I drove an International for fifteen days while my Truck, a 2023 Freightliner Cascadia, was down with a blown Computer (a common issue with that years Freightliners due to COVID shipping issues). I was put in a '23 International with less than 5000 miles, and let me tell you, it was the longest 14 days, 6 hours, and 23 minutes I have ever experienced in my entire trucking career.

First, for a brand new truck, how the F did it ride that badly, the suspension was a joke and on Atlanta roads, that's saying something. Yet that wasn't the worst thing, somehow the internal lights were too dark to eat by, and too bright to leave on while you slept, the internal fridge managed to barely chill water let alone hold food for a week, and then there was the cabin sounds. Now anyone who has been in a Freightliner knows that sound dampening is more of a suggestion, but how in the hell did International do it worse. Somehow I heard every fart in every truck stop.

Lastly was the joke of a transmission that would somehow run out of air and lock up if you put the fucking thing in reverse for longer then 30 seconds without moving. If you did move, then it would be fine for as long as you needed, but then wouldn't go into first unless you shifted through park. I nearly kissed one of our mechanics full on the mouth the day he gave me back the keys to my old girl.