Running a successful trucking business takes tremendous flexibility. Sometimes, it means going out of your way to help a good customer.

What's more important in determining a used truck's value - mileage or model year? Is the Fair Market Value Lease right for my business? What specs on a new truck will return the highest value on the used market? And other important questions.

More than 28,000 used Kenworths and Peterbilts have been sold by PFC since 2000. PACCAR Financial Used Truck Centers offer an excellent selection of premium used trucks and can finance qualified owner-operators and fleets at each location.

PACCAR Financial has come full circle over the past 50 years. Originally established to be a finance source to help customers purchase Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks PACCAR Financial has grown and matured playing an integral role with dealers in their flooring and expansion, plus adding continued support to their customers with innovative finance plans and creative approaches to customer needs during the up as well as down cycles of our industry.

As a second-generation family operation, celebrating 56 in business in the Houston area, Naegeli Transportation Inc., knows a thing or two about loyalty. Many of its 90 employees have been with the company for 30 years. That loyalty has blood lines as more than 20 immediate and extended family members – fathers, sons and cousins – work for the company. “Our diversity in services, combined with our superior workforce, has allowed our company to weather the sometimes stormy conditions within the greater Houston construction environment,” said Sonny Naegeli, son of the founders (Boyd and Betty Naegeli) and president of the company.

Jon Vinje knows all about partnerships and loyalty. He learned it from his dad, Bill, who started Halvor Lines in 1968 with four of his friends – all of whom were owner-operators at the time. "We have some relationships with local banks which are necessary for our business,” added Vinje. “But for our tractors, we pride ourselves on our equipment, and we need a good financial partner for equipment acquisition. PACCAR Financial provides the financial resources to make us successful."

It’s something young and old have heard through the centuries. "If life gives you lemons, turn it into lemonade." Back in 1976, that’s exactly what the Loekmoen family did. With dairy prices depressed and profits hard to come by, the family made the hard decision to sell their cows and leave the dairy business. As they transitioned from being dairy farmers, a severe drought hit their state, leaving the local farmers having to buy expensive feed in the fall.

Every day you’ll find a smile on a driver behind the wheel of a Select 1 transporter. Not only because he pilots a Kenworth T660, one of the most driver friendly trucks in the industry, but because he’s also delivering a payload of cars, test vehicles, and vintage autos that makes customers giddy when the door of the trailer is lifted.

The recession may officially be over, but credit can still be scarce. That’s one reason customers appreciate PACCAR Financial’s commitment to providing financing in every economic climate – along with competitive terms and outstanding service.

How you finance new trucks is always an important decision. In today’s market, that decision calls for a broader perspective. Your usual financing approach might work – or you may need to refine it to address your changing needs. Just ask Chuck LeFebvre, vice president and principal of LeFebvre Companies. Based in Elk River, Minnesota, this third-generation family business specializes in transporting precast concrete products such as sewer pipes, wall panels, bridge beams and other dimensional freight throughout the Midwest.