Dually vs Medium Duty Truck

Dually vs Medium Duty Truck

07-12-2005, 03:13 AM

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Dually vs Medium Duty Truck

It is clear from reading this forum that anyone who has ever driven a DRW truck is sold. That question seems resolved, at least for the purposes of this forum. My question is - what experience is out there on light duty (3500) vs medium duty GM 4500-5500 or Freightliner M2 business class trucks? Some preliminary investigation is leading me to believe that the medium duty trucks are price competitive while offering much higher GCWRs and air ride seats. Having just returned from a 1,500 mile trip over bad concrete road, the air is looking more and more attractive. What if anything am I missing?

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