Brake Pad Recommendations

I have the powerstop on my truck from Rockauto.com They work alright but not a long term since i parked my truck shortly and have been racking up mileage on work cars so unknown on longevity.
I have typically gone with Centric Brake parts - the posi-quiet line. fantastic, pre-burnished and low dust/quiet. worked in auto industry (mostly aftermarket shops) for over 20 years. I ran the posi at most shops and had fantastic results - very little comeback rate.

But remember the "P's" Proper prep prevents piss poor performance. cleaning rotors and calipers/slides, establishing an ND finish, cleaning and lubing slides, proper lubing of contact points (or not lubing if the correct shims are present), proper torque, cleaning hubs, etc.... the best parts can be diminished if not given the proper care on install.

Now as long as you brake properly and do not overload your vehicle you should be fine. just downshift on the grades and use compression braking and give yourself additional stopping distance

My original brakes had 84k miles on them yet still had at least another 10k left on them (the front pads but rear had almost 75%) but I decided that it was time to change them. I'm retired and was running out of things to do. The OEM rotors were in perfect shape and my mechanic told me he doubts 98% of aftermarket rotors would be of similar quality. The past couple years I would ask him to check the brakes every time I had an oil change and tire rotation and every time he said brakes were fine. The rotor edge had less than 1/2 mm wear and braking showed no signs of warp. I'm easy on the brakes and live in a flat area so I'm sure that helps prolong brake life and I don't race to stop lights.
After replacement the braking is perfect. I've owned over 30 cars & trucks in my day and years back rotors were rarely replaced unless with serious issues. Often a trip to the local auto parts (NAPA in my neighborhood) machine shop and rotors resurfaced and like new. I can hardly remember a time I had to replace rotors.
Lastly, the other gripe(s) I had with those Power Stops was the packaging. Clearly the box which contained the pads was not designed for shipment and the thin paper wrap around them did little to protect them in transit as I ordered them from Amazon. The first set I bought had chucks of the pad broken off the edges and the pads and hardware were all helter-skelter in the box so I returned them. Second ones were better but still some damage to the edges.