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Discussion in 'Swift' started by Hamshoe, Jan 30, 2011.

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  1. Zukimart

    Zukimart Medium Load Member

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    route 66 casino, new mex.on I40. ill be in phx tomorrow afternoon to babysit this load till monday 0700 and deliver, then home time for a few days..
    my tcall load i picked up was bush beans, 44k load, uhhg.. weeks now ive had nothing but heavy, all but 1 load..i need something light for a change, please.
    winds were real bad all day along the 40 untill i hit albertcracky, nm. then just west of tucomcari(sp?) it snowed pretty good but nothing bad.
    i ran 55, 60, 62, 64, 66, 69mph trying to get good mpg and the best i got was 5.5mpg.. yup bad winds, burnt all my profit on fuel... sux big time
    buffet was good, bout the best part of the day..
     
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  3. blsqueak

    blsqueak Road Train Member

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    Don't feel bad. I have this 45lb load. According to pplan, it was only 42, which it is. Someone forgot to add in the pallet weight, and going from her to Columbus. I can just imagine my mpg on the hills here in PA and Ohio
     
  4. MysticHZ

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    At the mothership ... waiting for my tcall to show up. Then on to Norcal for a Monday AM unload and some hometime.
     
  5. blsqueak

    blsqueak Road Train Member

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    So sorry, the worst place to be when time to go home. After there, you just need home time to get over the stress.
     
  6. NoCoCraig

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    The restaurant at The Dancing Eagle a little further West is very good.
     
  7. dptrucker

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    i did the mac 9 and they pushed time to what i said i could.
     
  8. blsqueak

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    The Columbus terminal. What a day. Right around the 151mm on 71 South, almost a 20 miles back up. ODOT decided today that it was a good day to do some line painting. Well thanks to the winds, 5.9mpg. I am so out of my comfort range. So tired of these heavy loads and constant hills and mountains. Deliver at 0600 at Big Lots. Have not live unloaded there in along time. Then home. Come out of the gate, hang a fast right, up to Fisher Road, and another fast right, str8 to I-70 and home. Also dragging this MT with me.

    Did something today that I normally do not. Was comming back through Hubbard/Youngstown area, and notices that fuel was still at $3.77/gal, so decided, stop and get some. topped off one tank. Then went on up the road and there at Lodi, back up to $4.09. Got to the terminal, $3.85. Not sure why so cheap up there.
     
  9. dptrucker

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    sitting at loves off of i-40 ex 233. think i'm still in arkansas. taking my ten, then heading to delivewry appt. by 1700 tomorrow. a bit of rain leaving houston
     
  10. fr8monkey

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    Kingman Az...petro....had same problems with the winds yesterday as zukimart.....only got 6.3 mpgs and only 10k in the box....stiff headwind thru ok,texas panhandle and eastern new mexico....but winds died down today thankfully,so maybe i will salvage my trip mpgs...back up to 7.3....and to lathrop ca I go....
     
  11. MysticHZ

    MysticHZ Road Train Member

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    Yep .. actually saw you. you were pulling a Swift trailer, right?

    Load didn't didn't show up until this morning ... but the wait was worth it - 400lbs, that's right only 2 zeros ... 10.1 mpg.

    Palastine, AR ... on the other side of the freeway there is a little dump if a t/s ... but when the old man, who owns it, is in themood for making it, they have some serious kick butt pulled pork.

    Harris Ranch ... unload tomorrow, find a home for the mt and then at least a week off.
     
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