USED-TRUCK GUIDE

At the time of writing, this truck had

809,501km on the clock with only a mid-life on the engine. It was still running fine, and the engine oil samples were returning normalwear results.

You’d expect to pay between AU$120,000 and AU$190,000 (NZ$127,300 and NZ$201,500) for a big road train 6900 Western Star with 68’’ sleeper.

However, trucks like this working on minehaul operations typically have high utilisation, mostly double-shifted. Their maintenance generally is of a high standard to meet all the compliance requirements for hauling mine products. But be aware that haul road grime gets into every component and is time-consuming to clean off. At the end of their life on mine haul, these trucks often require an extensive rebuild to get them back to an as-new condition.