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Ridgerunner665 · **^ Top** #**131** 09.20.2009

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Originally Posted by notarps4me

a few times and I hate to tell you, but I type slow there speedy...

Me typing makes molasses in January look like an NHRA funny car going down the strip.

ChromeDome · **^ Top** #**132** 09.20.2009

In some states you almost have to cut thru the woods to get where you need to be, or you will add 100+ miles to your trip.
I haul allot of flat freight in Western parts of PA. My company is near Warren. So to get to an interstate you have 40+ miles.
I can save allot of time taking the roads thru the hills, instead of the shortest route to the interstate. There are only 2 major interstates running easy/west thru PA, NY, and several other states up here, and it is many miles between the North/South ones.
If you try to stick with interstate here, 1 it will take longer, 2 there are tolls on some of the roads.
Many states are like this though. It just seems to me more prevelant to me in the northeast, though that is where I spend most of my time lol.

Bookerz · **^ Top** #**133** 09.21.2009

Avoid the I-77 corridor through VA and WV as long as it doesn't add more 50-75 miles or so.

Another thing to keep in mind is idling. I've heard you burn between 1.5 to 2 gallons per hour of idling. So I split the difference and here's what I got.
Based on traveling 500 miles and idling (x) hours
Baseline (0 idling) mpg of 6.48
1hr idling 6.34
2 hrs idle 6.20
3 hrs 6.07
4 hrs 5.94
5 hrs 5.82
6 hrs 5.70
7 hrs 5.59
8 hrs 5.48
Bookerz out

Ridgerunner665 · **^ Top** #**134** 09.21.2009

My idle has been high lately (around 40%)...its been hot. I'm still getting good enough MPG's to get my bonus this time...but barely.

They did, in fact, up the requirement to 6.85 mpg...we got a message on the QC today saying so.

I'm at 6.859 mpg right now (my average over 27,891 miles)

bduke · **^ Top** #**135** 09.21.2009

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Originally Posted by sarge26044

Maverick to Covenant is like Golden Delicious apples to rotten oranges

Lets hope so. They do advertise a lot in magazines. That is not a good sign. Hopefully there will be a good outcome for RC.

bduke · **^ Top** #**136** 09.21.2009

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Originally Posted by Redcoat wife

Thanks everybody for all the tips and tricks. Shout out to Rocks. Hey girl!

Redcoat is one of those people who try to do everything by the letter of the law as best he can. He only deviates when it comes to self-preservation. So as Ridgerunner and several others have said, if it says do not call, then Redcoat does not call. However, he takes note of what he finds out after he gets there so the next time he knows that at that particular consignee, they actually DO take deliveries all day. Duly noted.

That is a very smart thing to do.

One thing that is bothering Redcoat is his fuel mileage. This week he got 6.48 with over 500 miles out of route. I don't bother suggesting things to him for obvious reasons. However, I did tell him to talk to the other drivers there at Gary to see what technique they use as they drive to see if there is anything they do differently. As far as the out of route issue, I have a question. Is there something Maverick sends in the mail that itemizes each trip and how many OOR miles there were? And if there is, how often do you get it? That would be helpful to know how they come up with that number because neither of us can figure out how they came up with over 500 miles OOR.

I m not a otr driver but why does fuel mileage count?

I am assuming that oor is out of route miles? I think I have heard about this before. Aren't most otr drivers paid by the mile? What difference does that make if you get your load there on time? Don't you get paid for the miles you drive?

Also, when you guys trip plan, do you stick mostly to interstates as much as you can? Or do you go ahead and use the state roads if it is more direct? Doesn't going through those little bitty towns kill your fuel mileage when it comes to all the stop lights and low speed limits? If the interstate is the longer way there but you can keep your speed up, wouldn't that be the better way to go? Where do you think the trade off point is as far as how many miles more the interstate is as opposed to a stop-n-go more direct route? 20 miles? 30? I'm not a math genius but I'm sure somebody in here has done the math and figured something out.

Finally, one last question. What is everybody's opinion about Maverick's lease program. Any thoughts on pro or con with that deal?

From what I have read, LP is not good for anyone but the company. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

Gator83 · **^ Top** #**137** 09.21.2009

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong about OOR miles, but what I have noticed so far is that my OOR miles seem to be the difference between paid miles and what I actually ran. Considering that so far I have stuck to their routing and still always gone over what they paid me for, I don't know that OOR miles can be avoided completely. Though I think starting next week I'm going to start comparing different routes to theirs to see if I can make it better.

Bookerz · **^ Top** #**138** 09.21.2009

I m not a otr driver but why does fuel mileage count?

As a company driver some companies will pay a bonus for reaching certain mpg results. As a company or owner operator fuel is your 2nd largest expense number one being paying the driver.

I am assuming that oor is out of route miles? I think I have heard about this before. Aren't most otr drivers paid by the mile? What difference does that make if you get your load there on time? Don't you get paid for the miles you drive

As far as getting the load there on time alot of the time there will be a penalty if the load is late.Excessive out of route reduces the amount you earn. There will always be a difference between paid miles and the miles you actually have to drive. The idea is to keep them as low as possible.

For example
paid miles 1000 * .38 per mile $380.00
380.00 / actual miles 1120 = actuasl pay per mile .339

Bookerz out

L.B. · **^ Top** #**139** 09.21.2009

fuel IS BY FAR the biggest expense in OTR trucking.

I only WISH I was paid what it costs to fuel the truck!

bamanation · **^ Top** #**140** 09.21.2009

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Originally Posted by bduke

Lets hope so. They do advertise a lot in magazines. That is not a good sign. Hopefully there will be a good outcome for RC.

Well I will say this Maverick will not hire just anybody. They have to advertise to get the qualified drivers they need. This has to be one of the best O.T.R flatbed companies out there.

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