Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

So effectively they are making company policy. Wonder if your managers have thought about it that way.

 

Our diesels get much better mileage than that as well. The cost benefit to running the CNG trucks comes in at the fuel pump. We have arrangements with natural gas suppliers and pay far less than the pump price, which varies from $1.19 to $2.59/G depending on vendor and location. One of our managers told me we pay less than $0.80/G. Compare that to the current pump price or bulk price of diesel.

Oh, and they make corporate suit types happy with reduced tailpipe emissions, as well as neatly avoiding no-idling regulations.

 

Do your trucks idle or do they have a shut off? I drove a CNG truck at my old job for a couple months. It shut off in 5 minutes and no way to prevent it.

 

The one I drove shut off in 5 minutes.

 

Taxes ate almost 28 k out of mine ...

 

They shut off after 5 minutes. However, we can bypass that by revving it when it warns for idle shutdown, then it'll stay running indefinitely. I suspect it's due to the need to warm up the Allison transmissions in winter conditions...they're not happy if driven cold.

 

Happy New Year guys, new year new fun times ahead.

 

I saw one I saw one I finally saw one! They do exist right now I saw a set of RDP Food Servicd Doubles headed north from Columbus to Cleveland.

 

Are you in my fair city today?