Very informative video. One thing I recommend whenever you go buy used or new truck, take PTI schedule sheet with you and do through inspection and mark it on sheet, Also check everything in bunk from bunk heater to small light. Most of the dealers will fix later if anything goes bad, but then they need ur truck 1-2 days even for minor repair. So get it everything fix, before you sign any document.
The mistake IMHO is selling/trading a paid off truck. If you’re really planning ahead, you use the new truck to refurbish the older. Once that is done you use the new truck sparingly with the lions share of the earnings are with the old truck. Even with a new truck a driver is down if the truck is down. With a second paid off truck, revenue continues to come in.
Ronen,i trust your advice ! I've watched your videos and i believe your advice, keep posting ,your a hell of a honest man ,thankyou for your honesty sir
So many gems. This is a how-to guide of epic proportions. Sometimes makes me feel like I’ve made all these mistakes and most people do when they don’t know any better. Much appreciated!
Best every YT vid on truck purchasing!!! Take Ronen's advice folks; it'll save you lots of $$$, lots of headaches, and time. (No, I'm not his brother or brother-in-law, etc) I just love the thought, experience, and knowledge behind this terrific video.
Do a video on the delays at the dealerships and how that costs drivers and owners money. Volvo seems to make time for the mega carriers regardless of wether they have a contract with them. While the little guy gets pushed down the list and the small company gets more down time.
have my CDL and retire from corporate life in 7 years. I hope to drive for a few years in semi retirement and hope i can find a company that has the integrity that you have.
6:27 by a quote I think you mean that every dealership you talk on the phone email you a bill of sale so you can go an show proof to any financial institution copy of your credit score plus bill of sale.
SCAMS...It made me really think about it. You don’t think that truck dealerships would really do this, but they’re no different than a car dealership. Very true...they won’t give you what your truck is worth, not even close, in most cases. You stand a much better chance of getting more out of your rig if you hold onto it and sell it yourself. The bad thing there is that you don’t get any money from it until you sell it, so it’s still a liability. I like walking into a dealership simply because I want to see in person the truck(s) that I’m interested in. I’m more visual and pictures usually don’t do it justice. But my mindset is that I’m only WINDOW SHOPPING and I can leave without taking it with me. You made a good point on the trade in...while you’re looking, they’re going over your truck and when they give you the rundown sheet it is a total shocker. 😳 That can be overwhelming! 😳 Good stuff. I had a friend who bought a truck over the phone. The seller assured him that the truck was in top shape. He drove from another state to pick the truck up. He got there, looked the truck over, but wasn’t too pleased about a couple things. Since he had given his word on taking the truck he took the truck anyway. The truck had issues on the trip home and was nothing but a money pit the entire time he owned it. He just didn’t want to go back on his word and that was important to him. He paid for it in the end though. Good stuff! The Porter Dude of Ohio.
How do you show up with a loaded trailer at the dealer and what dealer will let you hook up their unsold truck, take the liability risk and let you drive it around for an hour? Great content and channel!
I do have to say, all the information that has been givin' are very helpful, for I am looking to become an owner-op. What to look and watch for, I do thank for these videos.
Gotta laugh how they show you everything they think is wrong with your truck but if you brought your truck in with a problem after just buying it you’d get a different story
Run under a company's authority. All you have to do is call any company you can imagine so you have a truck and your wanting to sign on as an owner operator. You will have a loaded trailer
@@fredrikhawes3387 yeah in a perfect world that’ll work but they won’t let you use a truck you’re testing as a legal truck . There’s steps to getting on like that to my knowledge .
When it comes to mechanical service, who would you take your truck to? An independent mama papa Trucking mechanic or large commercial trucking mechanic such as loves, TA? Or would you go to a Freightliner dealer?
Thank you for the contents it is great to remember this. I tried talking to a finance company for a truck and were familiar with your RUclips page out of Pennsylvania, but it seemed like a scam 🤔 because they kept pushing the issue for wanting my info instead of listening to what I wanted. Thanks again.
Do NOT ever tell them you are buying with cash until there’s a price agreement. 99% of dealers assume you are going to finance with their people. So they give you a “sweeter” deal. Don’t mention anything about financing until after the price is settled and in writing. Throwing around the I’m paying with cash makes you look like an idiot. A good salesman will know how to put that money in their pocket.
@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News I want to say thank you for the time you take to make these informative videos. I was wondering if there is any way to get the true value of a used truck like a Kelly blue book for truck. Something like that would really make the truck buying experience better by making the playing field even with some kind of transparency.
Never Ever buy a used truck at the dealership. Might as well buy it outside it would be cheaper if the engine blows than buying at the dealership at double the price with a blow engine. LoL!
In 2008 I bought a new Mack,rawhide or what ever the heck they called it.I liked the price but the finance part was a joke. The interest rate was good and payments were very doable but the rep started adding on this program and that program until the payment balooned to another $1000 a month. I refused the extras explaining that the truck was covered by warranty and it would be more in my interest to invest the $1000 a month for my own benifit and offset the depreciation towards my next purchase. They took the deal but when they took the first payment ,they tried for the added amount too. I got my lawyer involved and long story short I won ,they paid my costs and took their damn truck back and I lived happily ever after.Lesson , read the fine print and be prepared to walk if the deal isn't right.Your money comes first,always.
Thank you very much for amazing video is it good way to buy a truck with lone mountain truck leasing style deals it seems good deal what should I be aware?
Used car dealers are proverbial for ripping people off. Heck, even used horse dealers would slap a coat of paint and a fake tail on a mule and try to pass it off as a racehorse. Why would truck dealers be any different? As an aside, the one time I bought a used pickup from a lot I had a great experience. The Chevy was in decent shape for it's year and mechanically sound. They were willing to haggle, and a trip to the jiffy lube later I had a reliable vehicle. So just be careful who you deal with.
Hey Ronan ! Love the Chanel in perticular Yours and Brian's videos. I was just wondering about the percentage or amount to negociate down on a used truck considuring all is good with the steps you've pointed out ? Thanks again and KEEP THESE COMMING ! 😁😁😁😁👌👌
I got scammed Royally by Hansen International in Grand Island, NE !!! Stay Away from them !!! They sold me a complete LEMON and they knew it. This truck has already had about 15k dumped into it and I now have to replace the turbo !!! This story goes much deeper than I care to type out here. But just to be fore-warned.
Well, the quality of operational feasibility of the truck system is what matters. The year and the kilometer is irrelevant if the system works better than a new truck. Of course, you would need a more scientific approach to it than just other forms of approach, so, you would also need to meet technical feasibility for your analysis of the truck. -To test the system and get it approved by a mechanic is important. I would not just test it and buy it before getting a mechanic to verify the value.
Dealers make more on used trucks than new, high demand trucks. Why? Because they get them so cheap from a sucker that traded it in too far below market. Caution: make the deal on your new truck before even talking about a trade-in. That way, they cannot give you a realistic trade in value by burying the fluff in the new truck price.
I have a repair bill to pay on my truck ,that I’m a little short of funds. Who do you suggest to help with financial help!? The repair bill is $14,000 have $6,000
Is 50k too much to pay for a 2006 Columbia that has a brand new motor with zero miles brand new tires and brand new brakes? I told him he had to throw an APU in it because I'm not going to freeze or burn up because in many states they don't allow you to idle. I would really make him clean up every little detail that I wanted him to but I'm so afraid of these newer trucks having all of the regen in issues with the def system.
You should make a video on maxim truck leasing and how the screw every driver in them. Total slime bags, our company leases a bunch of them with matinence packages and is the biggest scam in trucking in my opinion. Our terminal can't stand them but our head office keeps getting them. They can't understand why they have such driver turnover. Who wants a week of down time for a broken hood latch ,while they search junk yards and white box parts suppliers to save $11.. no regard for safety, no driver can make a living or a lease payment without going bankrupt driving one of the pieces of crap..
Don’t buy new trucks. Def and all the other stuff will kill your engine anyways. Do your homework and find a truck that right for you and the job your doing. Yes have mechanic or somebody you trust to go over the truck with you, before you drive and buy it.
@@ferninan21 The prob with the whole system is it puts more strain on the whole entire Diesel engine system. Try breathing thru a small tube for the rest of your life while having a mask over the small tube. The def and pollution control system is band aid solutions. While I do love Diesel engines. They are huge problem for nox and other bad pollution to our earth. But the world runs on diesel and it what keeps the earth turning. Keep things going. Oil companies is what what keep us all addicted to oil/Diesel/fossil fuels. The gas and Diesel engine hasn’t changed much in last what 100+ years? It’s still suprised me that we haven’t found a more cleaner better fuel efficient Diesel engines. Sure we have hybrid engine and we have electrical, sure they getting better and closer, but they still can not compete with with turbo diesel. old 6NZ/34006 Cat engine from 2001-07 ish. Maybe someday we can still have Diesel engine sound but without the pollution. As said in the video, newer truck breaks down because how poor most newer trucks are made. While cummins is or was good engine. They still aren’t or prob ever will be as good as old CAT that can run 1 million + miles before it needs full overhaul. (If the truck is maintain properly.). But yes old Diesel engine do pollute.
That’s the American way of doing business bye low sell high I thought I was gonna learn something this country was built off free labor you’re lucky you’re getting anything for your truck 😭😭😭😭 As your founding fathers would say 🥱🙀
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Remember to check the engine hours. You don't want to end up with a low mileage truck with 20,000 engine hours. Thanks for the content.
Happened to me and I didn't find out until I began having issues with the DPF system 😢
"They're built to break and they do it on purpose".
Truer words never spoken.
I was actually wondering DID anybody actually catch that ??
Very informative video. One thing I recommend whenever you go buy used or new truck, take PTI schedule sheet with you and do through inspection and mark it on sheet, Also check everything in bunk from bunk heater to small light. Most of the dealers will fix later if anything goes bad, but then they need ur truck 1-2 days even for minor repair. So get it everything fix, before you sign any document.
That was one super advice about selling your truck because it makes a whole lot more sense to buy a truck that is used that is in current use
The mistake IMHO is selling/trading a paid off truck. If you’re really planning ahead, you use the new truck to refurbish the older. Once that is done you use the new truck sparingly with the lions share of the earnings are with the old truck. Even with a new truck a driver is down if the truck is down. With a second paid off truck, revenue continues to come in.
This makes so much sense
Ronen,i trust your advice ! I've watched your videos and i believe your advice, keep posting ,your a hell of a honest man ,thankyou for your honesty sir
Congratulations! You just described the car sales industry in general.
So many gems. This is a how-to guide of epic proportions. Sometimes makes me feel like I’ve made all these mistakes and most people do when they don’t know any better. Much appreciated!
Best every YT vid on truck purchasing!!! Take Ronen's advice folks; it'll save you lots of $$$, lots of headaches, and time. (No, I'm not his brother or brother-in-law, etc) I just love the thought, experience, and knowledge behind this terrific video.
Great insight. I think I'll consult you when I get to this stage of buying a truck. Thank you very much for enlightening us.
Do a video on the delays at the dealerships and how that costs drivers and owners money.
Volvo seems to make time for the mega carriers regardless of wether they have a contract with them. While the little guy gets pushed down the list and the small company gets more down time.
Another great video...thanks Mr Ronen,you're a true advocate for truckers & the industry.....
What about taking the truck to DOT and have them do a full blown DOT inspection on it
have my CDL and retire from corporate life in 7 years. I hope to drive for a few years in semi retirement and hope i can find a company that has the integrity that you have.
My husband bought a truck and it was a very bad experience!! I wish he could just investigate a lil bit more! 😔 thanks for all the information!!
Sorry to hear your husband had a bad experience. Thank you for your feedback!
I’m not a semi-truck driver , but I like to watch your videos. Thumb up
I appreciate that
6:27 by a quote I think you mean that every dealership you talk on the phone email you a bill of sale so you can go an show proof to any financial institution copy of your credit score plus bill of sale.
I am not even considering a trucking career and yet I can't stop watching these videos :)
😅
Great video! Channel is very informative. You should continue making more videos!
Another quality production :) Your always right on target with your information and guidance. Great job...keep them coming. We all support you!!!
SCAMS...It made me really think about it. You don’t think that truck dealerships would really do this, but they’re no different than a car dealership. Very true...they won’t give you what your truck is worth, not even close, in most cases. You stand a much better chance of getting more out of your rig if you hold onto it and sell it yourself. The bad thing there is that you don’t get any money from it until you sell it, so it’s still a liability. I like walking into a dealership simply because I want to see in person the truck(s) that I’m interested in. I’m more visual and pictures usually don’t do it justice. But my mindset is that I’m only WINDOW SHOPPING and I can leave without taking it with me. You made a good point on the trade in...while you’re looking, they’re going over your truck and when they give you the rundown sheet it is a total shocker. 😳 That can be overwhelming! 😳 Good stuff. I had a friend who bought a truck over the phone. The seller assured him that the truck was in top shape. He drove from another state to pick the truck up. He got there, looked the truck over, but wasn’t too pleased about a couple things. Since he had given his word on taking the truck he took the truck anyway. The truck had issues on the trip home and was nothing but a money pit the entire time he owned it. He just didn’t want to go back on his word and that was important to him. He paid for it in the end though. Good stuff! The Porter Dude of Ohio.
How do you show up with a loaded trailer at the dealer and what dealer will let you hook up their unsold truck, take the liability risk and let you drive it around for an hour? Great content and channel!
This content is gold! Thank you ET transport!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks !! Think I will just stick with private buy & selling. The whole dealership is a scam . They see u coming hook line and sinker !!
I do have to say, all the information that has been givin' are very helpful, for I am looking to become an owner-op. What to look and watch for, I do thank for these videos.
Good advice. I sold mine for 25000 cash, dealer was willing to give 8000 trade in.
Wow, How Devilish!
👍 videol I really like it,I just want a request if you can make video for just Start their journey in trucking industry as an dispatcher owner .
Gotta laugh how they show you everything they think is wrong with your truck but if you brought your truck in with a problem after just buying it you’d get a different story
Thank you for your information it's very helpful
Well good video but where the hell are you gonna find a loaded trailer to hook up to it at ?!?!?
Run under a company's authority. All you have to do is call any company you can imagine so you have a truck and your wanting to sign on as an owner operator. You will have a loaded trailer
@@fredrikhawes3387 yeah in a perfect world that’ll work but they won’t let you use a truck you’re testing as a legal truck . There’s steps to getting on like that to my knowledge .
Wow. Most informative trucker channel I have came across.
Thanks, man! Stay tuned for more videos!
When it comes to mechanical service, who would you take your truck to? An independent mama papa Trucking mechanic or large commercial trucking mechanic such as loves, TA? Or would you go to a Freightliner dealer?
Under warranty? Dealer.
Out of warranty? Local shop.
Desperate emergency? TA/Loves.
Thank you for the contents it is great to remember this. I tried talking to a finance company for a truck and were familiar with your RUclips page out of Pennsylvania, but it seemed like a scam 🤔 because they kept pushing the issue for wanting my info instead of listening to what I wanted. Thanks again.
Hey I just wanted to say I found this channel randomly and thank you for all the info you have been giving me
Do NOT ever tell them you are buying with cash until there’s a price agreement. 99% of dealers assume you are going to finance with their people. So they give you a “sweeter” deal. Don’t mention anything about financing until after the price is settled and in writing. Throwing around the I’m paying with cash makes you look like an idiot. A good salesman will know how to put that money in their pocket.
Another great video!!!
Finally! A good video , I’m subscribing. Thanxs
Thanks for the sub!
Thanks so much for the video
Thanks! Always enjoy your content! Honest and informative. Keep it coming. Take care
Thanks, will do!
@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News I want to say thank you for the time you take to make these informative videos. I was wondering if there is any way to get the true value of a used truck like a Kelly blue book for truck. Something like that would really make the truck buying experience better by making the playing field even with some kind of transparency.
Good advice desk jockey.
great channel, keep up the good work
Never Ever buy a used truck at the dealership. Might as well buy it outside it would be cheaper if the engine blows than buying at the dealership at double the price with a blow engine. LoL!
Good stuff Ronin!
Great info thanks!
Thank you so much for dropping this knowledge on RUclips
Thank you for sharing.
In 2008 I bought a new Mack,rawhide or what ever the heck they called it.I liked the price but the finance part was a joke. The interest rate was good and payments were very doable but the rep started adding on this program and that program until the payment balooned to another $1000 a month. I refused the extras explaining that the truck was covered by warranty and it would be more in my interest to invest the $1000 a month for my own benifit and offset the depreciation towards my next purchase. They took the deal but when they took the first payment ,they tried for the added amount too. I got my lawyer involved and long story short I won ,they paid my costs and took their damn truck back and I lived happily ever after.Lesson , read the fine print and be prepared to walk if the deal isn't right.Your money comes first,always.
Walk in .. go to a Dealership in another City look at trucks get a feel for the market..
Thank you very much for amazing video is it good way to buy a truck with lone mountain truck leasing style deals it seems good deal what should I be aware?
Well a cash offer also gives a lot of bargaining power as well.
AND DONT SKIP ANY STEPS. YOU SKIP 1 AND IT WILL COST YOU MORE.
Used car dealers are proverbial for ripping people off. Heck, even used horse dealers would slap a coat of paint and a fake tail on a mule and try to pass it off as a racehorse. Why would truck dealers be any different? As an aside, the one time I bought a used pickup from a lot I had a great experience. The Chevy was in decent shape for it's year and mechanically sound. They were willing to haggle, and a trip to the jiffy lube later I had a reliable vehicle. So just be careful who you deal with.
Hey Ronan ! Love the Chanel in perticular Yours and Brian's videos.
I was just wondering about the percentage or amount to negociate down on a used truck considuring all is good with the steps you've pointed out ?
Thanks again and KEEP THESE COMMING ! 😁😁😁😁👌👌
I was always told you act like you don’t want the truck and read that fine print 🤭
Great information, thank you sir!
Thanks. That's very informative
Thank you for the knowledge 👍
Thank you sir for giving all this valuable information.
First Thing stay away from Volvo freightliner and probably Mack since they are essentially a Volvo
My man talking about 15-16s like they're old as and here I am just taking ownership of a '14 and thinking it's the bees knees.
Wait a minute, hold up hold up your smart phone don’t know how to spell neither, or do you just have an android
@@MINDSPARK-u6e lmao. Old as as in old as fffff.
Hell I just bought an 02 with 83000 original miles. Keep them running it will save u in the long run
Great information. I plan to.buy a used truck.
I got scammed Royally by Hansen International in Grand Island, NE !!! Stay Away from them !!!
They sold me a complete LEMON and they knew it. This truck has already had about 15k dumped
into it and I now have to replace the turbo !!! This story goes much deeper than I care to type out
here. But just to be fore-warned.
Well, the quality of operational feasibility of the truck system is what matters. The year and the kilometer is irrelevant if the system works better than a new truck. Of course, you would need a more scientific approach to it than just other forms of approach, so, you would also need to meet technical feasibility for your analysis of the truck. -To test the system and get it approved by a mechanic is important. I would not just test it and buy it before getting a mechanic to verify the value.
Dealers make more on used trucks than new, high demand trucks. Why? Because they get them so cheap from a sucker that traded it in too far below market. Caution: make the deal on your new truck before even talking about a trade-in. That way, they cannot give you a realistic trade in value by burying the fluff in the new truck price.
prices are ridiculous nowadays ....year wait right now on new Kenworth t680
Very honest info
What would be the right amount of miles for trucks
Like 2017, 2018, 2019
You are the best truck youtuber.
Thanks for the comment
I have a repair bill to pay on my truck ,that I’m a little short of funds. Who do you suggest to help with financial help!? The repair bill is $14,000 have $6,000
You don't think your ripping off drivers with their purchase lease program what a nightmare that is
Is 50k too much to pay for a 2006 Columbia that has a brand new motor with zero miles brand new tires and brand new brakes? I told him he had to throw an APU in it because I'm not going to freeze or burn up because in many states they don't allow you to idle. I would really make him clean up every little detail that I wanted him to but I'm so afraid of these newer trucks having all of the regen in issues with the def system.
You should make a video on maxim truck leasing and how the screw every driver in them. Total slime bags, our company leases a bunch of them with matinence packages and is the biggest scam in trucking in my opinion. Our terminal can't stand them but our head office keeps getting them. They can't understand why they have such driver turnover. Who wants a week of down time for a broken hood latch ,while they search junk yards and white box parts suppliers to save $11.. no regard for safety, no driver can make a living or a lease payment without going bankrupt driving one of the pieces of crap..
Thanks for the info 👍🏻
No problem 👍
@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News Hi Sir
Thank you for great info. Please can I have your email for contact please
If you are going from company to owner op how could you find a loaded trlr for the test drive?
Thank you for this man!😎
No problem 👍
So how do I know which month the new models come in like which month they get those 300 trucks ?
I'm buying a Truck to pull my 46 foot RV. I do not have a CDL. It's going to registered as and RV. Will I be able to test drive it on the road or lot?
Awesome, Thanks
Do u think I can get a new truck with only my credit score without little/no down payment???
SUPERB... HIGHLY INFORMATIVE VLOG
Glad you liked it
Where are you supposed to get a loaded trailer from 😫???
Don’t buy new trucks. Def and all the other stuff will kill your engine anyways. Do your homework and find a truck that right for you and the job your doing. Yes have mechanic or somebody you trust to go over the truck with you, before you drive and buy it.
How def is going to kill ur engine? It doesn’t go to the engine! That’s for the exhaust
@@ferninan21
The prob with the whole system is it puts more strain on the whole entire Diesel engine system. Try breathing thru a small tube for the rest of your life while having a mask over the small tube. The def and pollution control system is band aid solutions. While I do love Diesel engines. They are huge problem for nox and other bad pollution to our earth.
But the world runs on diesel and it what keeps the earth turning. Keep things going. Oil companies is what what keep us all addicted to oil/Diesel/fossil fuels. The gas and Diesel engine hasn’t changed much in last what 100+ years? It’s still suprised me that we haven’t found a more cleaner better fuel efficient Diesel engines. Sure we have hybrid engine and we have electrical, sure they getting better and closer, but they still can not compete with with turbo diesel. old 6NZ/34006 Cat engine from 2001-07 ish. Maybe someday we can still have Diesel engine sound but without the pollution.
As said in the video, newer truck breaks down because how poor most newer trucks are made. While cummins is or was good engine. They still aren’t or prob ever will be as good as old CAT that can run 1 million + miles before it needs full overhaul. (If the truck is maintain properly.). But yes old Diesel engine do pollute.
Ok one more question 🤔. Is Volvo kentworth truck
Ty
Hey so we must stop buying trucks online
That’s the American way of doing business bye low sell high I thought I was gonna learn something this country was built off free labor you’re lucky you’re getting anything for your truck 😭😭😭😭 As your founding fathers would say 🥱🙀
Whole Sale VS Retail.. Sell your Truck Outright yourself
I so once we negotiate the price of the truck through email or phone then we go see the truck?
Im starting to feel like you dis-like dealerships. I use to work in the car industry and i see why. lol
GREAT INFO 💯👊🏾💪🏿⛓🐅
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks
A new KENWORTH at dealer here is $225k seems insane what thy charge thx
Wow. No oil. Can you say lawsuit?
You hire lease drivers from USA 🇺🇸?
no we dont sorry.
I agreed 👍
Why Volvo dealerships add 20000 on the actual price
Thanks!
Welcome!
Nice 👍
I see 15 dealers gave this video a 👎🏼
😂😂😂
Thank you sir most of the dealerships are stupid