Warning against buying a Freightliner Cascadia with a DD15

I'll sell you mine. The Detroit Diesel DD15 in the Cascadia is one of the worst designs ever. I've spent more in under 2 years on this truck in just repairs than I did in repairs and purchase of my 1999 Freightliner Century with a Caterpillar C12.
I advise against ever buying one of these, but you can buy mine. I only owe $47,800. Come get it.

[@danaonthemove7422]

Complains about freightliner two years ago, buys another later on. This guy is a winner.

[@blueyoda2897]

Keywords used Swift truck AKA beating by inexperienced drivers I had a Cascadia for a few years never had any issues with it

[@RacingEagleTrucking]

I think these kinds of 4 axle trucks sold on the west coast are all used Swift trucks. The wiring harnesses seem to all be failing when the trucks are 3 to 5 years old.

[@antoniocampbell463]

I have a 2006 century 12.7 Detroit and I had my mechanic replace the bugs for the people that know what I'm talking about and never had a problem. Pull containers, flatbed. vans etc.. the reason the harness go bad is because the amount of heat the regeneration system creates. The wires get toasted and they fail. The reason is that you make the service dealers rich with a lot of repairs.

[@mikewang279]

Dude never ever buys from swift, cr England, us express, and Warner trucking. They drive the shit out these trucks the first 400,000 miles. If they don’t encounter any problems with it they gave it to the solo drivers OTR. First 400,000 they gave it to team drivers and go all over the country with these trucks.

[@JosephArata]

@Karl Ponds New trucks aren't the issue. They will have electrical module and harness problems in the future, but the mechanical stuff has been sorted out with the 2014 redesign.

[@manmr5385]

All trucks from 2011 to 2015 are trash

[@glackaglack1534]

Dd15`s is one the best engines out there you just happed to got a bad one sorry.

[@sevenscounty409]

You are wrong. Mercedes Actros MP4 have this rubbish mounted on it, nothing compared to the previous Mercedes Actros V6 engines. Possibly the worst truck Mercedes have ever produced

[@jeffreyweston900]

No the Series 60 is the best Detroit ever

[@carmello000jp]

@@jeffreyweston900 facts

[@404notfound.....]

I have a 2016 freightliner Cascadia with the DD15, and I've had 0 issues with the motor or a or any censors, currently has 580000 KM. The real problem you got is the fact that it's a 2012. They are LOADED with emissions related problems from early experimental devices. Why do you think 2012 and 2011 freightliners are $10,000 cheaper than other models? there's a reason for that.

[@deangeliocollins1517]

Oh it's coming with NO warning

[@Archeriomc]

First thing you should’ve done is taken that truck to a reputable underhanded mechanic and have the emissions system ripped out of that truck. You bought that truck so you can have a successful business don’t let anyone including the EPA get in your way of your success. I guess the next thing you need to learn is how to start a battery fire. Lol

[@Hanibul_Lecktor]

Illegal asf, you can't rip the emissions out and run the west coast period. By now you've seen the lawsuits flying against companies that do this. They're taking their business files and going after their customers and shutting them down. The motor installed has to meet emissions of that motor hence gliders are a thing. You can not take a CMV late model truck and take out the egr, scr or dpf system. #Rookie

[@Richtaco]

Bingo!

[@D.E94]

Mannnnn this is so illegal now, don't get caught doing this.

[@badhabit3737]

You will loose everything you have.! Illegal to mess with any of that stuff. Not worth the risk..

[@Noticing-Enjoyer]

Damn you all are bitch made. Grow a pair! Rip the damn thing out, just get it done right and you will have no problems. If you own less than 3 trucks the EPA isn't worried about you. Makes me sick to see all these babies in the comment section acting scared like little losers.

[@diegoroldan5097]

Buying a truck from swift, 1st mistake. Buying a 2012 truck 2nd mistake, stay away from every truck including KW and PT, why? We all know they started to add the DEF on every diesel trucks on 2011 and 2012 obviously that system wasn’t perfectly developed, on those 2 years they were experimenting with it. As years went by they got better at it. Believe me I learned it the hard way, I was also an owner operator. Buy a truck with less than 450000 on it, freightliner, Kw, Peterbilt or Volvo, stay away from international. try to obtain the maintenance records on it, and find somebody that will delete all the emission crap of the truck (egr, dpf, and def) the truck will run like a dream.

[@yousefn3640]

Is it legal to delete the def system ?

[@nolimittransport7601]

I have two dd15 for about 3 1/2 years and counting and I haven’t had any major issues or breakdowns. I have more problems with lazy drivers than anything else. You just got a bad truck. You cannot rely on the dealerships word do you have to do your own research and bring a mechanic with you or take it to another shop to inspect it before you buy it

[@giles-df9yu]

Ha ha ha ha ha were they in your toy wagon

[@danielsemmens6640]

A gamble that rolled the wrong way

[@GrammarPoliceInvestigations]

This guy's making every mistake in the book! Lease/Purchase is number one. Then....he hauls port containers!!!! LOL 😂😂😂 He was bankrupt before he started.

[@TheDieseler]

These days, every manufacturer has their share of problems but I see the least amount of issues with Detroit engines on a daily basis. Replace 3 harnesses at once? You don't need a better truck, you need to find better repairs..

[@thereviewer4173]

TheDieseler I agree with you. I have had more than one mechanic in my company tell me that their Freightliners have less problems overall than their Peterbilts and Kenworth. Our fleet is about 2,500 drivers.

[@marcuscrossgrove6272]

And does it have DEF? if so that could be a lot of issues? Is it automatic? But Detroit diesel is pretty good but they killn these engines with emissions. And seens to me the Detroit engines in casscadias isnt the same as 60 series. I think they r designed to shift at lower rpm just like them dam automatics and that's killn a diesel engine. A diesel engine is a hell of an engine and when it breathes right that sukah will run

[@JosephArata]

@@marcuscrossgrove6272 emissions systems aren't "killing" engines. These new DD15s are expected to run for 1.2m miles before overhauling, if properly maintained. That is, if you don't have yahoo steering wheel holders driving the truck with a check engine light till the ACM or ECM derates the vehicle to 5 mph, or driving the truck 100,000 miles before getting its oil changed, when it was supposed to be changed at 75,000 miles.

[@hthouston3924]

I agreed but same time disagree too, agree they all have some issues, disagree with repairs, my believe is buy better truck so you have less repair, I had three trucks with most hated Paccar motor 2 Petes and 1 KW, zero issue with motor but have to delete the DEF after that no more problems. GOD bless everyone

[@JosephArata]

I work on trucks for a living. DO NOT buy or lease anything from a freight hauling corporation. The fleet trucks are minimally taken care of to last the length of the manufacturer warranty, which is 500,000 miles. ALL of the DD15s made before 2014 have the old crap turbo and egr valve actuator setup on them, with the crap 3 filter fuel filter housing. Most of these trucks have not had the updated 2 filter housing or egr actuator put on them yet. They are a rolling time bomb for parts replacement. If you are going to lease purchase or buy used, ONLY buy one from 2014 and newer. There are still electrical module issues with the newer trucks, but 90% of the mechanical issues have been fixed with redesign parts.

[@chuasmare22]

What about 2015 auto ?

[@reefgaming3996]

Alway buy truck with 350000 miles or less and sell it before 700k

[@lightningguy4897]

2018 dd15 Cascadia. 250k miles so far. One issue was something called the doser valve. My last Cascadia 2014 I traded it in with 560k the only sensor I replaced was an abs sensor. I buy my trucks brand new and do all my own maintenance. I think you just probably not buy something from Swift there not exactly easy on there equipment.

[@giles-df9yu]

Normally the one box goes out by 450,000 miles and you are telling one if you did not have your one box filters replaced at least once the one box costs about 20,000 to replace since the idiots built it to fail

[@michaelweldon7516]

I'm on my 4th Freightliner 3 Cascadia dd15 never had an issue with him as long as you get a good one seems to me you found the big as lemon in the Swift pile good luck to you

[@vladnovikov4624]

Michael Weldon i have a 2009 put 80k on it and just had my first problem something with egr. i run to alsska and back. i love this cascadia it has 840k now still runnin like a champ. the guy just got that really sour lemon

[@joshnichols2550]

I’m a freightliner tech. I’ve never seen a truck have so many problems like yours. I think you need to find a new mechanic.

[@PatrickBaptist]

I'm a roadside teach, FL has more problems over nothing than the others from what I've seen. But yeah I would find a new mechanic, but then again I fix my own junk and that is how I got here is not trusting others to do something I could figure out myself. Cracks me up how many truckers can't or don't really even know how to deal with their own tire changes, so I get woke up to deal with that and derate issues that I have to reset. Freightliner frames are generally thinner than the other names as well, always easier to cut through than say a Mack...... I wouldn't use a FL for anything but to part out, I've never resold a whole one, but I don't usually sell anything whole anymore it's usually parts.

[@SirFoodie1904]

Josh Nichols , I owned a 2010 Freightliner Cascadia, with Series 60 motor,everyone tells me it’s the best motor,when I bought it new the dealership or what I called a stealerships advised me to get it service only at dealerships. Well I did just that, the first problem started at 135000 miles with replacement of a condenser, then 8 months later an EGR cooler went out. Not a problem it’s still under warranty, than it went down hill from there. I only had it serviced at dealerships. The mechanics at the dealership tries to tell me perhaps I swapped parts or had a mediocre shops worked on it. I showed them all the receipts. After 295354 miles I gave up on the truck. I paid the truck off and got rid off it.

[@whoerman8596]

@@SirFoodie1904 you mean DD15?

[@brettkramer]

Is there a way to check in advance using the vin to make sure you're not purchasing a fleet truck?

[@shawnbowman687]

I help maintain a fleet of about 30 of these trucks and there is no way in hell I would buy one. We have four nice Cascadia’s that are now junk with low miles due to the suction manifold which are plastic breaking on the high pressure side locking the engines up not to mention bad CpCs causing all kinds of problems and you can’t find the parts to fix them and when you do you’re paying triple the cost for a used one that’s been repaired. I see 90s model trucks coming in the shop for routine maintenance and minor repairs they’re out there working hard getting it done Probably not getting as good a fuel mileage but most of these old trucks are paid for keeping them running is a lot cheaper than making payments on one of these and trying to keep it running. One of our local customers dropped off a 95 freightliner FLD with a 12.7 Detroit a real Detroit that’s not built by Mercedes like a dd engine. He bought it for 2500 bucks and had to drag it out of the woods it was covered in moss and mildew. I thought you have to be kidding me we’re actually going to work on this old parts truck. He said he wanted it fixed and roadworthy as fast as possible and we kind of laughed. Previous owner told him the engine was blown it was partially disassembled and the turbo was laying in the floorboard. We put it back together and put a couple of batteries in it and it started right up and ran like a top Aside from the turbo slobbering a little oil. We replaced the turbo with a reman completely serviced the truck all new tires kingpins and brakes replaced a couple of AC lines and pressure wash the entire truck with degreaser and it actually looked pretty good. I think he spent about $11,000 at our shop getting it ready to go plus the 2500 he paid for it that truck has been making money for a year and a half now and he’s slowly fixing it cosmetic wise as he’s driving it. Now that’s a cost-effective Truck.

[@lomparti]

$4k for a few wiring harnesses? Thats highway robbery. I just checked on ebay and they range from $150-$400 each and you can install them yourself for free. Before blowing money on harnesses you should spray all the connections with contact cleaner first to see if that solves your problem. If youre someone who is not mechanically incline there is no way in hell you should be buying your own truck.

[@brankoperisic9212]

Exact same story with my brother and his 2012 cascadia. My 2014 was fine until passing 500k miles. Now the codes are coming regularly. I believe the 2012 year trucks were the problem.

[@Mike6StringsIn]

Where do you get your fuel? Do you stick to places like TA, Love's , and Flying J or do you venture out to save a dollar? No truck likes bad fuel.

[@donaldmatthews4383]

I had same truck 3 axle never had thoughs issues only issue's I had was all related to def system only if I knew I could have deleted it I would still have it

[@doon714]

More Rookie talk.

[@CC-mf4kl]

doon714 this guy was clueless.

[@badhabit3737]

Mistake after mistake..! Lease purchase..! Pull down pants bend over Rookie..!

[@CC-mf4kl]

You just got a bad truck. Sorry bud, but you should have had the truck inspected before buying it. I know a lot of owners with DD15’s who have had no problems. You have provided no evidence to support your claims.

[@marcuscrossgrove1700]

Tell me something brother, Im with ya on them dam casscadia but how in the world did u get that antenna mounted on top of your mirrors like the old school?

[@LoveItDirtyOffroad]

Most honest salesman I've ever seen

[@rsingh8700]

Sorry to hear bro. These big monsters aren't easy to keep up with! Best of luck to you!!

[@michaelweldon7516]

Yeah my brother I understand I wasn't saying that to be rude I bought one to a 2012 in 2013 a year old in the first four months I replace the entire cooling system the entire region system I a bunch of cooling lines on hold just about everything you can imagine in 4 months it's just a pain in the ass never again will I get in 5 feet of. A swift truck hey I wish you the best of luck either way man once I get the bugs worked out it was a good truck but it took the first 6 months to do it thank God for warranty

[@WithLOVE_Indiana]

Don't run 92mph pulling over weight cans and it might last longer.

[@KubanKevin]

my dad and I were owner/operators and had three trucks. One with an N14, one with a DD15, and one with a S60. What we found is that their reliability and time between repairs always changed depending on who was driving our trucks. These things are workhorses, but they need to be cared for. How you handle yourself and your equipment especially going up hills like mt. needle in Cali makes a huge difference on the overall reliability and longevity of these engines.

[@timothykissinger4883]

I've had mine for almost a year now,and no problem with the dd15 engine.Its a 2017 ,and my understand that the engine was redesigned on the fuel rail.I did have a 2011 Cascadia and it did give me problem s.

[@MrBigR928]

Oh it's coming, trust me! Especially with all that emissions crap on it! You stand a waaaay better chance if you get all that stuff deleted and kick it up to 475 to 500 hp and you'll be plum tickled to death 😁

[@Second.Nature.Lawn.Michigan]

Thanks for the info. Sorry about your bad luck. I think I'll stay in my company truck

[@48whodat]

This poster is 1000% correct, you one box goes bad about every three years, cost 14000 to 18000. The truck is set up for your computer to put you in the shop over the def system and warning lights, the udiit def fikters vost 1500+ each and then another 1500 in labor. Best buy a glider kit with an old Detroit in it.

[@feliperodriguez6885]

The problem is it was a swift truck it had been abused to the max

[@bigdee2333]

Facts

[@GrabinGears]

This guy is clueless classic swift driver 😆

[@strivingformore9900]

I have a friend who bought a 2013 Cascadia and it did exactly the same thing to him, took all of his savings and maxed out his credit cards, he ended up going bankrupt all over that truck, Nickel and dimed him to death..

[@Aj-qb3pr]

I was excited to try a freightliner with a DD15 engine, any Kenworth I ever had at Navajo never broke down this much. If I buy a truck I'm going Kenworth.

[@mikemike1602]

I’ve made the same mistake. I’ve bought one with 150k original miles from Freightliner and the motor blew in 4 days. It cost me 38k to rebuild it. Freightliner told me it was “as is”

[@trucker_gainez]

150k miles? No warranty? 🤔

[@mikemike1602]

Trucker Dude nope, from Freightliner and the truck was 5 years old and aged out of warranty.

[@trucker_gainez]

5 years old with only 150k miles. Definitely a red flag. Hopefully that’s all behind you now

[@poonetidestroyer8955]

⁠@@mikemike1602your 5 year old truck did not have 150,000k on times that by 3

[@AudioTweaker]

Brah... Used swift truck... Red flag.. Nope... Not looking at it... Walking away... Leaving the lot... .Going to another state, or maby 2 states away from that dealer... Now that we got away from that swift mess... Lets look again...

[@jdftwo1]

I feel you on that. Max my cc out , went into debt.

[@Eduardomiramar22]

I have a friend that drove cascadia for 3 years and no issues only oil pump replaced

[@bryanmeadows7742]

Am I hearing that if the engine was in a different brand of truck this would be happening.

[@mikep6014]

Freightliner coronado detroit dd13 . What do you think about that truck?

[@strobaholic]

I just lost a very well-paying job because the owner of the truck got tired of fixing it. 2013 cascadia, previously owned by swift. Engine blew at 460k miles. 😡

[@EZNowTrucker]

A lot of the major carriers are dead against warm up and cool down to save fuel. I wont mention any names but a few that i know of advise as soon as you have air pressure take off. Doesnt matter if its -20. A warm up is wasting fuel. Thats why most get rid of their trucks at 400-500 000 miles.

[@Moussiah]

Mine is at 1.3 million with no overhaul only engine problems was from injector cups. I advise to never buy one without service records. Cuz if the oil suction manifold snd pick up tubes aren’t replaced every 600k miles you’re gonna have a bad time.

[@michaelweldon7516]

Oh good I'm glad you have a good luck with it hey if you heard a Pittsburgh Power give them a call they have a special tune up for a dd15 and Emissions tunes and it will solve a lot of your problems that's where I'm heading when I get my new truck will my new used anyway but give it a try they can help you out a lot solve a lot of your future problems good luck to you

[@RADIORAHEEM402]

Do you still have the truck?

[@SweetpeaandLilly]

Why is it that 60 Series Detroit engine is the recommended engine by truckers yet all I can find is the DD15?

[@user-ix8ki9lc2q]

60 Series is an old pre-emissions engine that is no longer manufactured. you will have to find a used one for yourself

[@MrWill1985]

Ive never had any problems with the DD15. It could be the way Swift was maintaining the truck. I drove DD15s at Crete Carrier as well as Penske Rental trucks with DD15 and they never caused me any problems. I hear the Maxxforce is alot worse. I may eventually buy my own truck but hopefully if I do I can buy a new truck.

[@teamdroughnenterprises1626]

Good to hear I'm looking to buy a DD15 from Penske Rental Trucks I'm led to believe they keep good maintenance records

[@Live-life..]

TEAM DROUGHN ENTERPRISES well the company I work for the lease all trucks and they never want keep up with that and trucks still run and I can tell if I see truck leased and after list for sale I am not buying from them

[@alielbouomrani971]

Thanks a lot

[@andredya9867]

I got same2012 swift junk sitting in my yard my dd15 need to be replaced That’s why I got 1999 Freightliner and driving without problems Cascadia specially these years are the worst

[@tobyray8700]

1. Bad idea to buy a fleet truck that you have no clue how many asses have been in the seat. 2. If your company hauls cheap freight, leaving you no money to operate your business, then your hauling for the wrong company. I understand your frustration, but your "issues" are slightly misguided. Sounds like that truck needed or needs a damn good work over.

[@smokefast90606]

I have 4 cascadia trucks all with Detroit either dd13 or 15 and very few issues the issues all come from bad drivers not taking care of equipment but my buddy's with isx yikes problems galore

[@515051506969]

What do you think about running the B20 in New dd13

[@TheSmartspirit]

You just made a bad choice and had bad experience with that one specific truck. I have a 2016 cascadia with DD15 for 2 years and few months and the only things I repaired are oil changes, one brake chamber and new brake shoes!

[@emondragon4444]

Damn, sorry guy. Owning a truck is rough, my dad has been through alot of bad one too. They can kill your savings. Keep your head up.

[@mmm4638]

So what repairs in needs or needed? Oil change CK5 every 25k not all fleets and all fleet trucks are taken care of. Fuel wise ALWAYS add fuel modifier ALWAYS! this is the most important part. 2017 Cascadia 77k HP fuel pump went out due to low quality fuel across states especially Loves and Flying J, we add 1 Qt per 100gal in ours with Lucas. Thats $8 per 100gal but it will save you tons of problems! Stay positive and dont lose hope. In other words dont expect problems and they wont show. Petro and TA got good fuel. Always fill at 1/4 not less. God bless.

[@JosephArata]

No need to change oil every 25k with the new trucks, unless you aren't running 10W-30 synthetic. With 10w-30 synthetic, you can do oil changes every 75,000 miles.

[@MrMacon5]

DD15 2014 834,000 still running just like the ever ready battery.

[@red66chevy]

dd15 is a good engine no matter what year, the emission system varies how reliable it is. ep07 where pretty good. they are not rated for b30 fuel so moot point. only rated for b10. sounds like you've had some bad luck but your truck is not the norm.

[@thermroberts380]

Well, I think you should find some different kind of work. Hauling containers don't pay much. That's your first problem right there. I own a 2010 cascadia, and I agree with you, these dd15 engine has design flaws. The same thing tends to go wrong with all of them. Oil leak in same spot, egr system, egr actuator, delta pressure sensor, oil pick up tubes, wire harness, quantity control valve, ambient temperature sensor, hydraulic clutch, windshield leaking, annoying vibration, etc. Got tired of the regen system acting up and did a delete. No more problems there. I can just about listen to another cascadia running at a truck stop and be able to tell the driver exactly what's wrong with his truck. Wish I had bought a different truck, but I'm stuck wit the one I have, plus I've already spent too much money on it now to get rid of it. I'll have a brand new truck by the time I finish replacing everything on this mofo. And if you have a 2011 or older cascadia, the parts for the engine seem to be extremely pricey because you have to get a update kit to replace the parts to the newest style. part $400, updated bracket $1200. sensor $16, sensor harness $85, when the old style just had the sensor.. crazy

[@RADIORAHEEM402]

Do you still have the truck

[@ds2559]

Do you still have the truck?

[@thermroberts380]

@@ds2559 no, I sold it. I own a Mack CXU613 now. I thought the DD engines were expensive. Mack Volvo takes the cake when it comes to expensive parts..

[@jason9613]

If you look at most mega carriers, they mostly have freightliners. Maybe you should trade it in for a better one. Btw the freightliner isn't the best truck for heavy hual

[@MrBigR928]

Not without a bunch of modifications anyway! Double frame, 46,000 lb diff's & 14,000 minimum steer axle, all neoprene bushings, beefed up torque rods, stainless steel kingpin bushings, and at least a 13spd tranny, big radiator, tanker fith wheel, 1/2" airlines connecting all the airbags, heavy-duty hydraulic shocks. And we haven't even spec'd the engine yet...lol. Waaay too much money to invest in a former Swift truck! Makes me pucker just saying Swift 🙈

[@josefastboats5874]

@@MrBigR928 Who in their right mind buys a Cascadia cough AHEM Crapcadia. Those things are only good for about the first five years Swift Jb and Schneider put them in service .......Definetly not worth it for an owner operator. Want a Freightliner ??? Buy one 2005 and older. That’s when they were still Freightliner’s. Nowadays they’re owned by Daimler, the same company that owners Mercedes and Chrysler. All they build is junk. The new Detroit DD15 engines are nothing more then a rebranded Mercedes engine. Overly complicated and won’t last a million miles like the old Freightliner’s would last. I remember driving that old Freightliner’s, one time I drove one with 1.2 million on the clock. The thing was still going. Detroit 12.7 and a 13 Speed. Try doing that with a new Cascadia. Good luck

[@martygt3357]

What does the odometer say? 500,000 miles

[@sanfranick9990]

2012 had a lot of issues

[@christopherhayles2393]

How’s your truck now

[@Babecastro]

I hope u are doing better

[@someguy8498]

2018 DD15 - 505,000 miles on my freightliner, only 1 repair. Had to replace the air dryer.

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Shoutout from TAT Express out of Hutchins, TX

[@whoerman8596]

Hello bro I just got a DD15 what’s your takes on it

[@biaggiwins]

Sorry for your experience. You are not alone though. The government has ruined the industry. Epa is a joke! Do they really think getting 3,4 years out if these trucks is green? Look at pre 03 trucks, most get over 1 million miles easily. Mine has 1.7 million miles and has never been opened up. Theres a reason why the market is flooded with 300-600k mile trucks going for 8-$16,000. I hope nothing but good things in your future. Keep your head up.

[@pamelastewart8274]

biaggiwins makes me want to keep my 03 shakaliner(pre egr). 1450000 on it one in frame around a million. The freightliner part of the truck is falling apart but the Detroit stroles on.

[@JosephArata]

The reason why the trucks are on the market at 400,000-600,000 miles is because of manufacturers warranty. Large fleets get rid of trucks that are at or past the warranty to save operating costs. Emissions equipment has absolutely nothing to do with it. Properly maintained, a DD15 will effectively run for 1,200,000 miles before needing an in-frame overhaul. You aren't ever going to find a properly maintained fleet truck that is owned by a multi-million dollar freight hauling corporation. Hence why the used market is saturated with raggedy fleet trucks that were abused by corporate steering wheel holders. I repaired Cascadias for a large corporate fleet for 3 years, so I speak from experience. The drivers will drive the vehicle till the wheels fall off and the truck stops moving.

[@James-ol6rw]

That’s a sad story. I think this is common with any used semi. They are traded by the big fleets when they get close to the end of warranty, usually around 400,000 miles. Or if low miles, the truck has proven to the fleet that it’s a lemon, and guaranteed , will give you trouble. Sorry to hear of your trouble.

[@michaelwright7422]

Hopefully things get better for you

[@KCL2021]

What yrs of your truck?

[@prvr2011]

Just give it back and cut your losses. Get hired on with a company that pays better. Leasing from a company is a joke, either be a company driver, or run your own authority, but at this point, your only option is to get on as a company driver. Sorry you are going through that, it sucks. My first truck was a great deal, until it started needing repairs. $27k for the truck and $30k in the first 4 months for repairs, quickly sold it for a loss and now I only buy brand new trucks, and run my own authority.

[@RacingEagleTrucking]

+David Schaeffer I just refinanced my house. That paid off the truck and cleared done credit debt, so I can afford the next repair. If it happens anytime soon, it will be the last repair and I'll go get a new truck. No Swift leftovers

[@prvr2011]

Well at least that isnt hanging over your head anymore. Dont listen to what these fuck sticks say, they guy who claims he never runs for less than $5 a mile is full of shit, unless he's running 40 miles a day. Flatbed, Van, Reefer, RGN, all pay different rates, in different lanes, and at different parts of the year. You are running the I5 corridor ? Pulling what? Are you ONLY allowed to haul for the company you are leased on to? I run 4 flatbeds in the Western 11, and right now, our goal is to get $2 or better per mile, and we never take a run that isnt at least 500 miles, unless it pays more than $2, mile. Basically, you want to bill $1k per day 5 days a week, anything more than that is gravy. As far as trucks, I run 2016 and 2017 Pete 389's with Cummins 550hp, and 2017 and 2018 Kenworth T680's with Cummins and auto shift. I JUST ordered a 2019 Freightliner Cascadia with the DD15, which is how I came across your video looking into DD15 problems. Each truck is different, I had a cummins in the shop with 40k on it needing a new head. If you want to talk more, not in youtube comments, you can reach me at sslogisticsaz at g mail .

[@JaySkyBlueWalker]

Stay strong driver as you can see you are not alone. Bought a 2009 freightliner that was a old Werner truck with a new overhaul. Ive run into so many unexplainable issues its insane. Only good thing is when its moving I’m chasing top dollar or close to it. Can’t haul cheap freight or you don’t stand a chance leased on to a company

[@mikewhipkey6863]

I'm happy to hear you are getting things straightened out! I hope everything gets better for you in the future..

[@danielsemmens6640]

At least your honest anything mechanical can cause grief and it can happen to any of us

[@juan6336]

I woildd but a freightliner any day it's not the truck. Your problem is you bought a truck that was ran buy swift. At $300 a week I wouldn't care how much of a beating I give the truck

[@Patriot407]

I’ve own one of these trucks and they were a nightmare every other trip I have some problems I got rid of that piece of crap then I bought a Volvo and I I’m very happy with Volvo less maintenance more reliable.

[@RichardandlindaMelto]

This man is right. I got a 2012 that just blew a head at 420000. Every other week it was something. Going back on the company side.

[@404notfound.....]

2012 is the worst year. I know somebody that's replaced every emission related device on that year of truck, including the one Box and now the Turbo, just a financial nightmare.

[@RichardandlindaMelto]

@@404notfound..... I got it running good now. Ending up replaceing motor,deleteing it.

[@phdtobe]

The 2012 I drove for a company while it was still under warrantee had to go into the shop for various repairs probably about every 2 months. Super glad to get out of it when the company retired it. On the good side re Freightliner Cascadia, been in a 2019 since last January, have put 180,000 miles on it since then, and haven’t needed to get it into the shop once during that time.

[@AncientPharaoh]

Are you going to the same dealership for repair budd? I suspect they're not honest in fixing for what they charge you for. The dealerships are too expensive. Find a local guy who would charge you far less. Leave that low paying company and go to US Xpress but make sure you do all the talks and paperwork while still with your current so they don't put anything negative on your record just incase.

[@scottkunz6365]

Find a true owner operator company. Leave the big leasing carriers alone. They won't feed ya. Take the truck you have, delete it. Get a decent t tune on e.c.m. turn off the progressive shift. Drive it.

[@cesarpalmos8235]

I work at a certain large well known corporation with several thousands of cascadia with the DD15, as a fleet technician, they all are very reliable, roughly 1% of the fleet are lemons, the most common issues are the injector connector tube seals, very easy repair. This company got rid of all the peterbilts, and and phasing out the kenworths and internationals. Very good trucks, unfortunately you seem to have gotten a lemon.

[@cesarpalmos8235]

Also, we've switched around 2013, so I cannot say anything about the years before, probably have worked out the problems by them, very reliable trucks.

[@charlesxavier3489]

What year do you recommend purchasing?? I hear 2016 cascadias were the best year

[@danielsemmens6640]

Getting any truck is a gamble looks like in his case bad assembly line to many issues where moisture is affecting things

[@Hearmeout503]

Its all on you i don't think based on what you just said you'll be able to even just give it away !

[@bjbeardse]

DD15 is a great engine, looks like you just got a turd. But then again, ex-Swift truck. That is asking for a butt whoopin! I put over 680k on a 2015 Cascadia Evo, no big issues. I think the overheads were the most expensive thing I did to mine.

[@sandasturner9529]

DON'T BUY THEM with the detroit transmission! MINE WAS AT ONLY 9000 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT!

[@steves9600]

Sorry man I've had good luck with the smaller m2 business class 112

[@PatrickBaptist]

FL has a bad name for being junk and cheaply made. Man I hate to hear it has ruined you. I wouldn't have any emission truck at all, nothing newer than 2003 or early 2004. But repair after repair it may also be the shop you use is just plain bad or cares nothing about how much they take you for. I don't see how you guys don't just do the repairs yourself, I don't own something I can't fix myself weather it is a money maker or not I just can't afford to pay someone else for me to be lazy and not figure it out. But lastly why buy a truck from swift with the rep they have I wouldn't buy one to part out for a cheap deal even if I knew it came from them (I salvage just about anything).

[@SouthEastStanger]

Yo you can buy a brand new truck and have everything go wrong. Sounds like you got a bad truck. Did you have the truck looked over from a-z a mechanic? Did you resurch on what goes wrong with that year truck? Maybe to should have also thought about where it came from and how it could have been beaten up by new training drivees.

[@FrizzleDizzle420389]

I got a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia I probably put Maybe$10,000 into it in the past 5 years that sucks then your trucks fucking up but just cuz you had a bad experience doesn't mean everyone else will

[@saiff7769]

What engine is your truck

[@joeflores4916]

Probably it’s a Cummins....

[@RADIORAHEEM402]

Do you still have the truck

[@stevensmith5490]

Don’t buy anything from 2008-2012 this was before DEF

[@greglaplante9732]

Otrperformancedotcom in MI has the box to fix these trucks. Under $2k no more codes!

[@wittemanadrian]

greg laplante are they still selling them? Website only shows a unit that erases codes

[@megacaptin8056]

First problem was even considering a freighshaker. Fuckin junk

[@rodericktrowhill4132]

Never had any issue with the DD15. From 15 and up anyway. Feel bad for you buddy but you got a beat to shit deal on that. Better luck in the future

[@baleriotorres6160]

just your luck. freightliner makes good trucks, but there are those bad apple that falls from the tree.. try to avoid buying a truck with so many sensors and other stuff. buy an older pre emission truck that will get you going before investing in a complicated truck. there are trucks out with simple less complicated electronics. cat, detroit s60, n14 should be on top of the list for any first timer or starting out with limitted resources. Get your own authority if you want to make the money, those leasing to a company will just pay those blood sucking mosquitoes.

[@motorcity429]

DD15 is the worst engine currently on the market. They have designated it to barely make it out the warranty period.

[@normibabi62]

what is the funtion of thePNDB

[@user-yc4gu8cy3d]

Supplys power from batterys to the chassi control module and body control module.

[@victoraleman8428]

Next time look on 60 series detroits you will love

[@markkuzmenko5653]

Why would you buy a swift truck

[@tyflesh]

As far as the electrical issues with the harness and sensor you can blame that on the states using calcium-chloride liquid deicer on there roads in the winter time. And it's a swift truck so it's pretty much a guarantee that truck seen plenty of winter, I had the same issue with my truck that ran nebraska to the east coast it's whole life and mine took a shit in New Jersey where the labor rate should be illegal!!! cost me 4k in repairs and a little over 1k for hotel room and food... Luckily I had means to cover the bill... But fuck oowwwccchhh!!!! I made a lot of money with my cascadia but I also have put money into also.. Cost of doing business with a used piss bottle truck.. Hope everything has turned around for u... If not find a big strong oak tree and introduce it to your truck and chalk it up and start fresh!!

[@gregoryrobinson1004]

That's all new emmissions truck.

[@JosephArata]

Emissions has nothing to do with it. It's the large multi-million dollar corporations that own fleets of these vehicles that is the problem.

[@ancormane524]

I work at engine shop my opinion get volvo d13 for every 20 dd15 there probably do 1 d13 swap

[@rajsood7571]

baltej paji ssk i wana buy a truck please tell me which motor is good im first time buyer plz reply me

[@ancormane524]

raj sood where are you driving

[@RADIORAHEEM402]

Are you still in business

[@castorcastortroiy]

LOL which one need to buy??? VOLVO...

[@KulinBan777]

don't buy a truck with 500k on it, and it's not just Cascadia or DD15, all new trucks with dpf and egr have problems, in fact Cascadia and DD15 are one of the cheapest to fix

[@MrBigR928]

It's a hard lesson when you don't have anyone to slap your knuckles and put your money back in your pocket and then tell you to, "Run Forest Run" from that used Swift truck!💩

[@CashisKingtrucking]

Red flags I heard in this video. Lease purchase and former swift truck. Hate to hear you are having a rough go. Best of luck

[@RADIORAHEEM402]

Do you have a cascadia?

[@shatteredsquare]

You have your math wrong. When you say you've put 50k in repairs back into the truck, that's not accurate. You put 50k into someone's pocket to repair your truck. From the sound of things, not a lot of that 50k made it into the truck repair. 50k would pay for an entire engine rebuild, AND trans rebuild, with all new wiring and hoses. if you spend 50k on this and that, without keeping track, without isolating the source first, without identifying the root cause, no one at the shop is going to turn you away, they'll start buying you donuts and make you their shop mascot.

[@shortthrow50]

He probably had other repairs. Could have been a number of things wrong. Wheel bearings, kingpins, driveline brakes tires, list goes on. And if you don’t do all those repairs your self, we are talking 10’s of thousands of dollars in labor costs