My 07 Freightliner Century Class

My USX Century Class. Ive been in the Volvo's, (All of USX's are 780's) the Pete's and now this Century and I gotta say, I like this truck. Dont get me wrong, the Volvo's are nice and all of USX's have the drivers lounge downstairs, that's nice. I don't care for the Pete's because the insides are NOT very driver friendly. There's NOT a lot of storage space at all. Small mirrors, poor turning radius, LOTS of blind spots, etc. Ive got huge mirrors, air ride on the front and lots of room. Only thing I don't care for is I have a C-15 Cat rated at 435 HP, wish I had a Detroit with 515 HP. I get a little slow on big hills with a heavy load. Love USX's technology. Side view cameras, automatic transmissions, electronic logs etc. You can say I'm not a truck driver all you want with this stuff....I don't care, I like it.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• USX
• Freightliner
• Century class
• Trucks
• Truck driving
• drbandach1
• US Xpress

[drbandach1]

The fact their hard to diagnose and expensive to fix.

4: Don't buy a truck that old, the companies are getting rid of them for a reason...their wore out.

Ask around about X Y shifters

[drbandach1]

Hey Pork Chop,

I had a C-13 Cat in it. I was getting 4.5 - 5.2 with it. Couple things...in my opinion

1: Don't ever buy a fleet truck. You have any idea how many different drivers have been in that thing?

2: Fleet drivers (For the most part) couldn't care less about how they abuse the truck...it's not theirs and if they tear it up, oh well.

3: Given the above fact, those auto trans can't hold up to a lot of abuse and fail. A lot of companies, USX included are getting away from autos because of

[ZiBop]

Great video. These Freightliners are looking pretty good the more I look into them. Getting into the trucking business soon (yep, I'm a newbie), and have been checking out stuff here on Youtube to get a tiny idea of what I'm getting myself into. So far, so good!

[drbandach1]

@ZiBop Any experience? There are good companies that hire owner/operators but most won't touch you without at least 1 year experience. If you dont have your CDL, you'll need to attend a driving school. for $5-$7 K. After that, be careful who you work for, DO YOUR RESEARCH!

[drbandach1]

@ZiBop As far as the Century goes, great room, HORRIBLE mpg. Averaged 4.8-5.2mpg. DON'T BUY A TRUCK THAT GETS LESS THAN 6 MPG! A 2011 Cascadia & averaging 6.8mpg. Been in a Volvo 780 & got around 7.1mpg. Would probably buy the Volvo, it does'nt get any nicer. Most room, best ride & one of the best mpg's out there. Down side, once they get some age on them, they develop electrical & ECM problems. This can be a QUICK way to bankruptcy if not careful.

[Mr1coppler]

What do u like about U.S. express

[Kwdog75]

@drbandach1 A fleet truck is no different than an O/O truck, some o/o's take care of them and some don't just like fleets. Give it a good once over and you'll be fine. I have had 4 trucks now, 2 o/o trucks and 2 fleet trucks and they all made me money.I would though stay away from the auto trans!

[atxcadillacking]

Fuck a detroit they loose speed going up hill its all about dem c-15 cats and dem n-14 and isx cummins

[TheOmnipotentidiot]

did your truck come with the frig,microwave,and inverter? Ive been out of trucking for about 5 years and looking to get back into it. US Xpress said theyd hire me on,but I was curious as to what their equipment was like first. Last time I drove was for Panther Expedited driving a 26' straight truck that was fully loaded and I spent maybe $20-$30 a week on groceries.

[martuhurley]

Nive video bud

[duck0702]

Just wondering about the shelves you made...I am NOT as mechanically inclined as I should be lol so how did you make them to stay in place and not move...make then a couple centimeters bigger so they'd kinda be stuck in place or what? Cool idea!

[dink8898]

at least yours is better looking than mine

[ZiBop]

@drbandach1 Thanks for the tip. I don't plan on leasing first thing, I've got plenty of time for that later down the line, but appreciate the info. I've seen some nice looking Volvos, but for the most part will just wait and see for myself! What's your opinion on the Coronado?