Fuel costs

3 bucks a mile isn't to bad, but your fuel is gonna be hell hauling those weights at these fuel prices. I imagine your lucky to average 4.5-5mpg

 

53 percent of gross revenue? No way could anyone sustain that for any length of time. Fuel should be 20-30 percent and closer to 20 hopefully. Unfortunately that isn't the case for me.
People want to complain about new trucks and the def but if the new trucks average 3 mpg more then old trucksI think its a pill worth swallowing.

 

I pulled the trigger a year ago and bought brand new. Fuel savings of 100 liters a day. Over a month, my fuel savings #### near make my payment. Was a no brainer and I’ll never go back to old school. Unless I win the lotto!

 

I'm actually contemplating the exact same move right now. My fuel is killing me. 8-10k a month on fuel for 10-12k miles a month. It's too much. I'm averaging 4.5-5.5 mpg. Hearing these new trucks are doing 7mpg

 

I sincerely hope you’re quoting fuel mileage in us mpg!

 

Lol yes I am. Just did a trip 4.3 mpg on the dash.

 

7 us is easily attainable pulling a tandem van. I just ran 7.2us over 600 miles today with a hard side/head wind all day and 45k in the box. I’ve seen as high as 10.8cdn. Which is 9us.

 

What kind of truck? Engine?

I'm looking at that w990

 

2020 579 ultraloft. Paccar set at 455. 1650 torque. 12sp auto. Yes…..I know. It’s not cool. But making money is.