Hey everyone sorry for bothering you again. I was wondering what the best way to keep fuel costs down? Obviously keep your foot off the floor lol. I have heard of Comdata cards for example. Are there credit cards or company cards that give fuel discounts? If so which are the best? Or Pilot J or similar where you get so much off if you have a membership? Just wondering what everyone does too keep the costs down?
Fuel costs
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by AriGab, Feb 9, 2024.
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Best way to keep fuel costs down is to park it and not haul cheap freight.
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I actually just got TCS, seems pretty good, Mudflap isn’t as good as it used to be but majority of the time I try to fill up in the yard out my own tank
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I use TCS. @AriGab, there are tons of threads on this. Try the search bar in the top right.
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600 mile day...
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8.5mpg @ 60mph =
70.58 gallons, 10 hrs
...or...
7.0 mpg @ 70mph =
85.71 gallons, 8.57 hrs
15 gallons x $4 =
$60/day, x M-F =
$300/week =
$1200/month =
$14,400/year
4500 gross week on 3k miles
at 70mph (7mpg) =
428.57 gallons x $4/gallon =
$1714 fuel =
keep 2786
3500 gross week on 2k miles
at 60mph (8.5mpg) =
235.29 gallons x $4/gallon =
$941 fuel =
keep 2559
ideally one version you can keep going for two or three months without running yourself and the equipment raggedAriGab Thanks this. -
Fuel is a tax write off, my time is gone forever, you want to work a full day to do a half days work go ahead, but im doing my work and going home, though I guess if you are running a truck for $3500 a week you have to pinch Pennys when you canVampire, zinita17601, 86scotty and 2 others Thank this. -
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You can have it, I’m not even looking at my truck for $1.75 a mile regardless whose paying what, $2.75 a mile will still get hung up on.
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My plan is a little different. Drive as new a truck as I can afford (for effeciency). Notice I did not say buy a brand new truck. Doesn't fit my plan.
Mine gets 7 to 7.5 mpg running 67-68 on winter fuel. Haven't had the newer truck long enough to know about summer fuel but I expect 8ish.
Track your fuel using an app like Fuel gauges, or just calc by hand. My fuel runs .47cpm This is all I need to know fuelwise to set my rates and run my truck.
I'm not willing to drive any slower just to save fuel. I'd rather spend the extra time getting loads that pay more.
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