Volvo VNL860 Review: 'Think I'll Buy One THIS Time?' (WATCH TILL END!)

[@cruzinsweetsntreats]

Always a blessing to see Cathy, your camera operator, in the reflection of your cab. 😊❤

[@isxj4tts]

Rest in peace Dave

[@sstevocamaro]

Those trucks have a D13 Volvo engine. DD13 is a Detroit engine.

[@Nikowalker007]

Yeah it’s a Volvo engine and DD13 is basically Mercedes Actros 13liter OM diesel engine

[@epeeist254]

You absolutely can adjust the volume on the lane departure and blind spot monitoring, although it is hella annoying at the factory volume setting. I loved my VNL 760 when I was still OTR.

[@sounboy4498]

R.I.P Dave will miss the content!

[@Poker_Pirate]

I have driven three types of trucks now. 1 Freightliner = shake, rattle and roll. 2 Kenworth which I loved but = LOUD. 3 Volvo = Smoothest and quietest truck I’ve ever driven. Plus best fuel mileage. I’ve hauled heavy loads of Coors products. Pepsi products and water besides other heavy loads of dry goods. But my point is I like the Volvo truck the best.

[@DaveG7920]

Volvo has the D13, it's a very good engine. For some reason the US Volvos have a bad reputation, perhaps it's the fact it's made in the US that lets it down. Cabover Volvos used by much of the rest of the world have a good reputation as a premium truck. Just like you don't like Volvo's and they don't suit you, long wheelbase conventional Peterbilt's and Kenworth's, don't/won't work in other countries applications. Worth remembering KZbin is viewed all over the world not just North America.

[@robertryan7204]

Yes US Volvo's got not much in common with overseas ones. Interesting that they like Freightliners, etc. Not many truckers outside the US would. be terribly excited about those.

[@Yukongoldpotato]

As a company driver, I've had really good luck with a mid roof Volvo for flatbed. The company takes good care of them, the engine does just fine with regular legal weight loads, and I don't think the automatic trans is any worse than any others I've driven. If mine had a manual it would be a pretty great truck.

[@Intellectuallychallenged]

We are about to see him with sandals and punjab decorations inside the truck

[@davidlefranc6240]

Its not because a company focus on maximum profit they will have all this crap on them

[@Lostagain9859]

1st that isn’t a DD13 Detroit. They don’t use detroit engines anymore. That would have been a D13 Volvo engine. Mine has been good so far. Power is good and good mpg’s. And those cabinets in mine never rattle. This is the quietest and smoothest driving truck I have driven and I have drove them all.

[@johngaudet6316]

Yup and the I-shift is the best.

[@d_rheaoutdoorsman6887]

I’ve got a 2024 VNR 640 with the D13. I specced every detail of the truck. It hauls fuel daily, and gets in and out of old small stations throughout the Memphis metro area with ease. Plenty of power, 8+mpg are great. Leather seats and wheel, plus the floor mats design make it easy to keep clean when you’re in and out 8-12 times per day. I was using an 04 379, and 2 w900 Kenworths. My Volvo is much lighter. I’ve since switched my all my trucks to Volvo, and with 16k+ in fuel savings every quarter, and the reduction in downtime because of new equipment, ALSO…. Having to service the truck 1/3 as much as my old cats, I couldn’t go back. The Volvo trucks have been worth the initial investment everyday. One last thing, when rush hour hits, and it’s stop and go for 20 miles, that auto transmission makes it much less annoying. Would my 3406E beat my Volvo to the top of a long climb? Absolutely, but at what cost?

[@SoCal780]

Well, as you know, I’m not a big fan of the new Volvos either. They look nice, but I hate the automatic transmissions, the Volvo engines (you know how much I love my 565 horse Cummins ISX!), and the DEF Emissions Systems which is why I have kept mine for so long. Plus, mine only weighs about 19,500 lbs., which is considerably lighter than the newer models. The interior cab and bunk are literally the same, minus the needless electronics that you described. My truck now has 2,904,000 miles on it, a mere 96k shy of 3 MILLION MILES, and still going strong!💪

[@Trashman702]

Good thing they’re not putting automatic transmissions in them. They are putting auto shift in them

[@sstevocamaro]

@@SoCal780 How many engines did it take to reach 2,904,000 million miles? And what year is your Volvo??

[@ScottyCrawford]

do you have an older volvo white or another model from another company?

[@k3iler05]

Volvos don’t generally rattle down the road. Its usually the shakers

[@ScottyCrawford]

I don't understand your meaning at all. What do you mean by saying, "shakers"?

[@danielwebb9306]

Hi Dave it's great to see you and Cathy on I m not knocking Volvo but I don't like them I have to stay with my 0 emission peterbilt 379 now peterbilt will only be the truck I own and operate I pull liquid refrigerated nitrogen talk about staying cold but anyhow I would never own a Volvo stay safe fellow Truckers. I took some time off going in for surgery this Friday

[@brickhousetrucking]

Yes I love mine

[@beenthere6769]

That volvo was a heavy spec truck. The guy brought it from alberta where ge pulled b trainns with it

[@luckyburrito9879]

I drive a vnl860 Volvo. I love it. Super comfortable and very manuverable for its length.

[@Wesaveingold]

You should consider the International ft with the s13 engine set up with 515 HP. S13 is a scania engine ant it is 100 times better than the Volvo engine

[@dn8533]

I think younger generation drivers who drove both older and new trucks and have experienced both new and older technology would be the go to for reviews and opinions .Older truckers tend to be stubborn like a grandpa who refuses to use a new smartphone but wants stick to his old flip flop phone

[@jlewis4587]

I absolutely love and live full time in my ‘21 VNL 860. I keep the bunk table set up and I sleep in the top bunk. The built in ladder for that model year is garbage, so I use my own 4-step ladder and tuck it behind the passenger seat when not in use. At this moment, I’m in a ‘24 760, delivering it for another driver. I was offered this truck, but this bunk reclines like a hospital bed with a mini table that folds down from the wall. I’m not impressed with it, so I’ll keep my older 860.

[@markdavis9384]

I still have a 1995 white/gmc/volvo it’s still a white but anyway it has made me money but I like a w900

[@gary770se]

my 2000 vnl770 had the same bunk. Retired after38 yrs. the Volvo was the bestriding truck I ever owned or drove

[@st0rmrider]

Thanks Dave!

[@roba2403]

In a 2023 vnl 760. I like the truck except for 1 cabinet I secured closed or it rattled. Good truck, but plastic everywhere

[@Trav84]

I put 900k into a 2020 version and it ran like a top other than a DEF issue. I loved the big mirrors and it had good power. Mine was white and a day cab

[@thomaskirkpatrick4031]

I had a Volvo with a company I worked for. Not a bad truck. One thing even the Volvo dealership couldn't fix was a/c in the bunk. I can't count how many times I brought it into our shop, they couldn't fix it, off to the dealership. Get it back, still didn't work. Got a Cascadia, no problems with bunk a/c.

[@sc4538]

I'm surprised you would look at Volvos when you said you're not a fan of the new Peterbilt 589.

[@tntfreddan3138]

Just to clarify. The airbags in these trucks don't explode in your face if you hit a car, even at great speed. They will, however, deploy if you hit an immovable object that even your unstoppable force can't move or run over. Such as a building or another truck. These trucks also have ACC, Adaptive Cruise Control. It's like cruise control, but it's connected via satellite to know where steep hills are and such. It will also use the axle scales to know how much the truck weighs in order to select the appropriate gear for going both up and down hills. It will also use the front collision radar to keep a set distance between you and the vehicle in front of you so it'll automatically adjust the speed to match the vehicle in front, even if you have it set to a higher speed. You can adjust the distance yourself. It also has LCS (Lane Change Sensors) which will warn you if you run onto the lines without indicating. Connected to this is an assist which I have forgotten the name of. It helps keep the truck between the lines and will automatically steer back to the middle of the lane if you run onto the lines. These features can all be switched off The transmission is an automated manual with a manual mode so you can manually select the gear you want with the buttons on the side of the little lever on the side of the seat.

[@maxpuppy96]

I got a friend who has a logging business it is all he will buy Volvo. Scania trucks are so far ahead of anything we have in the states 700 hp engines.

[@catd11ng74]

Scania have 770 hp engine

[@davidcloudsdale4167]

Volvo now do a 780 bhp model FH16 for Europe

[@davidornberg]

@@davidcloudsdale4167 Yes. Volvo has 780 hp at the flywheel. Scania has 770 hp at the rear wheels. They measure different. What Scania has at the flywheel? Who knows? But lots of truckers chiptune the Scania easily over 1000 hp!

[@frodelie2432]

Volvo trucks is heawyer because they care about the safety of the drivers, and build the cabs stronger and made of steel, the peterbilt and kenworth cab offers the same amount of safety as an cabriolet, Volvo Said that they vould not care if they never sold an single truck in the US, They villl never build a truck that isnt safe for drivers.

[@OUSWKR]

Volvos to me are like the Toyota Corolla of trucking. They all look alike and are not sexy but with some maintenance they will run up and down the road for a very long time.

[@10_points]

Automatic and smart steering wheel kills it for me. They are impossible to fix yourself and thousands for the shop to fix

[@ketotrucker6262]

After all the years you been at this and you are going to BUY a truck. Have you had a stroke?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paulchristie2118]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Volvo - oh, you've never been lied to in Swedish. There pretty enough when their parked (for 20 minutes, till the air pressure drops) if and only if you can afford to get it towed into a dealer to get it fixed. Try hard to not drive it much.

[@robertryan7204]

US Volvo's really built to a price. Outside ones built for quality

[@danold6443]

Love the send off at the end 😂

[@paladin4570]

While working for a Freightliner dealer a customer came in with a rear suspension issue. The part needed was back ordered with non available in the USA. A friend at the Volvo dealer in Tacoma tried to locate one but after all was said and done the poor guy was down for weeks. It was a decent tractor but wouldn’t have one on a bet.

[@davidlefranc6240]

You should go review the Scania mister Wilson purchased in the EU with this monster V8 !Nice video .

[@rt66logistics]

Didn't you already do a video like this recently?😂

[@mcd5082]

Yeah I think this is a repost

[@martinpoulsen6564]

Must be the old one. They've already got the new vnl 2025s touring. Way different truck.

[@chrisherman7531]

The brand new ones are amazing from what I could see....

[@ygtcbee23]

Love this channel

[@dave.lawrence.3894]

Check out the LT model from International...😊

[@Wesaveingold]

LT with S13 engine who is a Scania engine. And here in Europe the Scania engines are much more realible than the Volvo engines. On Volvo the common rail system breaks down over and over again.

[@mubashirraza1525]

I have Dubai UAE truck driving licence since August, 2006 , with clean record is there any chance to get jo in

[@dominicclaveau3495]

What do you think of Mack Anthem?? Is it a Volvo with a little Bulldog on the hood?

[@alexegus71]

Live of a trucker: rough, unseen, unappreciated, and gone before most

[@oldreliable303]

What does your truck weigh?

[@TheBergmark]

Too bad you don't have proper european buildt Volvos in the US.

[@detroit8v715]

I drive a 2023 Volvo VNL 760 with automatic transmission and lettered up for the aluminum company I drive for. It's on long term lease from Penske. I don't care for it. It is heavy. Steers always scale around 13,000+ lbs fully provisioned. The buttons are poorly arranged on the dash and is wired goofy. I never cared for Volvos, even before consistently drove one. The only good thing about them, like most people say, is that they do ride nice.

[@antor.j.medrano]

I do think volvo looks alright, but NEVER would i ever buy 1.

[@SolarWraith]

Have driven the day cabs doing LTL and the distance alert is an absolute aggravation. If you are in the city you will hear it squawk at you every time some 4-wheeler cuts in front of you. I've also had my truck slam on the brakes after passing a large shadow; nothing in front of me. It did this on a turn while I was hauling doubles. smh Overall they are decent rides, and can get some good mileage.

[@davidornberg]

So next truck to check is if Scania goes all the way and sell over at US again. The Bruce Wilson channel has a V8 770 hp ( at the wheels ). Scania is shipping over to the US to test the market. But the display truck hasn't the longline cab. I imagen that eill be an option when the days come. The trucks from last time they tried is still in use in defferent areas of the states and the owners seems to maintenance them over and over instead of buying new ones. It seems that they are that good.

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

I like Volvos for the ride quality and maneuverability, but every one I've driven seems to have bad air leaks, even the newer ones, and very slow compressors. You park the thing for your 30 and then both your air tanks are half drained.

[@tntfreddan3138]

4:35 "At least it's built in the states". That's why they're not as good quality as the ones built over here. The Volvos over here are built for much higher weights than the ones in the US. The front axles are classed at 8 tonnes (just below 18k lbs) and each drive axle is made for 11.5 tonnes (25k lbs). Sure, our distances are not as great as the ones in the US, but we move much more cargo per truck in Sweden than in the US. The truck and trailer I drive has a combined load capacity of 38 tonnes (85k lbs). And our D13 engines are borderline bullet proof and so are the D16s. The only way they break down is due to poor maintenance. I've seen both engines having well over 100k miles on them and they're still running. Edit: The Volvos, even the US ones, are heavier usually due to more robust axles and thicker frames. Wouldn't surprise me if they use similar axles to the ones we have here. Thogh I find it a bit weird cuz I drive both rigid chassis Volvo FHs and Scania R-models and both weigh around 28.5-29k lbs even with an insulated box, reefer unit and stiffer/reinforced frame. Also, the axles can take much more than what they're classed for. The front axles are classed for 8 tonnes but they can easily take 11 or even 12 tonnes. They're limited by the weight limitations on the roads and there the max allowed load on a front axle is 8 tonnes. The standard drive axles are classed at 11.5 tonnes, even though they can handle so much weight that the tires will go flat before the axle goes bust. That usually happens around 20 tonnes of axle pressure. Though it's not recommended to drive like that. The steerable, non-driving tag axle is classed at 8.5 tonnes, but can easily handle around 11-12 tonnes.

[@wainber1]

That some of the newest Volvo cab-forward HGVs appear to be so heavy that the types of loads they are allowed to, under US federal trucking regulations, are more restricted than other HGVs is weird. Yes HGV safety is important but so many such vehicles that are tractor units and don't have toilets or showers in them should make them light enough to handle some of the most common types of loads that are not the widest, tallest or longest. Some loads that are a bit wider or longer than usual don't require pilot vehicles even if drivers who agree to haul such loads need special permits to do so. 80,000 pounds by the way equates to just under 36.3 metric tons. Some articulated HGV combos, if pulling only one trailer, can if laden and driven on roads in some European Union member states, weigh as much as 44,000 kg, equating to just over 97,000 lbs.

[@anderswahlgren9308]

It has been a few years since the European ones got a new dashboard, twice.. I wonder when they will update the US models..?

[@fighter4christ7]

I shocked to learned they weigh that much. When I drove company owned ones they seemed to feel like a feather. Even had a Swift driver tell me his Volvo was light and my International was the heavy truck. Shows how much Swift drivers know 😆 I drive a 1998 Volvo now that I own, first truck I’ve ever bought. It’s an eyesore, but it actually has a 3406E CAT in it. It weighs 19,500lbs. Did you make some changes to this video, I know o saw it some months ago.

[@joycharles1055]

Passed my road test in a freightliner with smooth shifting. If I took a test in that old volvo they had I wouldve stalled broke the shifter n all

[@JungSooLeee]

Is Walmart private fleet better than GP Transco? Also are there any recommendations for a company that only stays in the Midwest? I'm incredibly burned out with the Appalachian Mountains And would like to stay To the west of the Mississippi or not much further to the east than that River! Preferred dry van because I hate tarping flatbeds and I hate crazy hours of reefers at those damn food warehouses and constantly wasting time with trailer washouts

[@HllCat]

I think why most American truck drivers don't like Volvos or wouldn't want to drive one is because Volvo doesn't really build an enthusiasts truck anymore. They make fleet trucks, nothing else really. But that's not out of the ordinary these days, Freightliner too is becoming mostly fleet trucks. Traditional long hood conventionals are slowly getting phased out because of the government and big carriers pushing for more aerodynamic designs. If you go back far enough, every truck maker in the US market made long hood conventionals at some point, Volvo made real nice ones in the 80s and early 90s when they were partners with White and GMC.

[@lloydkuepfer1599]

Very good 👍

[@frodelie2432]

7:20 The high weight is because volvo want to keep driver and passengers as safe as possible, god forbid that an american driver would appriatete souch an efford to keep him safe...you just keep keep bying the aluminiun cab peterbilt and kenworth that provides you with the same kind of safety as a paper sheet.. by the way volvo years ago announsed that if that the extra wheight would mean that they wouldnt sell trucks in the USA , it was ok. Because they would not compromise the safety of drivers over pounds in extra weight, so you american drivers actually sh 8:15 ould be thanking such a brand.

[@DylanKurdelski-sd1gk]

You will never see a any flat top Peterbilt or Kenworth in the ditch in America

[@leroymorris6036]

Common sense info thanks again.

[@jakejanzen887]

I drive a volvo never had load that I can't sacale and that don't weight that much my truck weight only 18100 LBS

[@alsteeves2044]

Keep on with the Pete chariot through the sky. Rest your soul in the long nose cult of trucking.

[@ourv9603]

Why would you buy a new truck? Arent you retired? !

[@abdikarimabukar4243]

The d13 is not Detroit engine it's volvo d13 engine

[@Nikowalker007]

DD13 is a Detroit engine , D13 is the one made by Volvo

[@1hasbeen531]

Remember Volvo/White/GMC? LOL That was a D13 Volvo engine. That

[@smokeinapeterbilt]

And you'll be wanting to wear shorts and flip flops once you buy that truck

[@danfallon1247]

Scania 660 s pure class.😊

[@LrulestheworldM8]

New Volvos have never interested me. Ever. They're just very very boring plastic fantastic trucks. If I have to take a fleet truck, it's freightliner all day.

[@Trashman702]

FL is crap. I’ll take a VNL anyday

[@k3iler05]

You should drive them both. Volvo is far more superior in terms of comfort and drivability. Shakers are great because they are easier/cheaper to fix but also are generally fleet trucks and not quality. Driven them both, I’d drive anything but hands down prefer a volvo

[@coach2208]

Volvos are the best riding trucks.

[@ktanner11]

Is this a re-post?

[@SmartTrucking]

Yes, we put a notice in the Community tab.... some videos had some issues and needed to be uploaded so unfortunately you probably got notification again. Something we weren't able to work around.

[@georgewilson1184]

Dave your admirable but you can’t be fair on these Volvos bottom line they’re crap you would never be happy because your name is Dave not Olik or Hans

[@robertryan7204]

A US spec Volvo's built to a price, not the international ones which are built with quality. Freightliner, Western Star and Navistar do not sell Globally

[@cobra3289]

I got a

[@shelbynamels973]

Well, guess what, I'm not a big fan of Peterbilts. I think they are overpriced and overrated. The ones I drove (older ones) had problems in the details, and the overall design in terms of cab design and dash lay-out was antediluvian.

[@AlexM..]

3:26 😂😂😂😂

[@gailjohnson6670]

Wow..$260,000 for a new semi!!

[@treyfeeley2519]

Volvo's are great trucks BUT, God help you if you need service or parts!!!

[@joelcruz9415]

We all know that if it doesn't have the curves of a brick you won't drive it.

[@russellhorn7437]

You pick on Swift for the idiots they have behind the , but Prime INC. is just as bad if not worse. The old joke when you see on bobtailing is that if he can do that for 30 days without jacknifing, they will give him a trailer. Trucking has gone to shit.

[@donmunro144]

With the emissions issues volvo has, I wouldn't even consider one.

[@BlackTremor]

RIP 😢

[@johnstecz9169]

I would quit trucking before buying a Volvo,wonder what hes getting paid to lie. Been truckin for 35 years

[@Nikowalker007]

They have good ride , great and bright headlights, decent driver lounge setup when you’re waiting for your load to get ready and the best and most refined automatic transmission on the market that doesn’t jerk in bumper to bumper traffic , but that’s about it 😁

[@erich84502b]

😢😢

[@ghostcat1883]

Volvos have the squeakiest seats.

[@katb8951]

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Friends don't let friends drive volvos.

[@manijakhar4123]

2 things that are best in volvo are 1 steering and 2 power others are bullshit