Prime has the SLOWEST sorry trucks on the road today, it's not even close

If you can't manage 7 MPG in a lightweight Cascadia, you really shouldn't be driving.

And yes, the fuel bonus does get up into that range. (Not sure of the exact numbers.)

 

Had the same thing happen to me, I couldn't believe it.

 

so. slow down the trucks to save on fuel. but you give that savings to the driver as a bonus. either way company spends money.

 

I'm sure they'd rather give it to the driver than to the oil companies...

 

I was with Prime for 5 years. I had a truck set at 70 MPH, but rarely ran it above 60. Given that the majority of the freight at Prime had firm appointments, if I had driven faster I would have just sat and waited longer to unload. The upside to this was an increase in my fuel mileage from about 6.3 to 7.2, on a week where I drove 2500 miles that equaled a difference of about 50 gallons, putting $150 to $200 more in my settlement each week. The extra $10,000ish a year allowed me to take 2 straight weeks off in the summer and in the winter for vacations, in addition to the regular hometime I would schedule myself. After the end of my 3 year lease, I had averaged a little more than $75,000 net a year.

My last year at Prime, I averaged over $1.75 for all miles.

 

I'm sure that will be the max. setting & the trucking companies can set it at any speed 65 or below.

 

guessing you've never pulled a flat or tanker???? and don't drive in the mountains.

only way i'm getting 7, is light load on kansas flatground. on summer blend fuel.

only pulled a van one time. i got 6.2 on winter blend.