2015 Freightliner M2 106 Business Class with Cummins 6.7L Review Ryder 

That's cool! I completely agree with you! Although I think the Freightliner interior will be updated here shortly since the International MV was put out this year. I have been trying so hard to get a hold of one of those Hino's! I can never find one, all I ever get is the Internationals. I would love to get like a demonstrator unit from Hino. I think that would be cool for the channel! Thanks for watching!

crazyjdkid we do all the fleets(Ryder/Penske/budget) and out of 400 penskes, we do about maybe 50 hinos, most are commercial reefers. But there are some Consumer Hino Penskys with liftgates.

So far the 18 and 19 models are all the same. Only difference is Ryder's now come with a GPS/phone holder factory. But only Ryder Freightliners

So far the 18 and 19 models are all the same. Only difference is Ryder's now come with a GPS/phone holder factory. But only Ryder Freightliners

Interesting! I'm curious on how they decide what trucks to order for there consumer fleet. They have been putting a lot of gas V10 Ford F650 in the fleet recently, something I am not too fond of. Ill keep an eye out for some variety, the Internationals are getting a bit boring.

Well remember that everything is an option, chosen by the company that order it! So this same seat can be had in an International! Thanks for watching!

How is it running, i just bought a 2016 from penske, picking it up in a week

If I remember to! It will probably be a little bit before I get another truck!

Yep can't help but agree! The Freightliner M2 has proven to be a better truck to me as well. Maybe its just the way Penske spec's them, but the Internationals have a lot of work!

Александр Priest Thanks for watching! I enjoy hearing from people around the world!

Yeah I realized I made that mistake just after I made the video, that's an expensive oil change! Thanks for watching!

Thanks! I have reached out to Hino numerous times to get a 268A and they were unable to get me a demo unit to try out. I would really like to try one, and they are hard to come by in the rental fleets as well. They are the only ones I haven't tried besides the Paccar trucks.

I didn't want to return it! lol The air ride and brakes were so nice.

+Marcellus Moyer Yep! Someone already corrected me! Thanks!

It was most likely geared slightly different or not governed! This one was governed pretty low!

Mado They are great driving, way better than the Internationals. This is the same chassis as a Thomas C2 so they would drive pretty much the same. Lots of power and great visibility, I have a driving video on my channel as well! Thanks for watching!

Oh so it drive pretty much the same as a C2 nice thats good to know.oh you have a video of you driving the truck?i definitely gotta watch that one and you just gained another subscriber bro!!!

+Mado Yes, here is the link to the video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dxIMywTQBVQ.html. Thanks for the sub!

Thanks! I was delivering furniture to someone!

All of Freightliner's trucks have them on the left. The C2 doesn't really have that little area where the key is on this one because it meshes into the side switch panel right there. Doesn't really bother me.

Ehh this truck is kind of iffy, kind of a loophole truck. I drove it with a regular D license without an air brakes endorsement because I was using it for "residential" use. Anything rated below 26,000lbs is non-CDL even if it has air brakes. This truck is rated at 27,500 lbs, and if I was driving it in a business setting I would need a CDL (making money with the truck). You only need an air brakes endorsement if it's over 26,000lbs and your using it commercially. Most of these trucks are rated at 25,999lbs. If you are looking to rent one these companies like Ryder or Penske will only rent you trucks that you are legally allowed to drive. They know the laws and will give you a truck accordingly. Thanks and let me know if you have any other questions!

This exact truck is technically a CDL truck at 27.5K, but is tagged below one. There are non-CDL truck produced by Freightliner and Ryder does rent/lease non-CDL trucks as well! Thanks for watching!

Buy one!

@@crazyjdkid le prix c'est combien??

It's titled and licensed to only hual 26k, but the build plate of the truck is to 27.5k. Thanks for watching

No, you don't have to pump up air brakes to build them up. There is an engine driven air compressor that creates the air and stores it in tanks. The pedal feels the same as a hydraulic brake truck, except a bit stronger. The only difference is if you had drained the air from the tanks like if it had sat for a day or two you would have to let the trucks air compressor build the air back up, which takes a minute or two. The DMV test is just a procedure to see if the breaks are leaking. No pumping is required to drive them.

crazyjdkid Sounds great man was always worried about that when it came to trucks like this.... What could make you not have air the tanks anymore?

@@TT-zm8np By default air brakes are always on, so if you all of a sudden lost air, the brakes would engage and lock up. That's why air brakes are safer than hydraulic brakes, in hydraulic brakes you loose brakes and keep rolling. If an air line or air compressor broke or leak, you would probably lose air. But you still might have enough air in the tanks to get a couple of pedal presses out of it before the brakes completely lock. All it is a big air compressor and a couple of air tanks. You are suppose to pump down the brakes every night (with the engine off) to use up all the air in the tanks, then the following morning the air compressor on the engine builds it back up. And as you are driving the air pressure in the tanks goes down as you press and release the tanks, and once it gets to a certain pressure the compressor kicks back on and pumps the tank back up. Trains use almost the same system.

crazyjdkid Thank you so much my friend lots of great info, is it bad to not fan down the Brakes at night? Like if you forgot to do it?

Not really. Its just a safety thing, mainly for buses. The vehicle won't roll away if there isn't any air in the system.

It’s good lots of tie down spots inside the box

Many more tie down points, usually they have E-Track, being much more secure, than U-Haul. The air ride on the back end dampens down jarring bumps quite a bit, so everything ought to remain roughly where it was when you loaded it.

Did you find out I’m trying to find the Jake brake and I can’t on mine

@@demongoblin13 i asked the guys when i returned it and they said if there was no button for it, it doesn't have one.

John Doe that’s honestly disappointing but is still a great truck, thanks for the reply man

@@demongoblin13 yeah it is. Definitely needed with a heavy load and a steep decline but at least they got the job done till my regular truck got fixed. No problem

Cummins has some sort of exhaust brake, but is not selectable. The switched one is an option, if it had one, it would be below the shift lever, same with the Jakes. The ISB has an exhaust brake, the ISL has Jakes. Internationals have a switch on the centre panel.

+Payton Lafleur What all does that entail?

See I personally like the look of the Freightliner better! Most issues between the two trucks comes down to personal preferences. I am sure a stiffer front suspension is available, this one probably didn't have it! Now let me ask you this, what is something you dislike about your International? Don't say nothing because there is always something!

@@crazyjdkid i can't say bro because i ordered it exactly how i wanted it.

@@crazyjdkid i just dont understand how other 6.7s in pick up trucks has way more hp and torque than ours and they're much smaller!

@@crazyjdkid yeah i can say i dont like the dpf and emission bs in diesel trucks.

@@TK101Warhammer Well it has to do with Duty Cycle. The lower the HP and Torque numbers on these engines the longer they will last. So the larger medium duty trucks operators are more interested in getting a longer life than a sup'ed up high horsepower truck. The littler trucks can get higher horsepower as well because they are not stressed as much, moving around 7,000lbs everyday vs 26,000lbs.

This was used for generally freight but for personal reasons.

+Mach Style I am positive it is an option! It's usually a little foot pedal on the steering column! Thanks for watching!

It's a foot pedal underneath the steering wheel, above the brake pedal

+linculn Yeah these trucks are packed with features. There are a lot of benifits to being able to go to a higher idle. When the engine is running at a higher idle the A/C will be stronger, the air pressure will built quicker for the brakes, it will warm up faster if it is extremely cold, the alternator is spinning faster charging the batteries quicker and supplying more power to accessories like the lift gate. These trucks are used as buses in a lot of applications where they need to run big A/C units and the A/C units will pull more electrical power than the truck can produce at a low idle. DEF is diesel exhaust fluid. It is a mix of urea and water, that you buy at special truck stop fuel pumps. It gets constantly sprayed and mixed into the exhaust to convert harmful exhaust gases into cleaner safe ones. It is required and the truck will derate itself and eventually shut down if you don't add it. It's a maintenance pain thanks to the EPA.

Lol every time I’ve rented a Ryder they just hand me the keys and paperwork no walk around 😂😂😂 probably because I usually rent on weekends when the main rental part is closed

It was a lease truck, so I no longer drive it. It was a great truck nonetheless

Thats because its shares the same chassis as the C2 and is made by the same parent company!

@@crazyjdkid The Thomas Built Buses and Freightliner parent company is Daimler the owner of Mercedes-Benz. The M2 shares a lot of features with the C2. They are a lot stronger vehicles than Internationals. The A-pillar on both the Freightliner M2 and the Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 is built to be stronger protecting their windshields. Both vehicles are built with bonded windshields. If they both end up in an accident the bonded windshields hold a enormous amount of force that holds the A-pillar in place. These vehicles are a lot stronger than Internationals.

Around 10k

Yes, same engine. Slightly different tuning.

It all depends on how you plan to use it and what you tell Ryder. If you plan to use it for personal use (your not getting paid or making money with it ), they can give you a truck below or above CDL without you needing the license. But if you rent it commercially you must have a CDL class B with air brakes to drive it. For Ryder flatbeds you must have a CDL no matter what.

iRepFlorida93 you don't require a cdl license under 25001 pounds truck and load together. I drive one of this truck every day my company lease from ryder. All i need to do is my log book and DOT regulations.

Beto Junior thank you

Ahh but the truck in the video is rated above that, at 27,500 so it would require a CDL. It all depends on what the truck is rated to on the production decal on the truck.

crazyjdkid yup true true I thought this was rated under 26000 but ok yeah I see what you mean

Yes, you are right! Not sure why I was thinking it was a dryer! It's a DAVCO Diesel Pro 243 filter, water separator and preheater.

Personally, I prefer the Freightliner over the international. I would suggest spec'ing 240hp and air brakes. The length kind of depends on what you are doing, but in most cases the 26ft is more popular. Let me know any other questions you might have, I will be happy to answer them!

I would like to know how your buying experience went if you did. I bought a Penske, 26', International, reefer in October.

Nope

@@crazyjdkid yes, in Pennsylvania and Maryland

Usually. Depends on the signs and statutes. Some say all vehicles over 10,000 lbs, some say all trucks. We had an incident where our dispatcher was picking up a truck from the next terminal, and blew a scale, PSP was not happy.

Clearance / marker lights

Did you get this taken care of? If so What was the cost?

Chanse Ormon I did! Check my videos!

Here-ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dxIMywTQBVQ.html

Thanks! This thing was a power house!

crazyjdkid ur welcome. :) i bet. :)

Pretty much the only thing that wears out in these trucks are the drive train. The B10 life of the Cummins is approximately 250,000 miles. Meaning, approximately 10% of all units built will require a major overhaul at this point, the other 90% will continue to run. The B50 life is approximately 350,000 miles. So 50% of the unit will require overhaul at 350k. Pretty good number if the truck is making you good money.

crazyjdkid thank you, where or how could I know if it’s either a B10 vs B50?

The B10 and the B50 are the same engine. B10 and B50 are like an industry standard for gauging the lomgevity of an engine. So at 250k you can expect 10 percent of all engine made to need an overhaul and at 350k on the same engine 50 percent of the machines would have failed and needed an overhaul. So in a nut shell if you are at 250k there is a 10% chance the unit would need an overhaul.

crazyjdkid thank you for help!

@@crazyjdkid Interesting. I thought they B10 and B50 referred to biodiesel

Nope. You can't tell from the outside unless they spec the single post mirrors, which I doubt rental companies would do because it costs extra. Its virtually the same truck with minor tweaks to the interior.

im more interested in the chassis and interior. don't care what rental companies care aboot. im looking at it for a new rollback.

@@Commissar0617 well I have plenty of Durastar videos on my channel that show the chassis with the Cummins and the MFDT. That's as close as you will get to the MV on my channel! Although having driven both, I would suggest the Freightliner for sure!

seems freightliner really want to sell ya the detroit diesel. plus it's hard to get good shots of the interior (configuration is important when you're upfitting with emergency lights). international seems to be much better put together in terms of organization. that said, why do you recommend the freightliner over the international?

@@Commissar0617 Ehh I wouldn't listen to them, stick to a Cummins 240hp+ until those Detroits get tested! They are rebadged Mercedes-Benz engines anyway! Both are great proven trucks for sure, and most of it comes down to personal preference! I found the visibility from the cab of the M2 significantly better than the Durastar, especially out the front. I really didn't like how the gear shifter (automatic) and cup holders were placed. It gets in the way and blocks leg room. If your going with an Automatic go with the Allison. The cab was noisier, even with the Cummins instead of the MFDT. There are small things too like being able to start the Freightliner while standing on the ground without having to climb into it, steering wheel had better hand placement locations, etc. The Freightliner seemed to have better driving/handling characteristics as well. Besides the actual truck itself, I really don't like Navistar's customer support history. They have a long history of lawsuits and blame games with mainly there engines and I don't know if I would feel good about supporting a company like that. They would have to really prove themselves. Of course take my opinion lightly! I do like some aspects of the Durastar. It has very strong AC and the dash seems more organized when it comes to switches. Hino makes a good medium duty truck as well, they have gotten popular recently. Let me know if I can give you any more insight or opinion!

+An Italian With A Camera Business doesn't mean their is a sleeper portion. The full name of the truck is a Freightliner Bussiness class M2 106.

It's a 6 speed Allison!

Jim E the newer trucks have 7 speed allison automatics

Does it look like a Ural-4320 do you think? This truck actually has roots back to Germany and Mercedes-Benz if anything! I think it looks pretty good!

callofdutyguy9 These trucks aren't free!

crazyjdkid What if I told you I will send you a little something something for your trouble if you make review and test drive video of truck with a manual transmission. 0.o

That would be awesome, but even then finding a truck with a manual transmission that I can legally drive would be very difficult. I don't think either Penske or Ryder have them in there residential rental fleets.

crazyjdkid take your time and think about and remember me!

Trust me man! I want to make one just as much as you would want to see one!

No, Volvo does not make a truck in this class in the US.

crazyjdkid is it aluminum cab?! if it is, it aint better than international. it certainly dont look as good as international.

Yes it is an Aluminum cab. Its great for up north as it won't rust with road salt. And its lighter for fuel efficiency. Have you driven both? Why do you think the International is better? I think the Freightliner looks great, but at the end of the day its a work truck and looks are arbitrary. I have personally driven both, and I personally think the Freightliner is a much better truck.

Ford44 A few reasons! One, I needed this one to deliver furniture. Two, these videos are very popular on my channel! So people watch them and help pay my tuition through the ads! Thanks for watching!

No

What do you mean? This is a Freightliner

+Nader Alani I did not claim I am a professional. Not sure what a professional would be in this case. But nonetheless, what did I not cover that you would have liked to have seen. Please let me know and I will work to improve it for the next truck I review. Thanks for watch!

What do you mean?

Allison 2500. It got like 11-12 ish if I remember