Faster truck = More loads, more pay!

:wtf: so rework it for $3.60 a gallon, it's still a significant difference.

 

You aren't saving much by driving slow is the point. Plus I have two dedicated runs that pay me good in state.

 

if you are paying 3.60 a gallon, you will be getting screwed by ifta unless you only run in low tax states

 

I average 7.5 to 7.8 at 73mph...why would I bother slowing down...

 

Lol 63 mph...ill commit suicide going that slow

 

You can not legally log 70 mph over an 11 hour stretch in a 70 mph state there's no way to average 70 with road construction traffic freight etc...... They can write you a speeding ticket off your log book..

 

how not true is that?

you are supposed to log it as you do it, if i leave one side of a state and drive 70mph across the other side, it would be ILLEGAL for me to log it other than how i drove it

and you can do it

stop believing what your safety managers brainwash you to believe

i have had my logs checked, double checked and triple checked and never once gotten a speeding ticket

 

Speed limit is 75 mostly thru Texas. And they are going to write you a ticket if you don't log it right..

 

The Love's down the road from me was $3.56 yesterday, so I rounded up a bit to compensate for other areas. The price includes state taxes, so how is it anyone is going to get screwed?

 

Because the tax you pay on IFTA is based on the fuel you use in each state. You could get a real great deal on the pump price, because state fuel tax is lower, and cross into a state that has a higher state fuel tax and you are going to have to pay even more based on the fuel you use in that state. This is why a smart operator will see what the price for fuel is taking the pump price and subtracting the state fuel tax and that is the real price of the fuel.

For instance, Illinois almost always has a much higher pump price than Indiana. But they also have a very high state tax. And Indiana does not include the full taxation at the pump but tacks more on when IFTA is filed. In the final analysis, Illinois ACTUAL price of the fuel is usually lower than Indiana. You want to look for the lowest actual cost of fuel, minus the fuel tax, as you are going to pay the fuel tax on it based on what you use in each state.

I know it makes things more complicated than they should be, but savings thousands in the long run is worth it.