FedEx Freight | 2016 Peterbilt 579 images
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johndeere4020
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Just for the record there's no "U" in Peterbilt!!!
1truckdriver
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Those are some nice looking petes but they'll look alot better if they had the color matched bumper and side steps. I drive a KW T680. That's a nice truck too, quiet and comfy but I wish it had more power pulling the hills which is the main complain I hear about them. If it was my choice they would have a 10spd manual transmission .
Thanks for sharing the pics Roogie
Thanks for sharing the pics Roogie
I got rid of my radio box a just few years ago. Wish I could find a picture of it when it was in use, it was decked out.
No day-cab looks good, especially with only one screw.
I don't know yet..
Canadian Flyer
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These Petes are pretty snappy looking. I personally like their look vs. the T680. But I like the Western Star 5700 more! Those are cool looking rigs.
Canadian Flyer
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This is why we can't have nice things. Would you prefer if FedEx did what YRC did? Have everyone still running red racers on road duty? Old Monon P pups with leaf springs and rusted bushings?
Retirement is substandard EVERYWHERE in this industry, in case you hadn't noticed, and you can thank the President for trying to make it too outrageously expensive for employers to offer insurance. If Obamacare is so great, why does nobody want to be insured through it?
chitownpeddler
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I still don't understand why they changed to gray bumpers and side panels
I think it's to look like express and ground units. All look the same as for as company owned equipment. Just my thought
Crazy Trucker
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Maybe its because the kws look like crap after a short time we have several that are rust colored on bottom of front bumpers after about 3 months from new.
I think it's also due to the fact that "unfinished" is less costly than painted. Also as noted, the minor scratches won't be the eyesore that they are on white. Just my theory.
Redracer3136
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Not to mention less maitanece cost when replacing, no need to have the body shop repaint those surfaces.
chitownpeddler
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Are the new bumpers steel or plastic?
They are black on the KWs, mainly to keep appearances is why they changed. The all white bumpers need repainted after a short time.
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