Aero Vs Long hood for dry bulk and good MPG

I don’t know anything about Oakleys tank division but I have dealt with a dozen or so guys over the last 20 years that run shredded metal recycling material out of SMI and CMC down here in San Antonio and they all have been top notch and seem happy with their deal.

 

Well to answer your main question you gotta go with a aero truck with tare weight as light as possible. The 880’s with a small sleeper are pretty spacious inside..

Set back front axle and sloped hood will make getting around loading racks and scales easier…..

 

I get that mileage doesn’t sit well with some. But on the back side you know what nearly every mile that truck turns is going to bring in. Add on top of that they pay all northeast tolls (east of Chicago, north of Atlanta), no trailer rent or maintenance for the trailer and they try to keep you hooked to the same trailer as best they can, all washouts are covered, you’re not chasing loads down, you’re not chasing customers down to get paid, etc. There’s a lot of ancillaries there you’re missing.

There are no driver facing cameras. They have a dash cam that’s linked with their Qualcomm unit. And anyone who is anyone knows they need a dash cam in this day and age anyway. There is however a requirement for a passenger side hood mounted mirror, which for me is a no go. Don’t need them, don’t want them.

But I’ve known plenty of guys that work over there in all of their divisions and all of them are happy and making good money. It’s like anything else in life, there’s give and there’s take.

 

I know a bunch of folks that have and still do work for them over the years. It’s good honest work with honest fair pay.

 

Yeah having hood mirrors on the long nose petes looks kinda tacky. Not gonna lie.