Nathan Yelland of Redhead Equipment, a Mack truck dealer, says most of his ag customers are now opting for newer trucks with auto-shift transmissions.

New or used?

Should that next new-to-you heavy grain truck be brand new?

In the past, when it came to planning equipment purchases, grain growers generally budgeted for an older heavy truck in the farm fleet. And that made sense. Farm trucks have a history of not logging anywhere near the miles in a year long-haul, over-the-road trucks do. Therefore, farmers could usually tolerate the more frequent repairs […] Read more