Ep. 108: Here's Why We Bought Our First DIESEL Heavy Duty Truck!

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Ep. 108: Here's Why We Bought Our First DIESEL Heavy Duty Truck!

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Feb 18, 2022

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Welcome back to TFL Talkin' Trucks! In this podcast, Roman and Andre cover the details of the newest truck to enter the TFL long-term fleet: a brand new Ram 2500 with the 6.7-liter Cummins turbodisel I-6. Here's why we landed on that truck for our latest purchase and what we plan to do with it!

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Ep. 108: Here's Why We Bought Our First DIESEL Heavy Duty Truck!

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