How's the CRE Container Fleet these days?

We usually goto Dodge City/Liberal Kansas to the Port of Oakland. Our reloads from there head to Denver or sometimes out to Indiana. If the freight is slow we get a diversified load which requires we pull a 53' England trailer. Those loads are typical OTR loads and could go anywhere.

I am averaging about 4,500 miles a week as a phase 1 trainer which is fine with me since I don't have a lease or truck payment.

 

My MPG are a lot better with the newer 53' England trailers but the 40' container chassis are easy to back up. Right now the miles in the container division are not all that great. This week at the port most team/training trucks are at 3K and with the short pay period they will be lucky to get in another 1,000.

Since my truck is paid off I don't need to stress about the miles so much. On a bad week like this I will still net about $1,600 but for a L/O they are looking at netting about $500-$600 as a phase 1 trainer.

 

Last pay period my miles were a little better, 4800, plus my mpg was pretty high for me. I used to be one of those guys that thought getting more miles and not focusing on my mpg was okay. I like doing 75 mph once I get out on the open highway but now I was thinking about governing myself at 67 mph. Since I am only looking at averaging 4,500 miles a week as a trainer I do not need to do 70-75 anymore. As long as I trip plan carefully I can get good miles plus good mpg.