The journey begins - purchased a truck.

What happened to just put it in the big hole and go fast?

 

Hey Blair, fogline has a Bco version of their software with a 30 day free trial. It's pretty cool and cheap compared to 20 bucks a month.
http://bcobiz.com/bcobiz_manager.htm

 

Fuel prices and the fact that so few people have CB's and are willing to run in a convoy.

 

I have found my scanguage to be about 1-1.7 higher in MPG than the real fill up MPG that I calculate with miles driven divided by the gallons it took to refill. It is useful to use the boost gage though. My setup on it is mph, rpm, instant mpg and boost. Between those four you should be maximizing your fuel economy by keeping your boost below 10Psi-15Psi, shifting at the right RPM's etc

 

Fuel is 2.00 a gallon and I usually hire a front and back door😃

 

Adjust the settings to match your fuel tank size. Then fill your tanks and click "fill-up" on the scangauge (power button -> more -> fillup I believe). Then next time you fill your tanks see how many gallons you actually added and compare to how many gallons the scangauge fillup screen said you burned. For example, say you added 163 gallons but the scangauge said you had 43/200 gallons remaining before you filled. You would then go to the advanced settings and adjust the fuel +3.7% (6/163).

Also, use a gps to see your actual speed. In the advanced settings you can adjust the scangauge speed to match.

If you do those 2 things, your scangauge avg mpg should be well within 1% of actual.

 

Not sure how they lay out on Profitguages but can get the same from the new BM.
I get weekly monthly yearly profit/loss reports fuel reports all expense reports broke down Revenue reports.
Its been completely reworked and more added changed fixed updated fairly regularly. (Two updates this month took about 2 min each update)
Added in driver profiles if more than one single or multiple trucks. Maintenance reports auto hauler stuff.
Anyways just a suggestion and just one price then done no monthly subscription.

 

Excellent point. I loved having a boost gauge when I drove my brother's truck, it was an invaluable tool for helping "teach" me how to drive.

However, a word of caution about expressing how much boost is needed. When you say 10-15 psi that can mean vastly different things depending on your particular turbo. I found that out when I was first learning how to drive according to boost, when I read an article put out by Pittsburgh Power that talked about how you could be more efficient without cruise control in rolling hills. They said you should use 28 psi to start the hill and never let it get over 28 psi as you climbed.

28 psi on my brother's truck was maximum boost. So I tried that and got disappointing mpg on the run from OKC to St. Louis up I-44.

The NEXT article then described the author's setup as having 56 psi as maximum boost. "AH HAH!"

From that point on I understood that I should keep boost at or below 50% of maximum boost. THAT made all the difference.

 

Check the coolant nitrate level(test strips). Very important to keep from pitting liners. The goon on the filter may be from mixed red and green antifreeze.