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.
What is your MPG?
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I have tried it both ways. I did not want to take anyone's word for it. So I drove as fast as I legally could all the time and made sure that I at least made the minimum fuel bonus so that they could not get after me. What I found is that as Sewerman said, there were too many things that I had no control over. Sitting in traffic, sitting at the receiver, sitting at the shipper, waiting for the next load to come through, waiting in line to get fuel. I also was more stressed in running that way. So I slowed down and adopted the relaxed driving style. I get just as many miles, I get a nice fuel bonus, and my risk of having an accident has gone way down. So if I am making just as much on the mileage pay, more on the fuel bonus pay, I am enjoying the ride and I am a safer driver, why would I want to ever go back to driving that way? The answer is I don't and I won't. But I know there are people that are like me and have to find out for themselves, which is part of the learning experience. I just wish I would have started driving that way from the start!
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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. -
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OOR when down this week. 5%
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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.
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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.
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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.
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