Return of duals

If it was just us WM account drivers whining, I doubt Mr. Low would be going through the considerable expense of having the trucks converted to duals. I would venture that the balance sheet has more to do with this decision than any whining.

 

Having continued to seek out information on the subject, this is the reasoning behind the change as was explained to me.

The wide singles on the tractors are part of an entire fuel saving package that includes the tires on the trailers, lighter trailers and the aerodynamic package on the trailers. This package is also most effective when the majority of the driving is at highway speeds. Those of us on the WM account do not benefit from the trailer portions of that fuel savings package as we tow heavier WM trailers with no aerodynamic additions. We also spend much less of our time driving on long, straight primary highways. (At least half of my miles are on secondary state roads or surface streets in the city. ) what the wide singles are giving the trucks is accelerated wearing of the tread surface under the driving conditions they are used for in this account. This is leading to much earlier replacement than trucks in the OTR fleets. This answer sounds reasonable to me and satisfies my curiosity on the subject. I am a data sponge who likes to know the whys of things. That brings me to subject not related to this topic directly, but to how it was discussed.

I've decided to make use of the ignore button in your case ironpony. While you may have a fair amount of useful information, the way in which you share it is unacceptable. You take every available opportunity to insult, demean and belittle the other posters here. If reading your unceasing abuse of others is the cost to access the information you possess, then it isn't worth the price of admission. To those that run this place I would ask how many folks you may have run off through your ill behavior? Enjoy being a big fish in a small pond, I ain't playing any more.

 

Once I was able to talk to the office folks who had actual information, I got told pretty much the same thing. I probably could have made that clearer in my last post. I think I was probably a bit more focused on the other issue.

Speaking of Olney, I was up there last night.