2022 Freightliner Cascadia Tour (Exterior, Interior and Oh, That Digital Dash!)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- 2022 Freightliner Cascadia Tour (Exterior, Interior and Oh, That Digital Dash!) The new Freightliner Cascadia is even more aerodynamic with some interesting new safety features. In this video, Dave gives a tour of the outside of the truck, the interior and the digital dashboard.
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Dave is wowed by stuff that's been around for 10+ years. 😂
Why do you think he loved his flip phone so much? 🤣🤣
Dave is like everyone's dad 😂
We depend way to much on electronics. Engine runs fine, everything else breaks
yep for sure
@@infidel2072 If you read the manual it said to clean or change the def filter at 500K.
I'm a company driver. I actually want LESS fuel economy so I can maximize my reward points at the truck stops.
Understood completely - but poor fuel economy lowers what a company is able to pay their drivers; for example, the fact our trucks are efficient is one of the things that allows our company drivers to earn $80,000-90,000/year on W2.
This guy gets it here haha This is great for owner operators , but I'm gonna tell you my experience right now. I work for JB hunt dedicated, and we used to get fuel everywhere, and it was great, but the past 2 weeks, they told me that I can only go to pilots and flying j's, which really wasn't a big deal, I go to them primarily, so I was whatever about it, but now they are telling me I have to go to certain ones, and since I drive a freightliner Cascadia Lite, I only get 600-800 miles per tank. So I'm kind of sweating Is over making it to fuel stops, especially if I have grades and a heavy load, which is 99% of the time since I haul large packs of glass on flatbed
Lol
@@GPTransco 1st year?
@@GPTransco got any real world mpg numbers and stats you’re willing to share? Like governed speed and weight being hauled etc?
We are happy to help with this - it came out really awesome!
Are you guys located in Canada? If yes, pls share your contact details...thank you
@@bigroutes9712 hi - no, we are not. We only deliver loads to Canada from the US periodically, but are based out of the United States and don't run within Canada (no loads from inside Canada to inside Canada).
Are you running solely automatic transmissions?
@@GPTransco Are you running solely automatic transmissions?
Optimized idle is not ideal. What is GP transco average load length?
Hey there Big Strapper. Thanks for dropping by to check out today's video. We really loved getting a real life view of this new 2022 Cascadia, complements of GP Transco (and no they didn't give us a truck) Pretty nice ride. _You'll see Dave take it for a spin in an upcoming video_ . What are your thoughts on the 2022 Cascadia?
the dash is not bad from what i can tell. But it Does not look like there is a lot of room for the driver in the bunk and the Driver seat looks to b e all the way back resting on the Storage cabinet If they fixed those and Maybe Put a radio by its self it would be a Pretty mean truck
I’d rather have your truck.
Personally not feeling it, as a company truck I guess. But I'm in love with the old school looks and sounds. So if I was a owner operator, old school all the way. What I grew up with watching them on the road.
As someone who primarily drives freightliners, from 2010 to 2020, I've never had a digital display, and this reminds me too much of a Tesla. The one thing I don't like about this, is that all your gauges are now controlled electronically, so if that tablet goes out, you lose all your information. I'll stick to my static and ordinary gauges. I will say though, optimal idle is the best thing to ever happen to the trucking industry, just because I like to play video games, cook with stove tops and other electronic cookware, and the great thing about this, I don't have to worry about killing my battery
I drive an 18' Cascadia, and I have bad news for you: all the gauges that sweep when you turn your key: they're all electronic, and just as likely to fail in the ways you're imagining as on these digital gauges. The only ones that aren't electronic on mine are the brake application air and suspension air.
My 2014 Mack gauges are electronic. The entire cluster comes out with one plug.
I work in dispatch for a company that transports fuel across cali. Ill say this since we essentially leassed all our trucks. Cascadia isnt bad but their electronics are the best either. We have had so manny break downs due to electrical issues.
I think he was referring to the Display.... If the Display goes then everything goes...
I'll stick to my apu lol
The goofy wheel covers are enough to make me walk away. I love my shiny Alcoa rims
The goofy wheel covers increase MPG by about 0.5, which (among many things) allows us to save on fuel and pay our drivers the high pay that we do. Thanks for watching :)
@@GPTransco thanks for watching? You represent this channel now?
@@rodneyjames3661 they contributed to this particular video, at least they're being respectful in their response to you...
@@GPTransco if you are going to be in trucking, you will need some thicker skin. Us truckers like to do things... like... joke ya know?
I was talking with a GP Transco driver just the other day and asked him if he liked it over there, he said, "love it, best place I've ever been with and we get detention pay no matter what"
I like talking directly with the driver's and this driver was happy so must be a pretty good outfit....
Thank you for sharing! :)
As an old school trucker I will keep driving my T800 with analog gauges and lots of switches.
Good you should keep driving that no one asked you to comment here no one is talking about a T800 they’re talking about cascadia where the hell did you bring the T800 in here lol get out of here sorry don’t get offended
I'll keep throwing money at my old volvo detroit forever before I spend 150k on something that will be in the junk pile in 5 years.
@@mctransportation9831 those older Volvo's are good trucks. I drove a 1998 model for 3 years and it was a great truck.
@@MandeepMaan13 it would seem you are the one possibly offended. Attacking someone for there preference. But with that said have a good day.
Alot of the carriers are going to get just the base truck with no options and you'll see alot of blank switches
Id rather have a 1999 freightliner.
@@mctransportation9831 Agreed. The bumper clearance is something I really worry about. All the ones we have are tandem. I would rather have a single axel and sacrifice hill speed for the excellent maneuverability in tight locations.
Beautiful tractor but that radar/cruise control is a death trap…
The cruise control in traffic is absolutely worthless. The first time it hit the brakes I almost crapped myself.
Just cover that front sensor with aluminum foil paper and electrical tape and you're good to go
@@HectorGarcia-nm1pd a even better way of quietly disabling to radar is pulling the fuse
@@HectorGarcia-nm1pd, have you tried that? I would think it would think you were about to crash, all the time.
Yup. I had a 579 Pete with this bullshit on it, and I couldn't stand it. It never worked right, and would hit the breaks without warning. Soooo glad i got out of that and into an older cascadia with a stick.
Side skirts on trailers can be problematic, while no wind, or head/tail wind they certainly help with airflow and economy, in crosswinds they drastically increase resistance and instability on roads this can be dangerous on icy roads.
Good point
Yah, the flowbelow skirts around the drive tires make it impossible to throw chains on.
Not so. They are bendy and below the center of gravity.
Do they even run in those areas tho
@@someperson7 I run all 48 states with side skirts,. All types of weather. The only issues I've had is when it's windy with light loads, your trailer can blow around more. I can see how they can interfere with chain installation, but I don't throw iron so I can't speak on that.
Gimme back that old chicken lights and chrome
Didn't I see a video a while ago that said Freightliner trucks are unreliable and break down often?
ITS EVERYTHING THAT DAVE DOESNT WANT TO OWN OR DRIVE!!! So he said.......
Politicians be like: "this is not a smart phone so it is safe to click while driving"
Exactly, people making rules for us drivers. They wouldn't know a slack adjuster from a kingpin. Desk jockey know-it-alls who really don't know shit.
A phone might be safer because you can move it up to eye level. I hate the screens because there is no '"feeling" in what you are doing
Freightliner has a package where the bottom bunk flips up and a table and bench seats pop up giving you a dining area / work area . Allot better useof the space in the cab .
Looks like a mega carrier!!!
Yeah most mega carriers govern there trucks between 62-68 so speed isn’t much of a factor
Medium size, actually. They got about 400 drivers
@@14gears55 Nah, anything over 50 people and trucks is mega territory.
@@Lrules364 50 is a mega carrier? Then what is SWIFT with their 20,000+ drivers and trucks? Ultra-Giga carrier?
@@Lrules364 I would consider anything over 1,000 a mega. Rohel has about 2,000 trucks and swift has 25,000. GP is by no means a mega with 400.
Mercedes Benz Actros has the touch screens on their trucks for almost two years now. The screens on the Freightliner is nearly identical. Kinda helps their both owned by Daimler.
My 2020 is in the shop literally every week.
What's the issues?
@@kevinrichardson7415 the knob holding the steering wheel
How many miles
My 2020 has only been in twice with 250k miles
If it only came with a manual transmission...
Why does it matter a truck is a truck
Cause automatics are for pussy steering wheel holders who aren't really real drivers that's why
@@Ratlife724 bc with automatic you will make less money 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's customizable
My company used to have trailer skirts and they just got rid of them.
The cost isn't worth what's saved tbh. On paper it's far more significant than in reality. Same with the plastic in the rims and around the drives. The bubble is the big money saver
@@TheTrueHardcorefr3k plus I like to polish my wheels and keep them looking nice and shiny.
What's a bubble?
@@TheTrueHardcorefr3k same with trailer wings. Absolutely useless and most drivers dont even want to use them anyways
I was able to get 10 mpg with the 2021 Cascadia I've got with a 45000 pound load of paper rolls.
i wished i was born around sir Daves age and started my trucking career in the 70’s too, would love the old school style and experience on that but, im a 90’s kid so trucking is like this now and ill have to adapt, as long as i still able to drive and work im good bcause this autonomus trucks are coming..
Autonomous trucks won't ever work. They have only taken work from major highways that are usually empty. They cant drive in big cities, backup to a dock, or avoid idiots. Humans will always be better at dealing with other humans, not computers.
I’ve been watch Dave and this channel for years, I thought Dave would be the last person to say anything nice about a Freightliner Cascadia. But when money talks, money talks.
What would you recommend? Planning on buying used truck for around 45-60k?
Indeed. After all that talk about how old trucks were more reliable with less electronics, how the fuel economy were not too different, etc, this video comes out. I was surprised. The way he talks looks like a advertisement. I'm quite disappointed with him.
So you’re the one he was talking about in his new video 😂😂😂
@@magoid it is an advertisement, he gets paid to advertise for some of these companies. How is that a negative thing? He's making an honest living so I don't see the problem.
Most of his videos promote that company. And as far as him promoting the truck specifically, I never heard him say he would buy one. The cascadia trucks are excellent fleet trucks. But not so much for the oo. And anyone that is going to be a company driver, should be in decent equipment. There are very few companies that still run long nose Pete's fleet wide. The fuel mileage difference, when multiplied by 100s of trucks comes out to a lot of money per year.
I’m a proud owner of a 2016 Cascadia and is phenomenal.
2016 crew checking in. Went from a 16 pete 579 to a cascadia, and i couldn't be happier. The seat is light years more comfortable than the pete, and everything is manual. I love it.
Hold up hold up you're the man the driver who believes in spec-ing out his mechanical truck as in your Peterbilt and now for some money you're going to promote how good the 2022 Freightliner is huh
I've always been a fan of Freightliner interiors, they do a pretty great job of that. I love Detroit engines too, but only if mated it to manual transmissions. Detroit clutchless automatics are really hard to crawl when you need to, and absolute garbage if you're trying to get traction from a slippery dead stop in winter, but maybe they've fixed these problems?
The Eaton ultrashift from 2016 has the exact same problems as you described, I know because ive been driving one for a year now. I also think that there's something wrong with the 7th gear with mine because the transmission tends to hesitate into 7th gear. Occasionally it does so for too long and misses the gear completely.. I have to shift the transmission into neutral and back into drive to get it going again.
I have mine programmed to R2 so it crawls back just fine. Never had a problem getting traction either. Are you running super singles?
Automatics are crap. Big companies have to use them because they don't pay enough to be picky with which drivers they hire.
@@mctransportation9831 Biggest issue is most drivers fresh out of school have an Auto only restriction on there licenses now.
Freightliner has a problem with the interior staying tight and together. After around 200 thousand miles they start rattling and squeaking. My 1998 peterbilt is still tight inside and it has over 2 million miles on the body and frame.
I'm not gonna lie, its a sweet looking truck. But, I'd rather be styling in that beautiful 379 parked next to it!
Same
You can’t compare cascadia with 379 they’re both completely different trucks! yes can compare cascadia with Peterbilt 579 because they’re both in the same category.
@@MandeepMaan13 both disposable
The 579 I had was nice but I wouldn't trust it to stay out of the shop.
I get the aerodynamic thing for otr trucks but as a local driver I'll take my "touch of class" 389 pete any day..I love a old school truck that has lines to it...I get sad when I park at a truck stop once in a while and I am the only big hood truck down the whole line of trucks..all the others look the same to me don't matter the name on the hood
PACCAR or nothing.
My dad and his partner bought I internationals & freight shakers.
The freightliners were better overall truck than the international trucks.
We even had a few with the maxforce motors LOL.
I drive a P4, you know it’s a Benz, right? The 389 is a classic, but nowhere near as comfortable or easy to drive. Move on brother!
The digital gauge cluster is taken straight out of a Mercedes Benz car. In which case it makes sense since Freightliner is owned by Mercedes Benz.
Actually, It is owned by Daimler AG who make Mercedes Benz. www.daimler.com/en/
Actually it is taken straight out of the latest Mercedes Benz Actros/Arocs, not a car.
Commonality of parts saves money in production.
My 21’ looks the same as this, except the digital gauges.
Fun when the alarm screams at you when letting the right lane know you want over
That would drive you crazy...
Didn't you call these trucks bean trucks?
GP is ridiculous. Ruining good creators with their sponsorship. Bought out by a company. Smh. Oh and if a company buys the dollar store equivalent in trucks (Crapcadias) they don’t care about you. I’d never ever drive a Freightliner.
Hey Dave...I really do enjoy all you videos...as a driver for 28 yrs I still get some valuable info and appreciate what you do for the newer drivers as well...appreciate you man
I'll take the blue peterbilt next to it any day
Not bad for a Freightliner you should check out the 2022 t 680 and the new Peterbilt
I drove a 2020 for 10 months and it was okay. I would rather have a manual. Before a auto shift
I liked the auto more but it wasn’t as smooth as the Volvo auto. I wonder how the newer Volvos drive but outside of this, I really want to drive an electric semi, that direct drive power is too sweet!
One of those companies that catches your eye on the road. Always good equipment, good drivers too.
The company I drive for got me one of these same trucks, I was so excited, moved all my stuff in and started driving, a few weeks later I told them if you ever put me in one of those again I’m quitting, I cannot drive these new trucks, for me it’s so distracting I’ll get into a accident so easy, I can’t drive these way over technologize trucks, I was so happy the company put me back in my old simple truck, I feel so much safer driving.
Yes, I hear you on that one. When a driver is accustomed to the other style of truck, the newer type would be a challenge to get used to. Good your company put you back in your old ride. Good company.
I like technology that lets me drive better, I don't like technology that wants to drive for me. I'll take warning systems and traction control that can be toggled. I'll pass on anything that wants to brake or steer for me unless I can turn it off.
@@someperson7 the auto brake I really didn’t like, everything else I got used to and came to like. Auto brake can die in a fire tho.
The black thing dead center on the bumper is the sensor for "adaptive" cruise control and collision avoidance. Those are 2 big reasons that I'd never buy that tractor. A third is that digital display. Yes, I realize that todays analog gauges are electric but, it's much easier and cheaper to replace a bad sending unit or gauge than to replace that display. As for the electric A.P.U., I have no experience with them but, I've never had a problem with my TriPak and it's been in service for nearly 15 years. Maintenance is key for the A.P.U. engine too!
I love adaptive cruise control in my car, but I would never want a truck with it. Luckily the adaptive cruise control is still an add-on feature, I believe. And if you have a manual transmission it isn't possible. As for the optimized idle, yes it is nice not having to maintain, buy, or have the weight of a TriPak or other generator. BUT, when the engine kicks on, it idles high to charge the batteries quick. So not only will it be on and off all night, I know it would wake me up in the truck. Your neighbors wont be well with you either. Plus, a conventional APU like a TriPac or a Carrier Comfort Pro uses WAY less diesel to charge the batteries and is less wear and tear on your engine.
I've enjoyed our Columbia. It is aerodynamic with the hood and the rest and an older truck. Seems it has many benefits from new and older technologies. I love that about it.
What year?
I love my brand new 2022 Western Star 5700 82 inch sleeper DD15
Can I have one?
O___O
You are such a blessed man. I LOVE Western Star trucks............4900 and the 5700 82 inch sleeper. People talk a lot of crap about Detroit diesel engines but they are becoming more reliable than Volvo and Paccar as far as having the LEAST issues with the DEF filter, sensor, and fault systems. They still have plenty of DEF issues but just not quite as many as the other diesel engine manufacturers with DEF systems.
With his advice in this business, I learned a lot listen to him often and you will not regret don't pass by.
Dave I love watching your stuff. I'm probably just a few years younger than you at 63 Amanda 2019 Cascadia with a 505 Detroit. Any idea what's banjanin those? Also what's holding me back is the fact that they only give you one day off per week from what I heard. I would consider getting three days off every two weeks what one day off per week is tough.when you get older you value your home time more. If your work for GP can you specify that you would like to stay on the east side of the United States from the central part to the east? They sound like a good company but still you have to be leery of the unknown.
People (Truck manufacturers) are in love with these new touch screens, but it's just more shit that'll go wrong and cost thousands to repair.
When you have a gauge cluster, you don't have to toggle between screens to see what you want.
You just glance at a gauge. it's always there, it never loses power and goes dark.
The sun shining on it doesn't make it invisible
Gauges
A Mercedes Benz dash. Even the buttons are the same as on the Actros. I hope they use their own gearbox.
The gearbox is the Detroit DT12, a custom version of the one used in the Actros. By the way, the sleeper features are based off another Daimler product, the Airbus a320 jet.
Volvo does the same with their American and European truck interior's.
I know even the steering wheel is kind of same too
Some of the best sets of videos on RUclips is about trucking...
WOW I thought you'd never get a newer truck😳
You were right; he's has not got a new truck. It's for demo/promo purposes for GP Transco.
strong enough electro-magnet and this truck is toast...
Wish this was true, I went here off your recommendation. Left orientation because of junk equipment and a fleet manager ”dispatcher” that scared me!
Oh? tell us more my man. don't leave the crowd hangin.
Electronic 5th wheel jaw release, I have driven trucks with it, you put the truck in park and hold the button for 3 seconds and it (most of the time) unlocks the jaws so you can pull out. But to be honest, I can take it or leave it. If I am already right there dropping the landing gear, what is the big deal pulling on the handle to release the jaws? There have been times the electronic system would not release and I had to jump back out of the truck to do it by hand anyway.
Just got 2021 Cascadia a week ago . Drove it for one day and absolutely hated it. Talked to my boss and he sent me to the dealership to turn off all of the crap I hated : automatic shut down, auto neutral gear and only eco mode... after getting rid of those I absolutely love the truck! It’s nice , comfortable and powerful.
The placement of the ladder in the center of the bunk and not off to one side, would make it harder for someone to get in and out of the bottom bunk, other truck makers smartly put the ladder over to one side leaving room and easy to get in or out of the lower bunk
Man what happened to you Pete's and kws to plastic freight shakers
Absolutely love working for them.
Company I work for never has equipment older than 3 years. Already drove the new Cascadia a bunch. I love it but as a Fartliner tends to do the dash will throw on lights randomly for no reason. Glad they’re keeping the little details that make them who they are!
Please in future videos go into more details what safety features this 2022 Freightliner has in addition to the collision device.
I’m a Peterbilt guy. However Frieghtliner and Volvo did a nice job with their restyling.
Dave I like your 04 Peterbilt better than a new Freightliner any day !!!!!
Damm..my 2016 is nothing like this. It's one of those new futuristic trucks. The soot level indicator on dash would be handy. Wish I had that.
I know its business, but I thought you didn't like the curb sniffers Dave? The newest one I've been is a 21. Many things to like, very comfortable ect. But within an hour of driving, you will absolutely hate the adaptive cruise control and the dam lane departure warning system. The collision avoidance/adaptive cruise control make the cruise control basically worthless in any type of traffic.
how do you check for debris in between the tires and axles with that wind screen between the bogeys? Timestamp 2:20
Thank you Dave for honest all the time what it make a great man is honesty gp transco the best company good equipment I'm not a company driver but I will recommend it looks the owner is not too greedy he still human
Those are good people over there! I would work there!
Dave do you still run as an owner operator?
Nice truck .... As I watched this Vid I was looking around at my 389 kinda old school LOL My 300" 389 w/ ISX600/2050tq and a 18sp will just have to do for now. Another great video Dave. GP Transco sounds like a great company to work for.
What? No factory installed footrest on the dash??
Ha, that's a good one. WM.
We will talk to our footrest-installer-guy ;)
While I'm happy to see that GP Transco seems to be a great company to work with in the USA, and you feature them quite frequently. But, I'm wondering when you are going to talk about Canadian Companies. Surely, there's got to be at least ONE decent Canadian trucking company to work with.
I’m from the Chicago area and I’ll say GP Transco have an awesome staff they’re professional and keep their drivers happy they’re also very logical about the industry and how we feel I was trying to lease with them at the time but it was unavailable due to freight so they’re a good company give them a shot.
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Very cool, I've taken a 1.5 year break from trucking during covid and am now looking to get back to it. Definitely looking at GP as an option.
Does GPTransco have any strictly Canadian routes, I've done all my driving in the 3 prairie provinces?
Touch screens belong on phones not in cars or trucks.
Just my opinion. What could go wrong? Your late for the train.
i am thinking that Freightliner-Western Star is the best these days
Finally godam digital dash on trucks! Excited for this
Why would you be excited to have something that malfunctions and dies? I'll never understand the hype for digital. Apparently, niether did the rest of America, because they vanished for 20 years before making a comeback. And the used car industry is still trying to recover from that parts nightmare.
Looks like GP Transco has been to F1 school, very smart given the cost volatility of fuel. Great video, very nice unit
The screens look like they were lifted from the lower priced Mercedes Benz products. I definitely like the Cascadia more than the International LT I’m driving.
Every vehicle my wife and I have owned or leased has analog or digital gauges whether car or pickup truck. It’s nice to see what’s going on. Honestly I’m not afraid of technology with the digital but always preferred the analog. Maybe it’s the era.
I remember as a kid the talk about “idiot lights” and how the auto manufacturers where building cheaper.
That’s a nice truck though. Hope the person or people that drive it take good care of it.
is this whole video an add? ahaha i feel like im being sold a truck
I really trust Dave and he seems like a genuine guy so I may go with gp transco if they work in Edmonton or Calgary or red deer not picky really out of Alberta and use them to get some experience and help me get into the industry
Freightliner is really stepping up their game in every angle
Thats a beautiful truck!
I was wondering about those covers underneath the trailers .now I know.
I drive a 2019 Cascadia, it’s a pretty solid truck👍
Hey Dave. Clean looking truck. Are you still not sold on the automatics or do you feel their good now?
Not a big cascadia fan but that turquoise paint Sherwood put me in a good mood
Thank you! We aim to please :)
I have a 2020 Cascadia daycab. I like it.
The question is are there low and high parameters that will alert the driver - say an air pressure is low on screen 3 but the driver has screen 1 pulled up. Also can the driver set up alert parameters manually?
Truck is still the exact same as a 2019 with the exception of the digital dash. They've had the 5th wheel release button for years. Not sure this was the best truck to show with the cabinet around the fridge ripped out and the TV mounted to the side if the cabinet.
Somebody please hold my 8 track and beta cassette tape, I'm sold!
That is very fancy interior. I noticed the bright orange seat belt.
Got an 06 Freightliner Century with a C15 &13spd. Been paid for, for many years now. I keep it up, so I can crank it up and go anywhere in the country tomorrow without worrying. (except CA) stopped that years ago. Nice looking rig but can’t imagine the payments nowdays. Good if you’re a company driver, but I went O/O a long time ago. Got a GREAT broker that takes care of me so I am never late on loads for him !!! Win win
Steering wheel holder special
Decent looking grill for an aero truck. Interesting dash.
The Parksmart APU on those trucks are garbage. The heat works fine during the winter. But the A/C does not keep the inside of the truck cold with weather 75F or above.
Rubbermaid must of sponsored this video as well. I see a lot of their technology inside that truck.
Look up Mercedes Actros has all the same gauges and stuff. 😃👍
Does GP transco reveal what the performance level of the truck is on? Don’t say it’s 455 HP, when you habe it programmed on super eco mode where the transmission triple shifts and you’re pulling 900 rpm while trying to merge on the freeway. Or, acceleration so poor you make every red light and anger everyone behind you…or on every hill, your speed drops 2-9 mph because there’s no horsepower…
That’s what I would like to know. There’s unreasonable, reasonable, and excessive. Many carriers go the unreasonable route, and don’t take care about the mental anguish they cause their driver and the motoring public by the draconian settings they use on the trucks ECM.
Can confirm truck is nice. One correction though does not have a APU. These newer trucks run with a EPU with the opti-idle setup.
love the spot for the wallet