Magnum ltd - fargo, nd

I'll take 1732 or higher please. Why are they doing both? Seeing if there really is a significant advantage on mpg maybe?

 

If they leave the tuning parameters for full manual control in manual mode, won't be that bad.

 

Anyone know if HEB in Fort Worth has over night parking?

 

Yes and so far loaded at 78K I was able to get 7.8 mpg with a new engine...we'll see how that changes in the hills

 

You're right, in manual I push a button instead of floating a stick but it feels much the same...

 

Not knocking you but that fuel mileage doesn't sound that great, heading to GA right, from Fargo?

 

If fuel mileage is the big thing there, I still just don't get why they didn't go with 13 speeds, both manual and auto

 

For a new engine it's not bad and yep that's Midwest running. In Indiana at home right now, surprised the wife for her birthday...

 

Because we hire new CDL's and many are intimidated by the extra step in shifting a 13.

Paccar on all of its most efficient packages spec 10 speed auto's vs the 12 speed euro boxes offered by Volvo and Freightliner. Paccar does have a ZF option in Europe, but rumor has it that they may offer Allison full auto boxes next (the TC-10).

Some of our 2017 Freightliner daycabs have the DT-12 AMT's in them and unless we stop driving Pete's we'll be stuck with 10's. They also keep the engines on the 455 hp setting except for a few daycabs that pull double full trailers.

 

Look who I ran into at Spiceland this morning!!


We are convoying it through the Mountians now....
He may be a prick but he's a hell of a driver too!