Peterbilt medium-duty trucks, whether in tank configuration
(shown here) or flat-beds for hauling portable toilets, always
bring an impressive return at resale time for ACE Enterprises.
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inside an engine for repair. It's getting about 7 miles
per gallon, and with the amount of idling we do, that's
pretty good."
Jones also reports that resale on the Peterbilt medi-
um-duty trucks has been impressive. He says the sweet
spot for maximizing value is between 24 and 30 months.
"We do very well on them," he says.
But at the end of the day, Peterbilts earn their keep
by their day-in, day-out productivity, which allows Jones
to keep his focus on servicing customers.
"C.R. always says that if you take care of business,
business takes care of you," says Elrod — now ACE's sales
manager. "Peterbilt trucks allow us to take care of busi-
ness as effectively and as cost and time-efficiently as we
possibly can. That benefits both us and our customers."
