Running with JCT, Part Deux

Ah ok. You are correct though, he is going to have drive 9.5 to 10 hours a day depending on how fast he drives.

 

Almost have to flat foot it at least one whole day cause of the "55" limit in Cali and if he comes across the center of Cali to Barstow the hills are gonna be a killer on the time as well. Although I guess he could back track onto 80 and run it all the way to I-74 and cut across Illinois as well. Kind of a pick your poison on which route to go. Higher prices of fuel and wind in the north or hills and lower fuel prices but yet quite a few extra miles.

 

Thanks, I was talking to a few JCT drivers here and they couldn't tell me the answer,one said she thinks it came off the total and the other said he wasn't sure.

 

There isn't that much of a difference in miles running up to 80 or running 40. It is about the same distance. I personally would go the I-40 route. And, yep, that Cali "55" is going to hurt.

 

You can get away with 60-62 in California,as long as the super troopers aren't trying to fill their quota.

 

How fast one drives in Cali or anywhere is 100% on the driver. But, we don't advise speeding here on the forum.

 

If he runs 625 a day for 4 days he would overshoot it by 200 miles or so, using times or gozintos.

 

The bare minimum miles needed per day is 575 miles. Doing 600 or 625 miles a day is a good amount per day to go to Indy with a little time to spare.

 

I totally get what Stile is saying by working 8.75 hours per day. But if he has 4 days to run under 2300 miles I would much prefer to run 575 miles per day at 55 mph and use up 40 hrs driving. I would also take the southern route and capitalize on the cheap fuel. The reason is simple: profit margin.
If he gets 6.5 mpg for 2300 miles that is almost 354 gallons used. If he gets 7.5 mpg that is just under 307 gallons used. That is a difference of 47 gallons at say $3.70 a gallon which comes to $175 of fuel savings and profit added to the bottom line. If he can manage to get 8 mpg that is another $70 added.
For me personally it is always better to use up my 11 hours and maximize my mpg. Fueling strategy and high mpg is the single largest determining factor as to whether or not we make it or don't in this business. It's not the number of miles but rather the profit per miles run that makes it breaks us. Done properly that trip alone for one week can net over $1000, and still have 3 or more days to work on the following week if you want.

I know Stiles has mentioned that he doesn't like to drive 55 mph but for a couple of hundred dollars extra I would learn to adjust.

 

I can't bring myself to drive 55 all the time. I feel that 55 is dangerously slow on the interstate. I usually keep it at 62.