O/O .....Here I go!
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by seabring, Mar 30, 2012.
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if you would have done your research. then you know the w9 is the worst truck to buy as they get one of the worst fuel mileages. low 5's vs. a freightliner in the mid 7's. and with the climbing prices of fuel.
but congrats anyways. anytime you're not a company pig is always a happy camper. -
W9s only get 5mpg if you're driving like a 15 year old.
I averaged 6.8mpg in a 379 before I'd even learned how to revmatch, and that was pulling a skateboard.
I've been getting high 7s in a 386 with a plugged EGR and trashed DPF.
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You've done your research, saved your money, put your time in, asked the right questions, and heeded to the right answers. You've got a good work ethic and paid for yourself a good truck. I believe you're on your way to success. Go git 'em young feller!kw9's rock Thanks this. -
Deadhead is a killer at $4 a gallon, so be careful not to spend your profit getting to your next load.
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Good luck. I started when fuel was well less than a $1 a gallon had a good plan and was still scared ######## but wouldn't change a thing. It sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders and that IMHO the most important thing to being a O/O. Don't listen to the naysayers, there will always be some out there telling you that you can't do this or can't do that, than you will come to learn the reason most of them say that is because they failed at it. I just bought a different truck and a close friend told me the other day if you aint nervous about buying any truck than you are either stupid or have no business being a O/O.
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