MVU_MM
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I love most of them when it comes to freight trucks, but my favorite is Peterbilt. Look awesome. Not a driver nor own one.
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What's your favorite freight truck maker?
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92U 3406
Senior Member
Kenworth. C500 or T800.
92U 3406
Senior Member
I like the heavy spec ones better.
Kiwi-truckwit
Senior Member
K108 here!
kenh
Senior Member
KW's not bad, but not awe inspiring like an old FWD or AUTOCAR!
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Well for the looks department KW 523 model. For practicality Pete 379, easiest to work on.
Truck Shop
Truck Shop
RZucker
Senior Member
My favorite to drive was the '74-75 Pete 359 with the flat top dash, the cab fit me well and you could reach everything without straining. No need for a power passenger window in them. 
But for pure practicality... the best one I owned was a '77 GMC 9500 with an 8V-71 Detroit and a 13 spd, I was doing short haul work at the time and it just kept ticking, it was a fairly new truck at the time so it was nice and tight, had all the dual chrome toys, and was fairly cheap to buy. All in all it was a pretty profitable truck to own... Even if the other guys sneered at me a bit.
But for pure practicality... the best one I owned was a '77 GMC 9500 with an 8V-71 Detroit and a 13 spd, I was doing short haul work at the time and it just kept ticking, it was a fairly new truck at the time so it was nice and tight, had all the dual chrome toys, and was fairly cheap to buy. All in all it was a pretty profitable truck to own... Even if the other guys sneered at me a bit.
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ericscher
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The dump truck operators around here all seem to be very fond of the T800.