Gas Milage

Get yourself a scangauge. Be sure to calibrate it based on percent difference of it and your fuel ups on paper.

Then there's no guessing. I track my tank avg and my avg per load.

It also reads engine and abs codes. Costs $200 but just the code reading has paid for itself 3 or 4 times.

 

And when they didn't... ... ?

 

going to happen sooner or later,. look at walmart.

 

i had a scangauge. only thing it can help you with is keeping the sweet spot. and even that's not gauranteed. some tanks got better with a lower gear and higher rpm. other tanks got better in top gear and lower rpm. it can't help you with the big variances in quality of fuel. the terrain you run. the loads you haul. the weather, summer vs. winter.

way too many variables.

 

didn't you read the above post? we're the ignorant thinkers. LOL

i'll take that 75G in revenue over that 15G in fuel savings. ANY YEAR.

 

Why so you can pay taxes on 15k gross than not be taxed on 15k fuel savings?

 

You are comparing gross to net. Not a fair comparison.

How much of that $75k is net?

Fuel saved is pure profit! Even if the difference is a wash, you're working harder to clear the same money.

 

Not to mention maintenance on all the miles he ran to make that extra $15k.

 

Here's another thought.

Why does it have to be either all this or all that? If I can clearly net a chunk of money more by driving 75, heck, I'm hammered down. However, if I can gross $1600 and clear $1200 of that 300mile run; why drive 75 when 50 will get the job done?

Besides, where I make that kind of money you aren't driving 70 for long before the traffic slows you down. The speed limits are often 55 to 65 anyway. You won't haul more freight with a faster speed most times. So why burn away profit?

 

I'm a little slow, pun intended, so maybe someone can help me out with these numbers.

We're assuming someone will average 70 mph and run exactly 11 hours every day and someone else will average 55 and a full 11 also. I'd love that perfect world.

The number I need help with is the 15k in extra fuel though. AT 4 bucks a gallon and 10 mpg you're looking at 40 cents a mile for fuel. 40 cents a mile times an extra 37500 miles is 15k. So at 4 bucks a gallon is the guy doing 55 and the guy doing 70 are both getting 10 mpg I come up with 15k difference in fuel cost for the year.

Now, what's the real cost per mile for fuel at 55 and at 70?