![]() The average owner operator when buying a new truck, cannot afford breakdowns or downtime in the first year of service for a brand new piece of equipment. This came as no surprise to anyone who has been involved in trucking for any serious length of time. The majority of these breakdowns were related in some way to their new emission efficient engines and the surrounding plumbing. Owner operators and small fleets could hardly afford to buy new trucks. The newer trucks had an added cost of sometimes $13,000. If it isn’t a major malfunction, then often truckers report these vehicles nickel-and-diming them to death. These emission system issues can cost upwards of $20,000 to repair. The 2012 year production, Class 8 trucks, were experiencing an incidence of repair rate of almost 50%, meaning that half of all new trucks built last year had already suffered breakdowns and downtime during the first year of service. Statistics were released recently, revealing what those in the trucking industry already knew. Unfortunately, these newer vehicles hadn’t “cut their teeth” out on the road and the result was a lot of breakdowns and major malfunctions. This resulted in many vehicle manufacturers needing to redesign their engines. In January of 2007, the EPA set more stringent standards for “heavy duty highway vehicles”. Related > Best Truck Engines + The Worst – A Trucker’s Guide to Getting the Right Engine How Glider Kits Came to Be Many bought up the 379 Pete’ and earlier models, in order that they could get this model truck with a Cat engine (which Cat soon after stopped producing.) The 379 Peterbilt was a very popular glider kit. There are Kenworth glider kits, Peterbilt, Freightliner (Argosy) and Western Star. What Truck Type Glider Kits Are Available? ![]() These are the most sought after type of glider kit today. Rolling glider kits include everything for the truck except for the engine. The traditional glider kit rear suspension, axles, transmission or the engine. Related > Why Rebuilding and Restoring an Older Semi Truck May Be the Answer What Are Rolling Glider Kits? With a glider kit, a tried and true engine can be installed by the truck owner, as opposed to a limited number of choices of new engines, many which are not yet proven to hold up and also are higher priced.There’s no DEF involved in a glider kit truck, as the engines are pre-emissions, without DEF. Truck engines are reconditioned to like new condition. ![]() Glider kits are essentially an environmentally friendly way of recycling truck engines, rather than adding to the heaps at junk yards. Environmentally Friendly Alternative To Buying New.Some glider kit companies boast better fuel mileage of up to 1 mpg better than their competitors. This is due to the fact that the engine can be rebuilt (recycled) which help to keep the truck costs down without waste. The lower cost is of great appeal to a truck owner. One advantage of glider kits is that you can get a like-new truck about 25% less than the cost of a comparable new truck. The Benefits of a Glider Kit Vs New Truck Purchase The intention of a glider kit is to evade regulations imposed by the Clean Air Act emission standards in the USA or Green House Gas Emissions (GHG) regulations in Canada. They typically are not warrantied as long as a new truck, but usually the warranty is for 12 months/100,000 miles. The glider kit can then be purchased and an engine can be installed in the truck.There’s a new transmission, new axles, new body, new frame, the works.‘Rolling’ glider kits are essentially a brand new truck with everything included, except the engine.This reduces the repairing cost of glider trucks.In the trucking industry, glider kit trucks are wildly popular, especially among the owner operator business owners and small fleet owners. Thus, the time required for repairing glider kit trucks is less. Since glider kit trucks have rebuilt engines, parts and maintenance costs are normally much lower and it is relatively easy to repair them and fix any glitches. With a used Glider Kit drivers can eliminate the downtime that comes with DPF filters, regens and shop time in the shop. ![]() It also means lower upfront ownership cost. What is more important is you get a like-new truck at a reasonable price in comparison to a brand new one. Glider Kit used trucks for sale carry a reasonable price tag that helps businesses in the trucking industry to save money. Glider Kit used trucks for sale offer total flexibility to the fleet owners as they are free to choose the type of engine they want to install.It gives them complete freedom to custom build the kind of trucks they want to run on the highway with the best possible powertrain. Advantages of Glider Kit used trucks for sale: 1.
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