rookie mpg question

Yea sounds like loosing decent amount of $$because of mpg lost

 

Yeah, they should, the brackets alone are $80+ each.

 

Is the truck new?

 

I've gone as far as increasing the tire pressures to max cold psi on the sidewall, 110 steer/120 super single.

 

- Balance your loads between the drives and the steers. Driving around with a tail-heavy trailer will kill your fuel economy.

- Limit how much throttle you use to 15 or even 10 psi of turbo boost.

- Click off the cruise control before you get to a hill and apply power just as you get to it.

- Downshift when the tach drops to your shift point... don't try to power over the hill without downshifting.

- As you get to the top of a hill, if you're going down again reduce power, let your momentum carry you over the crest and gravity bring you back to your cruise speed.

- If you're going up another hill, using a little power to accelerate you to the speed limit is a good idea as you're going down.

- Don't drive around with your Jake on all the time... turn it on when you need it.

- Spend $200 on a Scangauge-KR. It will allow you to see exactly what the ECM is seeing, and will help you fine tune your driving technique. At the Iowa80, or the LetsTruck website.

- Driving as fast as you can just to sit at a truck stop and wait for an appointment wastes fuel... slowing down to what you need to do to get to your 90 with an adequate reserve of time saves fuel... 0.1 mpg increase for every 1 mph slower you go. If you're going faster and getting better fuel economy you need to have your truck looked at... the turbo may be masking a leak in the charge air cooling system.

- Tire pressure is critical... underinflated tires will kill your mileage. Temperature and altitude do affect pressure, so its wise to check your tires when they're cold before you start for the day. Every day.

- If you're a lease-op, don't cheap out on your tires. Buy the lowest rolling resistance tires you can. They're more expensive, but the fuel you'll save will pay for them over and over.

 

The mpg calculations are actually from Sunday to Saturday not Tuesday like one would think when we get those messages. I reset my mpg on the dash every Sunday and it ends up matching perfectly to what they send later in the week.

 

I always thought it was Saturday to Saturday lol.

 

That's correct. I know I was running the same until I finally asked my DM when they calculate all that. Good luck.