How To Buy A Used Semi Truck (Ultimate Guide)|Things To Consider Before Buying Your First Semi Truck

[@truckingandfixing]

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[@truckingandfixing]

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[@truckingandfixing]

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[@WhiteLinesBlueSkies]

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Finding someone trustworthy to give you good trucks are hard this days, I bought mine 6 year back and I have 3 of them.

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[@daltonbrown785]

I just stumbled across your channel this week , being a mechanic of 10 years and now making the jump to getting into owning big rigs,(doing most repairs and maintenance myself)I have found your videos to be EXTREMELY useful and packed full of knowledge! Thanks for being a honest guy with the knowledge , willing to share!

[@truckingandfixing]

Welcome Dalton! Good luck with the new journey!

[@daltonbrown785]

@@truckingandfixing 🙏 thank you! Just got my permit and start school in a couple weeks! Ready to hit the road running strong

[@markiefufu]

I own a bus, not a big rig, but I'm learning about diesels and have done all my maintenance and repairs myself so far. Been shade tree wrenching for almost 40 years, so I have the tools and enough knowledge/experience to jump right in.

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

@@daltonbrown785 should be a millionaire by now

[@kelvintorrence5994]

My dad used to say oil and grease are cheap .motors are not. So I change my oil and grease and filters regularly.

[@amazinggrace4484]

Ru own operator

[@Plainstreamer]

Everything comes to end of life even if u feed it perfect food

[@coolboyraise5108]

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[@edgemonsiteworksllc3369]

Well I’ve never seen a truck with a motor. I’ve seen plenty with engines

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[@evidenceofaliens6991]

Thank you for the explanations and recommendations im excited to get started in the trucking industry im about to be 18 next month and will be getting my CDL A and have already paid for the schooling. I wouldnt have even thought of trucking without youtube videos explaining all of this so thank you again!!

[@illwillbo]

Just bought a 07 sterling at 9500 MBE4000 engine from a private seller. Found a mechanic on fb who did inspections. …..he came out and hooked up the diagnostics computer to the trucks computer. He checked for codes, hours, combustions tests etc….truck only had 7,000 hours with 151,000 miles…..checked brakes suspension etc….checked out pretty good…gotta do brake pads and shocks tho. Hopefully it holds up

[@edmunger5595]

Maintenance, Maintenance and more Maintenance, don't be afraid to do oil changes and don't go by what the manufacturers say, don't be afraid to send oil samples to check viscosity, I have personally always ran Mobile Delvac since I learned that it runs the longest of the truck oils shy of going synthetic and even Delvac starts losing viscosity at 12,000 miles so I did oil changes at 10,000 miles and the only engine I had overhauled went 1.8 million miles before the overhaul, the more electronics You have the cleaner You need to keep it and when purchasing a used truck ask for Maintenance records people who actually take care of their equipment keep a log of everything done to the truck and receipts for tax purposes especially for major repairs Engines, Transmissions and Rearends ,if it looks like it wasn't maintained by all means walk away.

[@williammiller9062]

Ive watched alot of you tube videos on trucking and yours are always the most knowledgeable. I've been with Landstar a few months now and everything is going well. Thanks for the info.

[@truckingandfixing]

Thanks for your support! Good luck!!

[@Kcjones1386]

Quality content. Wouldn't expect anything less from you, sir. Thank you. I love this channel

[@angelinexhilemusic8203]

I would add, crusty old zip ties, galvanized turbo/CAC clamps, all of those look bright and shiny! water clamps and silicon hoses, CAC /turbo connector tubes for indent, turbo clamps for rotation.. if they are pointed down.. NO mech would install them like that lol. Hammer tap U-Bolts/Huck Bolts for breakage.. and top main coolant into therm housing! As you say, Watch for neglect in the small details and you can tell how much the truck was cared for!

[@cweber9112]

I use Mobile Delvac as well in my truck. Change it every 15 to 20k miles. Nice thing about my Volvo is that it uses three oil filters, so I can go a bit further between changes before the oil starts to change color.

[@edmunger5595]

Have You ever done oil sampling because I ran Delvac for decades and it starts to lose it's viscosity at about 12,000 miles, Rotella loses it's viscosity about 8,000 miles.

[@cweber9112]

@@edmunger5595 I used Mobil Delvac 15w-40. Oil would lose viscosity according to my oil samples taken at around 22k.

[@nellytrucks8512]

Great tips! In the process of buying a rig now, I didn’t think of half the items you mentioned. Thanks for the quality vids.

[@truckingandfixing]

Glad it helps!

[@mastercreamer1398]

You better get focused if your planning on driving a rig!

[@Hacunamattata]

Just got a kw t680 with 300k miles for 80k After watching this I think I got a good truck

[@cesarcastillo9561]

Most definitely

[@claudesawyer2587]

Thanks, Ryan! This info is beneficial. You are a blessing to many who had no idea what to look for in purchasing a truck and were too proud to ask. I have the most respect and appreciation for you and your integrity.

[@truckingandfixing]

Thanks Claude! Always enjoy reading your comments! 👍😃

[@najn2372]

@@truckingandfixing thanks Ryan? Is it ok to change oil every 10 thousand miles?

[@Daesha2u]

Too proud to ask? You better man up! You'll be spending thousands!

[@drmidnight680-kz2le]

@@Daesha2u should be no problem for O.O. some make enough to buy a new engine in a month, some make as much as a million dollars in a month they said.

[@dariusburkhalter]

Needed this. I'm about to purchase. Thanks. I'm definitely going to check out the other vids to stay on point on my own truck

[@kevinmazur1519]

Looking at a 2013 Volvo vnl with 678k miles , manual transmission and a isx15 and a 2017 Volvo with a D-12 I shift 800k miles- I’ve owned both of these motors pre- def generation and both excellent motors. I would appreciate any wisdom. Thank you

[@maxpuppy96]

It's simple buy a truck out of a lease fleet or a company fleet were maintenance and service of the truck was priority, most of them start getting rid of their trucks at 500 to 600 thousand miles. Never buy a truck from a run of the mill dealer usually a name brand dealer is better Pete, KW ect. Never buy a truck from and owner operator unless you you know the truck and how it was taken care of, the worst is an owner operator running a piece of junk. Here is the list in my opinion has the best resale value in the market best to worst. KW, Pete, Western Star, Freightliner, International, Volvo. Napa has a good fleet of used trucks.

[@teddyrivas1082]

Ryan love your vedios, you give a lot of detail to look for when you buy a truck! The best for me is when you actually are doing the repairs or the way you do it step by step!

[@peterkamau7608]

Thanks buddy . The best and clear explanation and real advice.

[@Airon79]

Bearing seals , crankshaft seals.....have a metal spring sandwiched in-between rubber which the rubber is what contacts the shaft and I believe the spring is there to keep a tight fit between the seal and shaft thus maybe keeping dirt and debris out . I like to grease the shaft and contact point of seal when able . If that rubber wears away then the spring comes in contact with the shaft thus if not caught in time will wear a groove in shaft . Which then usually the shaft has to be replaced , welded and machined , or resleeved and hopefully that is the least of your problems .

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you for sharing your experience! 👍

[@Airon79]

@@truckingandfixing Thanks for all you do as well !

[@Vmaxfodder]

The first thing is : ask yourself if the massive headaches and heartache is worth the extra pocket change? Because you can make more , but you can easily lose your rump too!

[@mindsightdistort]

"Flux capacitor" hahaha BTTF... great info! Selling my 2013 T660 and getting a newer model soon, definitely going through this video before checking the new prospects as a reminder.

[@dappadon517]

what are you selling it for ? and the miles

[@blackanaconda7138]

Paccar mx13?

[@MrKevinc33]

Awesome video just wish you would've focused more on engine. You told us at the beginning that a rebuild could cost 40k or so. I'm worried about the MOST expensive repairs when buying a used semi..not shocks , brakes , tires ect (which can add up yes but not amount to a small fraction of a rebuild). More engine checks woulda made this video a 10. Other then that 2 thumbs up!

[@MrKevinc33]

Would like to know some advice, things to look for, when checking rear ends, tranny, engine too if possible.

[@truckingandfixing]

We will make a video on the engine topic soon. Stay tuned

[@roypatterson7866]

My advice is to change the oil on the Engine every 30 days with out fail.v

[@ecoluhur2114]

Rail road track is not too far. The sound of train horn is soothing. Ryan, thank you 👍

[@truckingandfixing]

Yep, CSX railroad isn’t far from our property! Many trains passing each day!

[@luigipascucci6760]

Great info, the ironic thing to today's video walk around third party pre-buy inspection as you are talking about the brakes steering knuckle shackles springs I was literally last night looking at my class a CDL book and it just helped to reiterate what you did so thanks again great job thank you

[@truckingandfixing]

Glad it helped! 👌

[@cts-video]

WOW!!!! This is great video with great honest and clear information. I would hire you as a 3rd party inspectior in a heartbeat! Thanks Peace and blessings

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!

[@MarzNet256]

Cool. Doing automotive mechanics but wanted to learn more about trucks. Very informative.

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!

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77,000 views and only 2.8k likes? Come on guys give this guy the thumbs up great video.

[@truckingandfixing]

👍👍👍

[@jimbob6633]

Very helpful series Ryan. Thank you.

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Nice thorough video. I just discovered your channel. Happy with your videos. All valuable information for me. I appreciate your time and efforts. Thank you. You stay safe my brother. I definitely decided to subscribe.

[@truckingandfixing]

Thanks! Welcome!

[@unclemonkey4699]

Only half kidding, but should I go to diesel mechanic school before buying a truck? Thanks for the video.

[@manishkhanna6519]

Just wanna thanks for your all video . Such a gr8 stuff. No any other you tuber explain like you do. Such a big help for trucker even new or older. 🙏🙏

[@truckingandfixing]

I am glad it can be a help! Good luck! 👍

[@redpanda1935]

Trucks with 500 000 miles and very low hours in my opinion never got worm up , drivers start the truck and go. That's not good for engine. It's normal to keep truck running 20, 30 minutes, specially if you pulling heavy load in winter time. The best thing is to buy brand new truck, learn how to change oil and grease it. Worm it up every time and don't worry about milages and hrs.

[@truckingandfixing]

Worm up and cool down are good for the engine.

[@Tcorellis-j6d]

A lot of the freightliners in the fleet I work on were “safe “ (90% of them) to the half million mile mark … By that I meant 90% of our trucks went close to 500,000 with little to moderate repairs. The occasional engine light usually a simple sensor (inlet or outlet NOx sometimes a pressure sensor )once ina while needed DPFS. Inspections tires brakes ocational wheel seal . Most one boxes on our fleet start shutting the bees around 550,000 on average We had one at 380,000 need one and another at 739,000 needing one

[@MB-qz7xb]

This is great stuff thanks for taking time to educate us. Thanks 🙏

[@truckingandfixing]

I appreciate the comment! Thank you!

[@membersonly4122]

Thank you for the information & presentation of it, good stuff🤝

[@truckingandfixing]

Welcome!

[@1stgen.trucker825]

Good Cameraman. Great zooms and focus on your talking points.

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you! Wife needs some compliments like this! 👍😃

[@Rico1Law]

So glad I found you !!! Thank you .. getting my CDL for now I have a box truck .. but by next year I wanna get my own tractor

[@dennisvasey1636]

I got lucky with a farmer who had a steel contract. He bought a new KW I worked for him 2 years and he let me buy it off him.

[@truckingandfixing]

Great! Good for you!

[@dominican_trucker1844]

Thank you so much for this video. As a future buyer this is very helpful for me. 🚛💨💨💨💨

[@truckingandfixing]

Glad it help! Good luck!

[@Goal-2-Go]

I'm kind of curious. If a truck has a smart idle system in which the engine is running at some capacity ( I'm not sure how much,) how much would that count towards the mileage/hrs of an overhaul?

[@Dingbobber]

Take the amount of hours and divide by 24 to see how many days that truck has been operated for. Then subtract 10 hours for every day to get average total load time

[@josemartinez-sb9nk]

Great job. Well explained. You didn’t even needed notes.

[@truckingandfixing]

👍😆

[@jamesmoore6907]

There aren't many used trucks available. But you said don.t buy a truck with 500k and a lot of hours, and then say don,t buy a truck from a lease company with low hours and 500k. Which is worse? If you have tried to buy used lately It.s a nightmare. Many people are buying before they see them.

[@ronjordan2831]

How do you check the engine hours? Would you buy from a private seller?

[@tonyzeni9186]

Dash usually has a button to toggle between mileage and hours.

[@elsementaltrucking1048]

Great tips & info. Keep up the good work

[@aaronanderson3027]

Excellent information!

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!

[@christopherromano1706]

Thanks Ryan! Super informative and I’m eager to watch more of your videos.

[@Czechontheway]

I completely agree with you about the EGR my Isx 600 goes through more frequent oil changes of not it seems the oil gets pasty like. So what do you think about the crank case filter ? How often on the change and should you replace the sensor at same time sir .

[@jasonvera5497]

Thanks for the Video... very good info... yeah i made sure to subscribe 😊 i will be watching your videos for training.. 🙏🙏 thanks Man... really helpful..

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!

[@1littlefish]

Great video Ryan thank you. Excellent information. From another Landstar O/O. Love those M770s.

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you! Stay safe and healthy!

[@astritzyberaj6132]

Very nice information and well explained. Thanks for sharing..

[@berniesands6201]

Can you make a video walking through how to bypass/ cancel the egr? Not the full emissions system just the egr.

[@xpicklepie]

Every APU I've ever had never stays working for long. TK & Carrier can freeze a trailer to -20 but they can't chill/heat a truck cab.

[@SwiftbizEnt]

Appreciate your valuable information bro, thanks for sharing.

[@truckingandfixing]

You are welcome

[@toddwmac]

Thanks Ryan, always great stuff. Any tips or tricks on finding a quality inspection garage/service? New to the semi world and just getting started.

[@nakobilly]

Great info, thanks for putting this out.

[@truckingandfixing]

Thanks 🙏

[@markstack2309]

Ok you did pretty go .but you left out some major pieces to the puzzle. 1 looking at a truck ack if you can have it put on a dyno this will tell you just about everything about it hp fuel mpg and it can bring up codes .also it will tell a good dyno tech if there are a brake hanging vibration etc. Take an oil sample from motor, transmission and rears not speed co. Send it to an independent company they will send you a spec sheet with what maybe wrong. Ecms can be changed a dyno will also check the ecm accuracy. Tire you don't put lug tires on unless you are in a dump truck a quality closed shoulder tire will get you mpg. That probably other ways like you said a 3rd party or friend and drive it . A paccar motor or volvo is real expensive. Oh 1 more thing only 1 ifta sticker on the side of truck if you have more you can get a bs ticket for more than 1 ....pa and a few other can fine you 350.00 for each sticker per side . Do you research on a truck if you can get a previous owner or records is helpful also you can call a place ...rig dig to give you more info.happy trails with an old w 900 l no regen very good mpg with a cat ......stay safe

[@truckingandfixing]

Thanks for sharing the good information!

[@michaelohunter9720]

I admire your knowledge base

[@israelliontribeoffaith1986]

Always great watching you... Thanks

[@truckingandfixing]

Thanks

[@karlmalone2464]

Great content, as always. 👍

[@truckingandfixing]

Thanks David!

[@travissk5036]

Great Content. Thank you!

[@truckingandfixing]

You are welcome!

[@shazebkhan7520]

Very helpful thank you so much. Look forward to more videos! Would be awesome if you can make a video about financing your first truck (currently a company driver) but looking to get my own soon with the prices starting to drop.

[@shazebkhan7520]

Just trying to get as much knowledge as I can before jumping into my own

[@robertesposito9871]

Great info ! Love the channel

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!!

[@terrysmith7229]

Would you recommend buying a 2015 w9 detroit glider with 26000 on rebuild or a newer emissions truck.

[@coffee11970]

Excellent video my brother.

[@tjtrucking1409]

I have a 2016 t660, isx with 460k miles 9k hours. I was thinking about starting to use a gallon of Lucas oil stabilizer when I do my oil changes. What is your opinion of the stuff? Would you recommend adding it?

[@truckingandfixing]

This stuff is extremely thick. I have never used it unless I had oil consumption or pressure issues.

[@wk8457]

Take a look at Camguard.

[@alisafi6742]

Thank you for your videos. I have a question regarding the bunker heater I have in my truck. I had an issue with my ap unit before but the heater was still working. Now the heater is not working at all. I keep getting a yellow triangle error on there. First I did a total rebuild. Changed all casket, fuel pump, fuel line, still no heat. What do you recommend I do next?

[@cesarcastillo9561]

Wow I should’ve looked at this video before I bought mine I broke down after 5 weeks of work

[@veracity4319]

Awesome much needed video!

[@truckingandfixing]

Glad it can be a help!

[@85jwatson]

Great stuff 👍

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!

[@colinscharschmidt5799]

Great tips and info, thanks

[@glennevitt5250]

Thank you for this information

[@truckingandfixing]

You are welcome😊

[@edvillegas1573]

Thanks very much for the video!

[@leonardosanchez5604]

Hi bro I have questions about automatic transmission wish is best paccar 12 speed , detroit dt 12 or ishift thanks in advance

[@Bigskypathfinder1791]

Nice SEABEE Sticker, ACB-1 2000-2004 Headquarters Co. Armory here, great videos very informative. Can you do a EGR delete and keep the other DPF stuff on and it run fine with maybe a tune? Anything to get more longevity out of your engine along with PMs. Thank you.

[@truckingandfixing]

I was there from 2004 to 2008. I came there on March 2004. I was in the CM shop, Alpha company. When you do a mission delete, all the components stay on the truck and look normal. The EGR valve won't function and the EGR core will be blocked off. And you just put a hole in the DPF filter. The main problem is that you have to be concerned about overheating the turbo with a bad tune.

[@petepayette6690]

Good info !

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!

[@czealtamahawk1228]

What's the online site for diesel mechanics again? Thanks

[@ericrobinson2627]

I'm looking at your video for the first time, and it is so informative. If I follow your instructions to go over a used truck and have a diesel mechanic clear the truck and hook a computer to it to get all of the information as you said. Will a used truck with low idol hours will it be a good buy for 60 to 65k

[@donhendri5428]

Great video thank you. 👍

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!

[@jpmackin]

Your thoughts please on buying used from enterprise, etc?

[@coreyhunter2740]

Great video 😁

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Great Channel !

[@FlexBeStackin]

40:36 i had an old man sell me a flux capacitor once. After he installed it, he told me in order to get what i wanted out of it, i needed to achieve 88 mph😅

[@ronjordan2831]

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.

[@truckingandfixing]

You bet!

[@JeronWhite]

Nice truck

[@alinmatti786]

Thinking about buying a 2019 volvo with x15 cummins eaton auto . I Currently have cm870 . 07 . Any thoughts or recommendations

[@toussaintlouverture9260]

Very thoroughly great!! Ty kindly

[@MINDSPARK-u6e]

Can you help me understand gear ratios I need to know what is a good gear ratio for a balance of fuel and power and should I purchase a manual versus an automatic

[@truckingandfixing]

3.36 or 4.2 is good dear ratios for a balance of fuel and power. I prefer manual, and I would go with a 13 speed for best economy and performance.

[@ricardonarvaez1628]

How are you able to do trucking, fixing, paperwork, accounting, maintenance, etc and on top of all that your videos on KZbin ?

[@peterwall6531]

Very helpful video

[@truckingandfixing]

Thank you!

[@Czechontheway]

Be careful getting your truck washed with rusty oil pan the high pressure can blow a hole in it and you can either replace it right there or like I did and haul ass back to your shop if it's close but will have oil everywhere.

[@ahmedabdelwahab6962]

Dude.. you are amazing

[@truckingandfixing]

😊

[@stilliraise9201]

Can we buy an OBD type and plug it in. Have you done a video on how to plug it and how much is the cost?

[@Sinerwray]

I want to buy my first truck this year know where I should start looking?

[@andreweichel6046]

Hey Ryan! I live in Ohio about 15 minutes from canton, I’m looking at buying a semi to turn it into a camper hauler, I went and looked at other and I felt it had a miss, has an n14.. what do you charge for a PPI if I wanted you to look at it?

[@SwiftbizEnt]

Thanks for sharing Bro

[@truckingandfixing]

You are welcome!

[@tedpeacock3945]

Good afternoon, I was wondering if you could recommend a good shop in the Monroe / Toledo, OH area to do a inframe rebuild. On a Detroit 60 series 14l

[@craigversetti5700]

Completely off topic but ! Where did you find those suspenders brother !???

[@truckingandfixing]

Here is the suspender I have amzn.to/3diFaLI

[@craigversetti5700]

Thanks I started googling right after typing and think I find similar ones but waited to see if ya replied. Appreciate ya

[@phantomxter]

I never get close to 12k on my steers so would 14 ply be suffice?