What are the estimated operating costs for an O/O?

Tires yesterday were $2575.00 for 8 virgin drives...
The list of cost's go on and on....

 

I use off road Diesel in the reefer as do many O/O's do to keep cost's down....

crusin

 

Fuel at $3.20 a gallon in Midlothian, Tx at the Loves yesterday afternoon.


We don't need this upswing in fuel costs.

 

yes its legal in heaters and reefers -- and you can find it at the truck stop generally
the reason it is legal is cause it isnt being used in on road unit---not sure if my explantion makes sense or not--its not being used in a engine that is propelling a vehicle

 

Nootherids,
I found that most of the off road fuel I buy is at smaller fuel stops, generally the cost is lower,
(about .20-.65 cents less per gallon),
the truck stops do sell it, but the cost is higher,
and most are near truck stops but off the beaten path,
(some are right next to truck stops, say 1000 yards away as in SC).

I record the purchase/gallons of the fuel I use for the reefer as a business expense , but then when I do my IFTA I don't pay the fuel tax;s on the total gallons bought for off-road diesel for the reefer.

Almost all the time I save the locations of the fuel stops on my GPS,
some are hard to find,
and some are hard to get the truck/trailer in, but I won't go in unless I can safely park my rig there while fueling,
there is one place that I go to on a regular basis that I have to go past it by say 800 feet or so to turn around safely down the street in a big parking lot.
I don't go out of my way to fuel there,(except turning around)....

I bet I already saved about $500-$750 in just buying the fuel there,
not including IFTA tax's....

Hope this helps....

crusin

 

I use off road diesel exclusively in my reefer, and have been paying around $2.50 per gallon. I buy it localy. My reefer fuel cost (fuel only) is .01 cent per mile.

 

Btw, last month in Montana I had a diesel bear check both of my tractor fuel tanks, with a straw suction sample extractor, looking for dyed juice, so as tempting as it is, and easy as it is to fuel your tractor with off road fuel, I wouldnt think of doing it. Maybe *cough* in your pick up. LOL....and just kidding of course!!

 

I actually had the tanks in my pickup dipped a couple of months ago. I park on a heavy equipment sales yard though, so that probably makes me a bit more of a target.