63mph vs 65 mph

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by pauly da trucker, Jun 27, 2012.

  1. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    No not really.
    I drive 62-63 and get the same amount of miles I did when I was doing 65.
     
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  3. BigBadBill

    BigBadBill Bullishly Optimistic

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    Actually, to worry about the clock is a fools game. We are in a business when done correct you should never have to even take a 34 hour restart. Mice on a wheel. Just spinning away.
     
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  4. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    It gets me about 45-50 miles or an hour down the road further each day I am out. At the end of the week, it's a good day or more I have gained. I can turn 660-670 or more miles where others are complaining they can maybe get 600-610 in a day. A slow day for me is 640-650 miles.

    getting caught on the docks can knock me down to 400-450 depending on how much of the 14 hour clock they eat up.
     
  5. pauly da trucker

    pauly da trucker Bobtail Member

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    maybe i should refrase the question for an owner operator did you save any money going from 65mph to 63 mph or is there a major savings going from say 8.8 miles per gallon to say 8.0 or 8.3 mpg
     
  6. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    I put this up in another thread.

    Gives someone an idea how they can run and what they might have to do if they run hard enough to force a reset.

    I am learning I like to force myself into a reset. Running 8-9 hours a day continuously burns me out faster it seems.
     
  7. BigBadBill

    BigBadBill Bullishly Optimistic

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    You clearly haven't read any of my rants, ahhh, posts. Last year averaged less than 2000 miles a week. My O/O's do about that and net far more than when they ran 3000 miles in a dead end mileage lease.

    You have been taught miles = money by people who make huge profits off you blindly following this lesson.
     
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  8. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    For every change there is a cost. You are trading time for fuel.
     
  9. dude6710

    dude6710 Road Train Member

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    Obviously loads that pay more you make more with less miles. Im a local O.O and I run less than 1300 miles a week, plus never ever lease a truck from a company, thats just bankruptcy.
     
  10. dOktOr

    dOktOr Bobtail Member

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    ...just curious to know what truck u'r runnin' with that load...?? :biggrin_2554:
     
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  11. Smaggs

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    super aero cab? or cocaine in your fuel?
     
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