Focus On Driving Peterbilt's 579 EPIQ

Equipment editor Jim Park discovers first hand why the 579 is such a popular truck: it's smooth and quiet, solidly build, has cutting-edge aero features and driver amenities, and it gets really great fuel mileage too. What's not to like?

[@victormmedina1457]

Thank for gave a real truck review with trailer n weight on the back

[@TheBigOrangePumpkin]

Man, 10.2 is great im glad im getting my pet 579 ultraloft epiq

[@dutchman2506]

I love my 579,just not as good as the epic truck but still with my canestoga doing all the time 80.000 7.2 MLS/gal. Would say not to bad for the North East coast with lots of traffic and big Hill's

[@ellissmith1793]

What motor and rear ended, Transmission

[@volodymyrprosov6134]

Bro what engine and transmission do you have??? And what is your current mpg thank you so much!

[@volodymyrprosov6134]

And what is your gear ratio please tell us:(

[@josefernandes1431]

Muito bom lindo demais este caminhão parabéns

[@albertmartin6298]

Nice

[@beinspired6429]

Good morning Jim, please i need this truck ... any ideal which dealer it might be at?

[@tammyl.9254]

Great channel, I just subsribed!! How long have you been a trucker?

[@jrbcjim]

Hi Tammy, I started driving in 1978. I gave up driving full time in 1998 to be come a writer. I now write for HDT and Today's Trucking magazines ... and do video test drives.

[@nathanieldavislll9114]

For My Peterbilt 579 Ultraloft EPIQ Mid Roof Sleeper

[@electroniccheeks]

Surprisingly? The speed limit in New Mexico has been seventy-five miles an hour over twenty years at least.

[@dutchman2506]

It doesn't mean that you have to drive 75,it is the max speed allowed not min speed to drive

[@electroniccheeks]

@@dutchman2506 Ok, thanks. I think.

[@paulwicklund1052]

Was the trailer empty or did you carry a load for that fuel economy.

[@CACressida]

The video had the gross weight on the bottom left.

[@jrbcjim]

Gross weight was 77,320

[@firstamendmenttshirt4768]

@@CACressida show me the scale ticket an going over a cat scale.

[@CACressida]

@@firstamendmenttshirt4768 I'm pretty sure hes going to lie about his gross weight, right? I dont get you conspiracist. You're not buying this truck so what do you care?

[@firstamendmenttshirt4768]

@@CACressida look whoever you think you are I drive for a living. I know what is realistic. Look at the video it was flat land tell a consumer what you want an lose a costumer go ahead tell me more with your attitude you will lose a costumer in the Future. Flatland..when you apologize for your stupidity I will be waiting. How about since you know more buy one for me and prove me WRONG.

[@DLSWV]

👍😉

[@frederickwatkins2017]

You just put 1,000 miles on that truck ??, that thing is toast now!!!!!!

[@garfieldthomas8118]

Damn: 10.3 average MPG w/77,320 gross weigh!?

[@zoomba31]

no way!

[@kingster2929]

@@zoomba31 I agree absolutely no way!!! If they could do that it would put Volvo, Freightshaker and Trashnational out of business within a year!

[@jrbcjim]

When I started the trip in Scottsdale, the trip fuel economy was 7.8. I reset it before beginning the trip to Denton. The mileage you see on screen was the same screen I was looking at. The first day of the trip went from Scottsdale to Holbrook AZ and then onto Santa Rosa, NM. There were some small mountains and two-lane roads on that leg of the trip. The second day was Santa Rosa to Denton. It was flat, interstate-type highway with the prevailing winds at my back. The gross weight was as described, and I did have a scale ticket at the time. And I was driving very conservatively at 65 rather than 75 and taking advantage of every coasting opportunity that came my way. This video is totally legit.

[@vasiliy2394]

Red knob is not for parking

[@nathanieldavislll9114]

And My Floor Plan That i Would Like To Have is The Hard Floor Plan instead Of The Carpet i Don't Want Any Carpet No Carpet For Me

[@firstamendmenttshirt4768]

Lol on flat land. Lmao you will never get 10 over the road ever unless you run flat with no hills. 7 8mpg at the most And only a 455hp LMAO.