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The company grew in carefully mea- sured steps, and with the fleet up to a dozen trucks in 1988, John Sr. knew change was again ahead. This time, it would affect the fleet. "We were unhappy with the trucks we were running," says John Sr. "It wasn't so much drivetrain issues – it was the cab and its components. That's when we got our first Peterbilts." Driver appeal Drivers instantly took to the new Peterbilt Model 379s, remembers John Sr. "It was like they were running Fords, and we had just given them new Cadillacs." By the time tradeouts were complete three years later, the Goodluck fleet was all Peterbilt, for good. Some changes still lie ahead, however. Looking to maximize their fuel economy, the company integrat- ed aerodynamic Model 387s into the fleet soon after the truck was introduced, and eventually transitioned to the Model 587. Those changes didn't concern the Goetgelucks as much as when they had to make an engine commitment for their most recent purchase of Continued from page 15 "Our fuel efficiency has been excellent with the combination of the Peterbilt Model 587 and the MX engine." 16 FIRST CLASS