Fuel Milage on Bobtail

I hope this is for a science project cause i didnt know bobtailing paid bills

 

you do know some people have not learned anything since 98
seems to me in my little bit of experience most of the emission troubles are in 2008-2012 models
145000 miles on this DD15 in 11 months no troubles at all
old school idling is bad on these newer emission trucks too
mine never idles

 

wow I feel ashamed of my mpg... 5.08 during this year driving nyc,nj and a little Pennsylvania, 06 century classs former sni tanker yanker doing mostly 35k plus loads

 

Don't feel too bad. Hop in a logging truck and you'll be lucky to break into the 5's

 

That is subjective to the truck spec. You could have either truck with a 3.55 rear or one with 2.64 rears......the light load or empty 2.64 rear truck will absolutely kill the 3.55 truck on fuel mileage.
There are a huge amount of variables in a truck spec, engine size and transmission only touch the tip of the iceberg to compare units!

 

Those quads in that vid I put up get around 0.8 km/liter loaded (1.9 mpg)

 

Bobtail mileage is useless. If you are planning on anything then look at performance loaded. Fuel mileage is the least to worry about and the most subjective to deal with, look for something that fits the needs of what you are going to haul.

 

I'm a newb! I started reading this thread because I couldn't figure out why it mattered. To me it didn't. I guess I'm not alone. I'm in the process of figuring out, with the help of you experienced gentlemen, the right combination for the loads I will be pulling, not the ones I won't. (http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr.../best-combo-for-me.297875/page-3#post-4845665)

Maybe it's because I've been in business for myself so long, but proper perspective is important. Why waste time planning to fail? What really matters? Must be why chrome doesn't impress me either.

Frankly, with all due respect, if your looking for bobtail mpg buy a Prius. They do really well hauling nothing, which apparently is your business plan.

All the best advice I've ever gotten was stuff I didn't want to hear.

 

That came across kinda smart ###. my apologies.