Lease operator for act(american central transport)

I do fill up when I buy fuel and our trucks all have two 100 gallon tanks.All of my weekly post have my fuel cost included of course,as that is my biggest expense.I dont get to see my real paper statement every week because its mailed,so I don't have the real figures to tell you exactly how much my fuel cost me every week.ACT gets a fleet discount on fuel prices at pilot and flying j,so thats where we fuel at.I can only look at my statement on line and it's not as detailed as the paper statement that is mailed.The fuel discount vary's from stop to stop and state to state,but I think it's around 12-15 cents off the pump price,best I can figure.

We get the fuel surcharge on all miles driven loaded and empty and that also vary's every week.Last three weeks it's been .47/mile.Here's how I figure it.Lets say I can average 8 miles per gallon,thats 8 x .47 = 3.76 and fuel cost me 4.00 per gallon.then my fuel cost would really be .24/gal.So as you can see getting great fuel mileage is what helps me make my money and not blow it out the stacks.If I got 6 mpg x .47 = 2.82 and fuel cost me 4.00 then my expense would be 1.18 per gallon.Big difference on 2 mpg,almost 5 times as much.Thats why we all(well not all)but the smart drivers slow down and do everything we can to get better mileage.

It all depends on the circumstanse of your job and how it pay's.If I fully owned this truck and had a gig that paid 3.00/mile and could run all the miles I wanted every week then I would sacrifice fuel mileage for the better pay.As I've stated before ACT is not a big mileage company,you are going to average around 2400-2500 per week,so thats why fuel mileage is so important to me.You don't run hard,you run smart if you want to make the best money you can with the loads you get.

 

Thanks Glimmer,and thank's for using me as a refferal to ACT.I think it's real smart of you to know what's more important to you at this point in your life,which of course should be your family.I'm assuming that you have kids and most of the lease failure's are guy's that need to be home taking care of they're family's needs.What's the point of being on the road making good money,if your family's falling apart.There's alway's time to lease a truck or buy one when you're really ready for that.

 

That's the same with me,I'm just paying the tolls myself.The load
I took to Ardmore was going thru KC then straight down I-35,but they had it routed about 400 miles of state roads just to avoid a 18.00 toll.If they're running company trucks that way,I don't understand how they can't figure that it's costing alot more in fuel to avoid the tolls.Like I said this is fairly new because I've run out of Lawton quite a few times and it was routed on the toll road,being the shortest way,until around the first of march.Strange

 

Yeah I saw where you were dropping in St Louis and I was sitting on my butt thinking wow his dispatcher is really working to keep him moving.Good hustle on your part to keep yourself moving.

 

I have a tripak that doesn't have any 110 outlet's(don't know why) but I had a 2000 watt installed and have a microwave.I built a shelf at my dad's place when I went to visit them a couple weeks ago.The shelf runs up across where the double bunk would have been,I bought a couple of storage cabinents at home depot that are made out of plastic(light) and mounted them on the shelf along with my microwave.Really has made a big difference for me.I also mounted a 30 inch flat sreen on the passenger side of the bunk and it was super easy.Didn't drill any holes in the truck,just used the holes that were already there.I have a coleman like Kujo does and it works just fine.Your t700 has alot better storage and room than the t660,but with a little imagination you fix up a 660 to work out nice.If you're moving to Joliet,you would be in a great spot for ACT,we have alot of freight up there and you could get home,even overnight quite a bit.Saw a guy that went to oreintation with me and he had built a shelf in his truck and mounted a fridge up there.

I thought about doing that but as Kujo had advised me,most of those cheap fridges wear out real fast in a moving truck.So I think I,m going to save up and buy one of those high dollar coolers that will freeze.I looked at them at a truck show a couple years ago and they're well made with a good warranty,just very expensive,around 5-600 bucks.I really need the freezer part now.I love those marie callander pot pies that you can get at walmart and sam's,the chicken and turkey are great!I buy them now and they last 3 or 4 days in the coleman but then they get soggy,and nobody likes a soggy pot pie.

By eating out of the truck I've cut my food expense by 3/4.I've only eaten at a resturant 3 times in the last 2 weeks since I've been back out after installing my new equipment.I also found a alluminum folding table at wall mart(in the camping section)that fits perfectly on the floor in the bunk.That thing is great,cost me 20 bucks and it folds up and I can store it in the closet with my shirts,it's the perfect highth,it's what I'm using now to type on.Started lately just leaving it set up and it does'nt rattle or anything going down the road.I used rubber strips and foam strips to mount my shelf and other things,so there would'nt be any rattles or squeeks going down the road,that drives me nuts.The only thing I hear is when I hit a pot hole is the glass turntable in the microwave,rattle a little.

With the money I have saved,after installing all this stuff,I have donated it to the American Indian cause.I'm attracted like a moth to a light,to they're great monument's called casino's.Man I have to stop going in those dang things!