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<p>[QUOTE="redoctober83, post: 4603127, member: 124768"]Not claiming he lied to you, just that he didn't pay attention to the part where we are governed at 62 on the company side 65 on lease and that Prime had proven time and time again that by going 55 we can achieve an average 9mpg or better which equates to a very nice fuel bonus each week. I think it's an additional ¢5/mile if you average 9mpg and if you average 8mpg you get ¢3/mile more each week.</p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, we as drivers at prime do choose to drive slower to achieve better fuel economy and a bigger paycheck. Best part is, the roads are big enough for you to pass us so it shouldn't bother you how slow we go.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="redoctober83, post: 4603127, member: 124768"]Not claiming he lied to you, just that he didn't pay attention to the part where we are governed at 62 on the company side 65 on lease and that Prime had proven time and time again that by going 55 we can achieve an average 9mpg or better which equates to a very nice fuel bonus each week. I think it's an additional ¢5/mile if you average 9mpg and if you average 8mpg you get ¢3/mile more each week. So yes, we as drivers at prime do choose to drive slower to achieve better fuel economy and a bigger paycheck. Best part is, the roads are big enough for you to pass us so it shouldn't bother you how slow we go.[/QUOTE]
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