International LT

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International's recovery truck after the MaxxForce years, with the A26 engine and a cab widely rated among the better ones. Priced below its peers new and used, largely on reputation rather than on current product.

Fuel economy

7-8.7 mpg

loaded, at highway speed

Fuel per mile

$0.516

at $4.049 a gallon

Tractor weight

17,000-19,500

pounds, day cab to large sleeper

Used asking

$35k-$110k

condition moves this more than the model

What the fuel gap costs

Against the most efficient tractor in this reference, over 120,000 miles at this week’s diesel price.

$3,356 a year

Known issues

Too recent for a settled long-term record. The residual value gap is the market pricing in the previous decade.

Verdict

The value play in this list. You are buying a good current truck at a discount created by an engine it no longer uses, and taking the resale risk that the discount persists.