1,000 miles per day on E-logs

I didn't say I'd wrest every yard from every pint, the criterion is besting his mpg.

It's more about managing momentum, conservation of fuel achieving velocity, then not wasting that velocity.

Constant application of "driving" technique also helps keep one's head in the game.

 

if it was a problem for me i would change,but two things it will run and i buy the fuel so no problem

 

The biggest challenge for me starting my new job, which is hourly, next week is to relax and slow down Since I'm coming out of a 75 mph truck to a 65 mph truck it shouldn't be too hard to slow down, but I'm sure I'm going to have to fight off the boredom and my urge to be in the left lane passing people. No e-logs yet, but it wouldn't matter to me or anyone else who is hourly. I ran e-logs at the LTL outfit I ran for and made plenty of money, but in fairness, I had lots of seniority and all the runs were set up so they could be legally done excepting severe weather conditions.

I just don't agree with the government interference in our lives, it gets worse and worse everyday. If a company wants to run e-logs, fine, the drivers have a choice to work there or not, but when the mandate comes down from government, no-one has a choice other than get out of driving then that's BS.

 

I usually run 5 over on speed limit. Sometimes slower. I run dump with a 600 hp cat. I can b right at 80,000 n run 80 from clearfield pa to ohio n not down shift at all. I know the power i have and my boss puts alot of trust in me with me being 23 n a 600 hp cat. Alot of problems i have is doing 5 over n still getting behind a slow truck and cant get over because that 4 wheeler hanging right with u in left lane. I consider myself a responsible driver. Yes i only run a quick turn west and back then paid hourly rest week. I know this elog n speed limiter crap all to make more money n to #### down o/o its all a joke i can tell u tho im safer than that swift guy jamming to music with his feet on the dash.

 

If you are buying the fuel that's all the more reason to learn some fuel saving techniques. But different strokes for different folks.

A 1 mpg difference over a year of driving only 150,000 miles equals a fuel saving of over $10,000. I run allot more than that so the savings is even greater.

 

To get 750-850 miles in 11 hours you would have to be running at least 85MPH.

 

Why do you guys feel the need to tell other people how to run their trucks? If it works for them it works for them, until it's your name on the door and your paying for fuel it's none of your concern... Keep clogging up the interstate and stay out of the way..

 

Not sure we're you went to school but 750/11 is about 68 mph average. (85x11=935) Also there are days where I log more than 11 hours. Legally. The true daily average is on the low side of that closer to 750.

 

Not sure it that was in reference to my fuel mileage statements but I am in no way saying anyone has to drive the way I do. Hell the guy I run with doesn't run the way I do, yet we are always with in a few miles of one another. The point is if you are paying for fuel there are things you can do to earn a few bucks more in a year.

Example: when climbing a long grade dropping a few extra gears might take a minute longer to pull the grade but the fuel mpg gains easily make up for the lost minute. Especially when you can cruise a little faster on the flats and gain that minute back.

I know how my truck runs the best if I was stuck driving at 62 I would lose mileage because I wouldn't be able to hold top gear on any incline. Slower speeds are only the answer to mega carriers because they order their trucks set up to run that way.

Or you can run the hard up the hill every drivers choice.

I also plan my trips out so I get maximum home time between loads burn up my 70 as quick as I can and end up back at home for my 34. But I run the same route every week and how I run works for me.