soon to be DEF shortages

There's less and less of the old iron left every year. It doesn't just wear out, but also gets wrecked or sat in a field for decades to rot. I'm just happy to drive somebody else's truck and not worry about fuel costs or any of that. Just speaking from experience with the 3406e that it's not great on fuel. Though that could be that I was always driving local and doing local work with 98,000 lbs on my back.

 

I mean if I didn't own my truck and couldn't give 2 ####s about fuel mileage it probably wouldn't do 3.5mpg. As it is I do around 5.5 to 6.

 

I work in the southeast hauling gas out of Jacksonville FL and all fuel is about to be scarce starting this week shortages all over we are having to fo to Tampa and points further south or west into ga to find fuel to haul into stores going to be a rough summer saying will be be scarce at least til august

 

Give me a 60 series, N14, C15, or 3406 any day, all day over these newer engines. They may not be the most economical, but they are reliable and simple to work on.

 

Not surprised at all. Every #### weekend the roads are jammed packed, plenty of thirsty trucks and SUVs hauling boats and RVs, kayaks and bikes strapped to car roofs etc. No way that is essential travel for work or school.

2022 is the first full summer post- lockdown and nobody is staying home. High gas prices?. You wouldn't think so with the amount of people burning it for fun.

 

That money you thought you saved by getting that extra mile per gallon just evaporated when you were broke down because of some faulty sensor or sitting on the side of the road waiting for a regen.

 

If your hauling 98,000 lbs what the hell are you complaining about a CAT engine getting low fuel mileage????

 

What did u say ur kitty to loud l