Way more Cummins-dodge trucks on the road than any other brand.

[lil red cummins]

i occassonally get out on the road and this week was one of those times.



i drove 400 miles from Cleveland to Rosemont, Il (far side of chicago) for a trade show on tuesday and back today. since i was not in a hurry, i kept busy counting how many car haulers, RV trailers and other 3/4 ton and 1 ton haulers were going the other direction.



my un-scientific observation was an approximate ratio of:



10 dodge/cummins trucks

2 chevy diesels

1 ford diesel.



i lost track of how many total units i saw. it was well over 50.



there were a few gas units in there too. again, i couldn't always see if they were diesels or not but the overwhelming amount of dodges really surprised me.



for the guys that are driving for a living, are you seeing this same kind of dominence by dodge or is my judgement biased because of this single trip?



jim

 

[CDonaldson]

I see many more Dodge/Cummins trucks than the others too. Very popular here in New Mexico and also in Texas. I have also noticed that when it comes to towing something BIG, the Dodges are the only ones I see moving this stuff. Over in a local recreational lake area, Elephant Butte, you see more Fords towing boats and with PopUp type campers, but again you see the Dodges towing the 5ers and the big boats.



CD

 

[jnelson]

very different story down in S. Texas.



Very high number of Fords pulling, jet skis and boats. Say 25,000

Number of dodges pulling oilfiled, general hot shot, cattle trailers , rv's, and working for a living. say 10,000

Chevies driving around looking pretty, say 5,000.



We are out numbered by Ford - but not out worked.

 

[GAmes]

I recently tallied up pickups used in transporting, hot shotting and car hauling. I only counted the pros with company name and DOT number displayed. My count started in TX, went to IN, then IL, IA, NE, WY, and points west. Out of 200 , 98 were Dodge (49%), 64 were Fords (32%), and the rest were GM (38, 19%). Those "Professional Grade" pickups aren't being used by the professionals. Go figure.

 

[HighRanger]

Here just north of Italy TX, Dodges by far outnumber anything. Especially pulling the bulk of the farm trailers.

 

[PSchwering]

I have tried to count trucks around town, but I live about 15 miles from the plant where the B series is made, so I know the numbers here don't match the rest of the country. One day I counted 31 rams, 1 Ford, No chebbys.

 

[JHardwick]

I cover all 48 and I see Dodges out numbering the other 2 if the truck is being used to make a living. There are still certain parts of the country where you have to have a Ford to be a cowboy, but I don't weigh the weekend warriors very heavy. I look at the high mileage trucks making the dough!

 

[DFranks]

Definately more Chevies,Fords than Dodge here in Calgary.

 

[SLightfoot]

Definately more Chevies,Fords than Dodge here in Calgary.

I guess there's at least two of us with Dodges. :-laf

 

[SnoKing]

Last fall on our 6 week rv trip, I counted trucks pulling 5th wheels, on most days Dodge had the edge. However coming back up thru Idaho I hit a day that Ford's were 2 to 1 over Dodges. Maybe it was a weekend day, I can not remember. SNOKING

 

[Grizzly]

Who in their mind would want to buy a a Powerjoke now, except for my brother-in-law, he's wheeling and dealing on a 08 Ferd Powerjoke. He doesn't want one of "those rattle trap Dodge".

 

[lil red cummins]

He doesn't want one of "those rattle trap Dodge".

i see "brand loyalty" as "blind loyalty". it is reserved for those that are not capable of knowing when it's time for a change.



if Cummins were to have the same type of continuous problems, i would move on.



jim

 

[Grizzly]

i see "brand loyalty" as "blind loyalty". it is reserved for those that are not capable of knowing when it's time for a change.



if Cummins were to have the same type of continuous problems, i would move on.



jim

I would too in a heart beat. After all I moved on from Ferd and I'm glad I did.

 

[HighRanger]

I would too in a heart beat. After all I moved on from Ferd and I'm glad I did.

After owning 4 ferds... . I am so glad I made the switch to cummins. Everyone says the prefect combo would be the ford body, cummins motor, and the chebby transmission. Personally I like the dodge body.

 

[JasonCzerak]

After owning 4 ferds... . I am so glad I made the switch to cummins. Everyone says the prefect combo would be the ford body, cummins motor, and the chebby transmission. Personally I like the dodge body.

heh, Get and F550 with the 5. 9 and Allisen.

 

[CUMMINZ]

I am on RV camping trip to SC coast now and the count here in the RV park is 20 to 1 Ford single rear wheel out number all.

 

[JasonCzerak]

I am on RV camping trip to SC coast now and the count here in the RV park is 20 to 1 Ford single rear wheel out number all.

I this park down hill? cuz they all could of rolled in under gravity?



Fast Only Rolling Downhill

 

[10.5 Dave]

In my travels I see probably 10 Fords for every Dodge. When I do see a Dodge it seems like it's maintaining the speed limit with a giant trailer hooked to it. :-laf

Chebbies are a rare bird in my area and you rarely see them working when you do see one.

 

[Yo Hoot]

Our last big trip there was a noticeably larger number of Cummins Dodges pulling commercial loads than Fords or GMS.

 

[easleyj1]

Here in the lovely Mid-South (North MS West TN) if it is a diesel it is probably a Ford. Dodges are the second most popular. Not many Duramax.



Jonny