Trucking company wish list! Please advise if you know of this company

Would you settle for 6/8? Where do you live?

 

Companies limit speed to save on fuel They arn't stealing from you. You know what your getting into when you sign on. If they allow faster trucks they will have to pay you less per mile since you burn more fuel per mile. If anything your stealing fro them by going fast.

Some have apu's, but saying no inverter size restriction is ridicules. With 1500 watts you can run a microwave and fridge, Much larger then that and you will beed to keep firing up the motor or apu to power it. Also if improperly installed, a large inverter can be a bigger fire hazard. Just look for companies with apus...although many of them pay less.

Almost all allow you to buy a 100 dollar 12 volt cigerte lighter fridge.

For van? You could find it, but theirs not any...even less that pay that with an apu and no speed limiter.

Lots of companies run west coast

Volvos are expencive to maintain although they are nice, Again, the companies running the normally pay less. Swift runs then and they pay horibly

Thats doable as long as you dont sign onto a bottom feeder.

Companies dont steel from drivers unless they forget to pay you. You can walk away anytime and limiting your truck speed is not stealing. Read your employment contract to find what you will and wont be responsible for.

 

Tankers would meet most of that

 

Governors do not save fuel. Most trucks are engineered to do between 115 km/ph and 120 km/ph upon American Hwys. (For best fuel economy). Governors are about speeding tickets and reduced insurance rates. Restricting the motors optimal range (rpm output) will do damage to it in the long run.

When you first start a lawnmower does it 'putt-putt' and burn more fuel or maybe even flood before it begins to run smoothly. When you turn your 'Freightliner Lawnmower' on first thing in the morning how does it sound and what do you do about it. You put on the cruse or choke and raise the Rpm's.

 

Clearly you dont keep good track of your mpg. Compare a yearly average of both speeds and driving 64 gets about 1mpg better. That 10-15k a year in fuel. In a 6 day week you have 66 driving hours. Thats 330 miles a week, not 400 (for mph). You would run out on your 70 if you ran more hours then that. Thats also assuming you drive top speed all the time and never hit traffic,. FI you owned a cascadia, why are you looking to be a company driver now? Your ignorance on mpg and fuel cost leads me to believe you couln't make the business work. If thats the case, you cant fault other that do run thier business right for limiting your truck.

 

Governors do not save fuel but a smart driver who doesn't over rev his engine and drives slower can save fuel that where companies need to look a good fuel bonus program will save them more money in fuel than a governed truck