It's not an argument. Ask someone in the service dept about excessive idling. Sitting at a low idle you are not building as much oil pressure for lubrication as you are with the throttle engaged. Any time I throw away 60 bucks too me I see waste.
How many Swift trucks do you pass in a day?
Discussion in 'Swift' started by JustSonny, Apr 30, 2010.
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Incomplete combustion of fuel...carbon deposits....bad doo doo!!!

On a positive note, no matter how slowly my Swift truck is moving, I can pass an idler any day!
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That's cool, you keep killing and starting that diesel and saving your money, I'll save money by my engine lasting to 2 million miles without an in frame. You save how you want I'll save how I want. But you haven't said what kinda mileage you get from your truck. Like I stated earlier, I spend a large percentage of my time crawling in and out of the woods in low gear. Then when I'm loaded weigh in at 88-90k and run up and down back roads to get to the mill. I still average over 6 mpg.
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7-8 mpg. Depends on load and terrain.
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A lot of the time I would see swift trucks and or pass them they would be in the ditch!
I guess the old addage of "Sure We're Insured For That" is really true!!!!
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Talk about a steady job. Claims adjuster for swift...
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It doesn't seem like I am wasting that much fuel, since I spend about 30% of my drive time under 20 miles an hour. If I drove the majority of my miles on the interstate and at road speed I could attain the same mileage you do, even with the idle time, and with a lot less maintenance. When I drove cross country, I averaged 5-5.5mpg with my truck running constantly for 5 days.JustSonny Thanks this.
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That's pretty Swift!
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They have an in house claims adjuster? Sounds like they should... They'd save money... lolJustSonny Thanks this.
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