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

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  1. skibum_63

    skibum_63 Road Train Member

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    That's why Prime speeds thru posted work zones.
     
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  3. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    If it bothers you, turn them in to our safety department.
     
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  4. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    i always seem to get there an hour faster. maybe more.

    i also seem to have more hours to burn.

    but i don't know. maybe your right and i'm just kidding myself.
     
  5. T_TRUCKER.

    T_TRUCKER. Road Train Member

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    Simple math. Running 10 hours of driving at 70mph is 700 miles. Running 62mph is 620. I would be 80 miles AHEAD.
     
  6. Chucktaylor

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    Hurry up and wait for an earlier preplan? Where they going to load it if you still waiting to deliver your last load?

    Again, a good portion of these grocery warehouses have set delivery appointments or only receive at certain times. No reason to hurry and waste fuel.
     
  7. freightwipper

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    62 at Prime is like to speed of light to them.
    52 sounds about right
     
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  8. Chucktaylor

    Chucktaylor Road Train Member

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    7.75 miles per gallon is 1.7 cents per mile
    8 mpg - 2.4 cpm
    8.25 mpg - 3.0 cpm
    8.5 mpg - 3.7 cpm
    8.75 mpg - 4.3 cpm
    9 mpg - 5.0 cpm
    9.25 mpg - 5.5 cpm
    9.5 mpg - 6.0 cpm
    9.75 mpg - 6.5 cpm
    10 mpg - 7.0 cpm
    10.25 mpg - 7.4 cpm
    10.5 mpg - 7.8 cpm
    10.75 mpg - 8.2 cpm

    Calculated to the hundredth for payout. This table is just quarter mpg markers... the entire bonus is scaled from there.... example someone getting 8.24 mpg is getting paid closer to 2.9 cents per mile

    we do have drivers who are consistently in the high 9s and low 10s...


     
  9. Jabber1990

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    are they empty and going downhill?
     
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  10. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Nope... I average 8.5+ over 75,000 lbs, and pull over 9 at 60,000 lbs.
     
  11. Cat sdp

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    And I get 5.8 @ 70mph with 107k..... Your l/w fleet is slowwww.

    P.S. Maybe they could increase mpg if they slowed down.... 37 mph maybe.
     
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