3 questions I could use some help with

Part of your fuel mile issue could be the truck idling through the night to keep block temp up and to charge the batteries up as you run them down. I always ransom balls out for them and was always right on the line of making fuel for the period. Miles make you money not the penny extra you'll get.

i don't know for their van side but fir their flattering It was always live loading with the occasional relay load.

Your fm didn't do your job right. that happened to me twice in 6 months. just a small mistake. If its happening to you a bunch call him/her and tell them to get it together or switch fleet managers.

Sorry about any and all spelling errors. this cell phone is a butt to try and proofread with.

 

no, yes and not tonight dear i have a headache..


oh wait, my bad, thats not what you asked

 

You need to do the math to determine speed. First off, no one cares about max and min mpg. All we care about is averages. Find out what your average for all miles is. you need a few months of similar conditions to get a good base line. Then, drive faster and see how much it effects you. You need to determine if you can drive fast enough to make enough extra revenue to disregaurd the fuel bonus. As an owner opp, I would never dive as fast as possible since i save money if i save any amount of fuel. Since you only get your bonus if you hit target numbers, its more black and white. Without knowing how much your bonus is, or how much you make per mile, I can t recommend going fast or not. The other consideration is apointment times. If getting live loaded tomorrow, no need to rush if you have extra time on clock since you wont get unloaded earlier anyway. IF drop and hook, going faster may help.

 

55mph x 11hrs is 605 miles max.
62mph x 11hrs is 682 miles max.

Now keep in mind, if you never exceed those speeds, you won't get those miles...they are just to make a point...the speed difference has the potential to net you around 77 miles per day extra.

If you are paid $0.25/mile, that is $19.25/day extra in your paycheck. If you drive an average of 25 days/month, that is up to $481.25/month...and $1443.75/quarter. Even if you run 12,000 miles per month, it would take a $0.04/mile fuel bonus to make up that difference.

If your slower speeds are leading to more sitting, because you are arriving at shippers & receivers after they close on Friday instead of in time to do what you need to do, you're cutting your pay that much more.

Saving fuel is all well and good, but time is money, too.

 

Regarding just the last question...I know for me, live vs. drop/hook loads seem to run in streaks. Sometimes I'll have 6 different trailers or more in the course of a week. Other times, I'll drag the same wagon for a week.