Pete 386 or 387

Rear-end ratio, don't know. Shifting habits, pretty bad so far, but improving. Heck the first week needed the clutch adjusted, since the guy that drove it before me, (according to the mechanic) just drove the hello out of it. Didn't do PTIs, well he did make sure it had all 18 wheels and the tires had air, and it would start and stop. The clutch was bad enough, at a full stop, with the peddle to the floor, the only way it would go in was grind.

I've noticed this 13spd can be like a pregnant woman, changes it mind when it wants shifted. I try to upshift around 1500, however sometimes it won't until just about 1600. Downshifting generally around 13-1400.

We're required, unless going out of Kansas, to load 52k, which puts my gross at ~85.5k.

I went back through my previous trip sheets and found that I have got 5.7mpg. Like I commented on previously, I have to go through a lot of small towns, no interstate driving. So I'm doing a lot of slowing down to 30mph, stopping at stop lights, then back up to around 68mph on the highways.

It's funny to see your average speed for a trip is only 43 mph.

Don't take my fuel economy as a good overall representation, to base your decision of buying one. I'm still learning on how to get better fuel mileage with it. During my "orientation" I had to watch a video about the ACERT engines and progressive shifting. It claimed that it can be shifted at lower rpms (sooner), but so far, under load, I'm finding that my truck doesn't agree. If I don't at least get it up to between 15-1600 rpm, it will not go in easy.