Did Prime get slowed down to double nickels?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by TruckRunner, Apr 27, 2018.

  1. truadvocate

    truadvocate Light Load Member

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    Prime pays cpm fuel mileage bonus.

    Not being able to choose your route to minimize the drag of terrain makes the bonus more difficult to capture on a consistent basis.

    42000# up and down Cali mountains or Northeast hills is not easy on fuel.
     
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  3. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    It looks like cpm on the pay stub anyway. :)
     
  4. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Fuel milage is up to 8.04 for the last 1400 miles.
     
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  5. crocky

    crocky Road Train Member

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    In this day and age you aren't gonna see two trucks with that drastic of a diffrence. Maybe a couple tenths of a gallon per mile but not gallons per mile.

    If you see that drastic of a diffrence from two identical trucks then either something is wrong with that truck or you need to look at the drivers. A driver flooring it at every stop will get much worse fuel mileage than someone who takes off easy as example.
     
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  6. REALITY098765

    REALITY098765 Road Train Member

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    2007 columbia 455 detroit 10 speed 3.7 rears.
    Your assessment is probably correct , however the computer said there is nothing wrong so what do you fix?
    I got a new company truck and maintenance was always on my back about idle time 50 to 70%. It took some math to figure out After subtracting idle time my average speed was 92 mph with a truck limited to 65 mph.
    I left that job and stopped in 1 time to say hello and the maint super says you know that computer finally blew up ?
    BUT the ? is how do you keep a fuel bonus fair to everybody.
    Far too many variables.
     
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