New efficiency stuff

Kermit has to earn (and justify) his nice cushy yearly salary now

 

Hmm I was never told that in class. Must be new I was told 55 in ca & or 60 everywhere else keep below 1350rpms

 

Joker .. Owner/Ops don't get regulated on fuel .. They pay for it themselves.

 

Our average on our long nose, NON-aerodynamic Peterbilt 7.1 mpg.

 

kermit was my trainer at May. he always stressed that i need to max out my driving hrs/ miles per day. at May i would average about 7+ mpg. now at gordon i average about 6.5 mph. same cummings engine , different trans 10 spd vs the 13 spd at May. looks like he has changed his tune since moving in to the office . is it driver habits or are we using the wrong equipment for our tasks. i m getting shorter runs and more stops. very hard to get good fuel numbers that way.

 

10 v 13 makes a BIG difference

 

Length of haul, weight in the box, terrain all contribute. My average wgt in the box id 47k. I drive WA to CA and back. I average 6.6 mpg with my iShift automatic. The gm is super happy with that average. It's all relative.

 

Is it just me or is this micro-management. a computer messege about not driving properly?

And why are you all runnning out of fuel all over the country? whats up with that?

 

well, when DM's try to push you an extra 100 miles to save a penny or 2 on a gallon, sometimes you dont make it ^.^

 

I wish we just had fuel books