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The Complete Semi Trucks Guide – The Only One You’ll Ever Need

The Complete Semi Trucks Guide – The Only One You’ll Ever Need

Updated April 6th, 2022

Table of Contents

This section of our site, focuses on the various makes and models of semi trucks. It’s a pretty important section to the truck driver.

After all, it’s that hard working iron that makes the money and pays the bills for the truck owner.

What’s In The Semi Trucks Guide?

Find out what diesel engines are reliable, what makes and models are best for the job at hand, the pros and cons of some models and lots of tips and advice from experienced truckers, who have been there and done that: advice worth knowing.

Photo galleries, truck reviews and advice for maintenance, repair and spec’ing big trucks.

Useful tips and advice for care and maintenance, tips and tricks to keep your vehicle running efficiently and keeping it on the road and out of the repair shop.

Kenworth, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Mack, Cabovers, and conventional style rigs, show trucks, new rigs and older, and vintage models.

We’ll provide you with as much information about 18 wheelers as we’re able.

The more you know, the better equipped you’ll be to handle whatever comes your way in the trucking business.

A Guide to the 18 Wheeler Truck

A great place to start if you are new to the 18 wheeler and need to grab onto the basics!

A Comprehensive Guide to the 18 Wheeler Truck

Kenworth

A very fine rig, all the way around…. both inside and out, the Kenworth is top-of-the-line, well built, classy, stylish and the ultimate owner operator vehicle.

It’s worthy of noting that a team of experienced truckers are consulted on the design of upcoming models for practicality.

Peterbilt

Ahhhh. The ‘other’ fine Class 8 vehicle. The Pete is a popular choice by the owner operator, built to suit even the most discriminating of tastes!

That low and long look of many of the classic Peterbilts are no longer made, but they remain as the top sellers in the big truck used market. In fact, the 359 and 379 models are two of the most popular ever made in this class.

Freightliner

The Freightliner truck has always been very popular for fleets. It wins hands down for their recent innovative fuel efficient design and price tags.

They are less expensive to purchase and less expensive to operate, than their Paccar product competitors, the Peterbilt and Kenworth.

Review of the Freightliner Cascadia

Cabovers

Older Semi Trucks

Truck Engines

The Best Truck Engines — An Owner Operator’s Guide — The best engines, the worst engines and factors the owner operator should consider when spec’ing a truck.
Diesel Fuel Economy Tips — Our top 10 tips for saving $ at the pumps.