Next ATS truck speculation

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#6291 Post by EllieODaire » 10 May 2022 18:52

No, I'm talking about the 5700.
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#6292 Post by flight50 » 10 May 2022 18:55

Hmmm. That's an odd truck choice for logging. If people want it, they can spec it as they please.
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#6293 Post by EllieODaire » 10 May 2022 18:56

The 5700 is a popular line-haul model in Canada, so plenty of logging companies pick them up secondhand, remove the skirts, bolt on a herd bumper, a headache rack, and beefier tires, and put them to work.

Trucking isn't about always getting the best possible truck purpose built for the job at hand, a lot of times you're limited by what dealerships near you have in stock, what build slot you can get (if any), or what other companies in your area have on hand that they're replacing, so all of the highway fleet-spec trucks can be pretty easily modified for vocational applications and are intentionally designed that way to improve their resale value.
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#6294 Post by Corvinus » 10 May 2022 22:03

I like that, thanks for the info @EllieODaire

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#6295 Post by tigolebitties » 11 May 2022 10:47

There's a few Cascadia log haulers around me, so Ellie's experience doesn't surprise me. Day cabs with chrome bumpers.

Also have seen a pete 579 and kw t680 pulling what we called a 'double decker' 4 bolster log trailer. The trucks and trailers were owned by the same company, painted bright yellow and very hard to miss.
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#6296 Post by Double M » 11 May 2022 14:43

ASDF wrote: 10 May 2022 17:41 Yes, and MACK Pinnacle is the same as Western Star 49X/4900, Freightliner 122SD/Coronado, Kenworth W900/T800/T880/W990, Peterbilt 389/567, International HX520/Lone Star of
Thanks for mentioning the Mack Pinnacle. I hadn't thought of this truck.
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#6297 Post by Corvinus » 11 May 2022 16:02

First discovered the Pinnacle myself when I followed IRT years back when Darrel Ward drove one. I had never seen one before, but instantly enjoyed the style of it more than all the others.

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#6298 Post by Midiangel » 11 May 2022 16:18

I would not even start alteration, but to create anew 389, 900, 680, 579 and VNL.
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#6299 Post by Freeze338 » 11 May 2022 20:21

dkasper00 wrote: 08 May 2022 19:31 If you think about it, if there are a portion that decides to take the next step and start trucking in real life, then that is fresh blood in a line of work that does need drivers. These drivers will need trucks, so brand exposure means alot.

It's clear that Daimler North America and Navistar understand what a virtual presence can mean.
Indeed. But there is a big difference between each other. It seems Daimler cares only advertising while Navistar is caring SCS players as well. I have a feeling about that Daimler gives the priority for Western Star which is lacking of sales while not caring Freightliner as much as Western Star. I have a feeling about that new Cascadia will be our only Freightliner truck for long years. And also I have a feeling about they give us 49X and 57X only as the Western Star models. It looks like they don't care anything about old Cascadia, 5700 4900 and 122SD.

On the other hand Navistar or entire Volkswagen group trucks is caring advertising also caring SCS players. They released 3 models which is out of production. MAN TGX Euro 6 efficient line 3 and 9900I are not effect their sales maybe but it represents perfectly their brands history.
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#6300 Post by Trenero » 16 May 2022 16:16

In today blog they talk about the Canadian trip, meetings with brands and sound recording they also have a video.
https://youtu.be/a96bFPT2oxo
In the video you can see that they recorded sounds from trucks that currently aren't in game, one is a peterbilt 367 with a 500hp x15 and a Peterbilt 357 with a C-15.(probably don't mean anything and is just for the sounds of the engines)
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