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Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ] Roll On Big Mama. Forum/Discussion about Eighteen Wheeler Trucks. What truck do you like or dislike? Is your favorite truck a Mack, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Marmon, Volvo or Freightliner? Which diesel engine do you prefer; Detroit Diesel, Cummins, or...

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At previous company in dry van division they removed from service 40 KW900B with CAT engines because of awful MPG-4.6 average in 3 years,at same period Western Star's with Mercedes engines averaged 6.7 and Volvo's with VED12 averaged 6.9MPG.
I will agree about the cat fuel mileage, and that different motors get better fuel mileage, but my last ifta statement I averaged 6.49 and last years overall average was 6.9 with a exhd peterbilt. My dads volvo averages 6.2 miles per gallon so don't go thinking your volvo is all high and mighty.
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At previous company in dry van division they removed from service 40 KW900B with CAT engines because of awful MPG-4.6 average in 3 years,at same period Western Star's with Mercedes engines averaged 6.7 and Volvo's with VED12 averaged 6.9MPG.
Thats quite the mind boggler it is! Since you just told me that i must be getting 2.5mpg so i guess my calculations are wrong, i am going to go buy a vulva now!
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I will agree about the cat fuel mileage, and that different motors get better fuel mileage, but my last ifta statement I averaged 6.49 and last years overall average was 6.9 with a exhd peterbilt. My dads volvo averages 6.2 miles per gallon so don't go thinking your volvo is all high and mighty.
It's just company statistics,not a my fantasy.BTW with my VED16 I can only dreaming for that MPG,my average is 5.2 with average gross of 95,000 lbs.
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