300 gallon fuel tank?

Somebody explained it in another thread that the extra weight of topping off fuel tanks, plus stopping to get only what little fuel you need 2 dozen times a week, divided by .0736, x .5485, factored by 3 saves them a lot of fuel and equals much more profits. Do that 4x on every load to increase profits. You musta missed that one.

 

My kw has duel 135s... Red fuel warning light on the dash comes on and I can only pump 100gals into each tank, gauge reads under 1/8..... Kinda ticks me off.

But 5.7 mpg x 200 gals is 3 full days of my work....

 

Anything less than twin 120s (240) is a pain for OTR in my opinion. I have a 579 Pete with 210 capicity a 100 and a 110 gallon). I figure of that 210 I can safely use 160 gallons, so at 6 MPG I can go 960 miles. Smaller fuel tanks require much more planning ahead if you work for a company that has a certain fuel network.

FYI You never want to run a diesel close to empty, especially in the winter time.

 

I think most KW or any fuel gages are set up to be idiot proof, better safe than sorry. I accidently ran a t600 with twin 135s under E with the light on. Still only took 220 gallons, but boy was i sweating and stressing those last 50 or so miles.

 

I have 150 gal tanks and prefer them over any other.

I've never pushed the envelope, but theoretically could easily go 1400-1500 miles with out blinking an eye.

I think the most I have gone is 1200 - 1300 and thats typically when I'm looking for fuel for under $4 gal. On average I refuel between 700 - 900 mi.

The other advantage is I can cut back 1200 lbs of weight if I need to scale a heavy load, considering I carry roughly 2200 lbs of fuel. I scale 34,400 empty and full of fuel. I typically dont like to haul more than 44k, but its not uncommon for a shipper to miscalculate or if its paying really well, I'll take that 46k load. But then,.. being step deck,.. a 52k load paying $6 mi plus permits,.. lets ride baby!

Hurst

 

I agree, the last T660 I drove had twin 150's and once the red light came on I could still go another 150 - 200 mi easily.

 

Try new sender... My gauge is out of wack but yellow light still comes on when it has to eventhough it reads 1/4 or better. Before it went ape @#$% it would come on right at the 1/8 mark. Let us know what fix you!

 

ya maybe if you pay pump price....... my discount run .20-.40 off pump price (best was .47 off) pilot/flying j but the discount isn't the same at all of them.....

my price may be the same or .40 cheaper at the pilot 50 miles down the road even with the pump price being the same....
and yes I have a web site I go to so I can see MY price

 

I was joking. Believe some drivers stress and overthink fuel strategy. For me it's simple. Convenience always takes precedence over taxes and/or price. As long as I can utilize my driving time effectively and log my fuel stops exactly as i did them all is well. I have an unbreakable rule fuel stops must always match up on logs to the actual time I fueled, no exceptions. The less I have to fuel makes this very easy. Agree with someone else that topped up tanks on Friday before weekend off equals smooth sailing from Monday onwards for about 2 to 3 days. I can't imagine running around on E trying to work in fuel stops of 30 gallons here and there several times a week would drive me crazy. I always hated fuel stops as inefficient wastes of time on a busy schedule anyways. Always seems like anywhere you go fuel island is minimum half hour ordeal sometimes as much as an hour, for something I can generally get done in 10 minutes if there's no cluster. Which brings something else to mind. Fueling at odd hours after midnight saves me time because all of the solar powered truckers are asleep.

 

I only spec'd 100's on my current truck. I fuel once every day or two. The carrier I am with has current fuel pricings at Loves, Petro, TA, Pilot, and Flying J, and a few other independent stops on the carrier website, update every two hours, and the current discounts available, and price after fuel tax. I can pick the lowest actual cost along my run and fill up. It is a rare day when I fuel more than 120 gallons at a shot.