good mpg?...11.5 empty, no lie

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  1. shatteredsquare

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    DD13 pulling an empty 43 foot smooth bore tanker OKC to Houston, ~35k gross, 60 mph cruise, ~60 degrees average ambient temp. also on display, dust museum dating back to c.a. March 2017

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    I couldn't even break 10 out of a 6.7L F550..............
     
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    OMG,

    How can you even read the speedometer with an inch of dust/dirt/grime covering it :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
     
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    Good God man clean that thing :p
     
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    GPS is my MPH heads up display, the RPM vibrations are embedded in my bones at this point. not many people would probably have the patience or skin thick enough to drive 60 mph consistently, I think it's practice for being an old person, everyone is always mad at you to gtf out of the way. it's legit an additional $200+ in pocket per week driving 60 vs 70, basically comes out to one less tank of fuel needed per week. that is not a trivial amount of income to blow on impatience or frustration. unless the load was short on time and u needed to blow that 200 bucks to get you connected to another load that makes up for it
     
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    I couldn't break 5 towing schlumbergers iron trailer
     
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    Trying to intertain myself while having a beverage but I just lost it..LOL
     
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    Snap another picture when you reveal the prize for #35
     
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    I'll take it !!!
     
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