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This picture of this bright white, chrome and silver single-axle Peterbilt and horsetrailer was posted by a guy on The Truckers Report forum, and it raised a bit of controversy. The poster, a Texan who goes by the forum handle of HotRod1, posted this photo in 2012, wrote that he was buying this older truck and trailer for the price of a new or newer truck. He also wrote he wouldn’t have a 60 month loan. He was going to have a 24-36 month lease with a 10 percent or $1 buyout, and put this truck at the same payment rate as a new dually.
The thread they were discussing was about pickup trucks that were “trying to be semis.” That is, new pickups towing flatbed trailers of around 25 to 40 feet, hauling cars, motorbikes, and everything else you see semis hauling with flatbeds.
The truck pictured got immediate compliments for its looks.
But then challenges arose about how he could lease a new custom Pete and own it in 24 to 36 months for around $18,000. If that was the case, he said, he’d buy a bunch of them and resell them.
What do you think? Is it possible to get a new Pete for that price? They also had some criticisms of the numbers HotRod1 was using for his rate (1.73 per mile) and the income figure the photo poster mentioned.
If anyone knows more about this great Peterbilt tractor trailer, let us know and as always we’ll update this write up.
