and everything else with another engine conversion to the new x15 Cummins.