PACCAR has publicly set a goal of reaching 35% share of the North American Class 8 (heavy-duty) retail truck market, up from about 30.3% in 2025 for its Kenworth and Peterbilt brands combined. The target was discussed during PACCAR’s Analyst Day...
@pushbroom can certainly tell us all more about it but as I understand it, Paccar purchased Daf, primarily for their engine manufacturing experience when all the brands began offering proprietary engines. Many of the first Paccar engines had problems (as did all manufacturers trying figure out how to deal with emission requirements).
Truck came in for low oil pressure after a recent service. Idle was 20lbs should be north of 50. Pulled out the spinner filter and found the lower bearing was unscrewed and coming apart. Installed the new bearing assembly and a new oil spinner, got 65lbs at idle. Truck had an aftermarket...
However, PACCAR does have a contractual agreement that forces an owner to use dealer shops until the engine is out of warranty. Cummins, for example, will not touch one of those engines while under warranty.
Paccar didn't even start making engines until a few years ago. PACCAR may not have, DAF which was bought by PACCAR has a long history of making their own engines for their trucks. PACCAR just bought themselves an engine maker, filed off all the previous name plates and stamped their name on it.
Our new beast with Paccar mx 13 (which i found to be a sh&t engine)
ISX horror stories scare me. Guessing they got most of the bugs worked out at this point, but a little nervous about taking a chance with one. PACCAR? Would you? Why or why not? Volvo - not really considering it, but it is here for the opinions. Right now, I am leaning toward a Freightliner because of my comfort level with Detroit.