What is your MPG?

When going up a hill like fancy gap I can hit the top at about 40 miles an hour grossed out. When I say hill I'm talking about something that you dropped to two gears or better on. On those occasions I keep my RPM at 1500 or better. If you tried to climb them at thousand to 1200 yes TMC will be passing you.

I think you are doing great for a new driver. From the numbers you have said you are doing better than some veterans. Keep up the good work I wish you nothing but the best.

 

Thanks. On Fancy Gap, grossing 75k or better, I am usually around 35 or so at the top. I have been as low as 20mph climbing Black Mountain. I guess my question on hills would be more like I77 through WVA, I81 in VA, I75 coming into TN ect. Areas with rolling hills. Is everyone speeding up a little in these areas to keep momentum or still running 57mph or so? I actually have no problem driving 60mph when I have the time to do so. Yesterday, for the last couple hours I did speed up to 65mph cause I knew I was going to be close on getting to the house before my clock ran out. I made it by 10 minutes! The only time I've went over on my clock was my very first night, and that was by a couple minutes!

 

On those roads yes I run 59 mile an hour. If you're running on your cruise control you get to the bottom of the hill. Give Your truck half throttle or better so you can carry momentum up the other side. When I slow back down going up the hill to my cruise speed I'll take my foot off the throttle and let the cruise take over.

On 77 in West Virginia between Charlestown and Beckley. I do not use cruise control at all it's best to drive the truck yourself for fuel mileage.

And just like you said to make it home. Need to kick it up so be it. Doing that every now and again will not kill your fuel mileage.

 

yes they do pull better slot better. I when to a freightliner two months ago and they turned my rpm's up. I pass tmc drivers all the time when I'm loaded. But the bad thing is my fuel mpg when down because every time I stop at a light and stop sign it will over rev, I mean it gets up around 19. So I have just had to milk the gas and it will shift between16 and 19

 

OOR when down this week. 5%

 

When I was in the subzero temperatures I can't get it over 6 miles to the gallon.
Headed south to Tennessee Backup to 20° range I get a 7.9 sweet.
The DD 15 when it gets below 10° out just watch your fuel mileage drop it's not you it's just the design of the motor.

Sunday beep 7.4

 

You and I will never have the mpg these other guys have because we have to travel through the mountains sometimes 3 and 4 times a week. Don't stress over it, maverick understands that we will have a lower mpg simply because of our home 20.

All last year I averaged 7.1 slightly lower during the winter...

 

I drive 56-57 most of the time. And I have to climb in and out of Butler, PA almost every week, sometimes twice in the same week. That's even harder on the mpgs than having an interstate running start at a hill because I am at a stop (several times) and usually loaded with 4-5 coils at around 48,000+. I avg 7.2-7.5 mpg. Occasionally I will drive the speed limit, but I don't really like to very much. And, I have noticed that the mpgs decrease in very cold weather like Sewerman states.

 

Sunday's beep 7.2 Sunday heading down Arkansas in the lovely flatlands of Illinois with a 35 headwind 6.7 miles to the gallon. Then up in Minnesota at a lovely 15 below 5.8 miles to the gallon.