Classic Trucks

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Yep, currently running a '07 379 long nose in the oil patch pulling a quad bellydump all over hell and gone. Grossing 100k most times running 70mph and I still average 5, 5.5 mpg. fuel usage really depends on what your specs are and if you a maxing your engine, torque, rear gear ratio, ect correctly

 

There is only one way to increase fuel mileage when you are grossing 162k.....



Get the #### thing off your trailer. The other thing is working on the motor. Have you looked under a hood and seen how much is under the dash? Motors are meant to be under the hood and not in the firewall. I can not drive some of our W900s because of the lack of leg room. I have to be able to straighten my legs once in a while.

 

That may be true, but in a lot of cases I think they're driven because they're paid for.

 

Well the other thing is that they also do not have any shareholders that they need to keep happy to keep their jobs.

 

Who says they are gas guzzlers? My truck doesn't have the biggest hood,but it's not exactly a aero truck.
2000 fld 500 red top 10over 3.58rears with tall rubber. 7.53mpg last quarter running from nc to pa,nj,ny. Anywhere from two to six stops per trip.

 

I have only owned my own truck hauling cars and have always averaged no less than 5.5 mpg. That is usually with a suv backed on the headrack over the hood. I am scratching my head to hear that anyone pulling a van or reefer would average less than 6.5 with a hood or aero truck. Flatbed I get it.

 

Because there paid for and because of that I don't have the overhead that some of you pups out there do I end up in a much better position to deal
If fuel/mpg out ways time in your profit to loss calculations you are in the wrong gig

 

I drive a 02 freightliner classic xl pulling a curtain van I average 5.5 to 6 mpg every quarter. I make more money with this truck vs an aero truck because this one is paid for and is reliable. If I bought a new aero truck and got 7 mpg I would lose more money making a payment than I would with the fuel savings. If I average 5.5 and drive 120k a year that's 22000gal a year in fuel 120k at 7 is 17000gal a year in fuel. At 3 dollars that's $15000 a year in fuel saving and a new truck cost alot more than that. Sure at some point and time it might equal out but that would take alot of years.

 

Just to add some numbers. When I was a company driver we had all 2010 or newer T660s and the two I drove never got over 6 mpg pump to pump. I've had my 1998 W900L for almost two months and I consistently get 5.8-6.4 mpgs pulling a flat, granted it's not the best but for what it is I'll take it. I wanna get a new seat because even at a big 5'6 tall I can't stretch my legs either nor will the seat sit on the floor. I'm thinking a new seat may change that hopefully.

 

That's a lot of years in an uncertain freight market. I'll keep my paid off truck too.