Silverado 2015 High Country never again

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Apr 7, 2015 | 5:59 PM

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JK23112

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From: Hanover County, VA

Wow! That is pretty awesome. I like the looks of the Columbia and have driven one or two of them (Ryder rental tractors) when one of our POS Internationals or Sterlings is in the shop -- but the Cascadia is light years ahead. They also make a Coronado, which is a beautiful truck, but is way, way above our 'day cab' requirements!

Today, I was in a 2015 Freightliner (Business Class??) straight truck -- 30' long, three axles, 52,000# GVWR with a Cummins ISC 8.3L and an Allison automatic transmission. It is a marked improvement over the POS 2008 Sterling that it replaced.

It has an 'air dump' for the suspension (to make dock deliveries easier), an engine brake, cruise control and HEATED MIRRORS. The cloth seats are not very comfortable, but I expect they'll last a lot longer than the crappy vinyl ones in the Navistar and Sterling trucks.

The Freightliner trucks have better horns as well -- which is necessary in Northern VA traffic. :-)