I can get 5.5 without really trying in my w9 pulling a fridge with a n14/18/3.55 and I live in ma and run to York pa every week Can get over 6 if I behave myself. Pa and ct have higher fuel tax but as long as you buy fuel in those states you are fine to help with ifta. Fuels a write off so while it’s important to know what it’s costing you it’s really not that big of a deal breaker unless your working cheap and IMO better then going broke waiting for your free repairs to get done on a new truck.
I would probably start with learning how to spell peterbilt though
Peterbuilt. Brass tacts question.
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Peterbilt.....since we are talkin brass tacks
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Up until 88/89 or so when the FLD came out Freightliner was a premium o/o truck. Peterbilt and KW couldn’t come close to what FL used to offer for interior options back in the day.
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Having driven W900’s and 379,s for most of my 34 years of driving
I can tell you the perception of yourself as some different bread of trucker because you drive a large car is just your own.No one really looks at you any different in the real world other than the few who try to create this ###### image of themselves through their truck ,and it’s just that ,their own image of themselves,no one else’s . A truck is a tool to make money. I’ve been in a heavy spec
2019 Kenworth t680 hauling 117k pound loads up and down mountains everyday for the last year and a half and have no desire to go back to a long hood truck anytime soon . This truck makes my day less tiring and actually more enjoyable with it’s quiet ride
,better visibility and turning radius and great fuel mileage are real world advantages that make a difference to me.I like looking at cool trucks too,but cool looking doesn’t always mean it’s the best tool for the job. A cool stretched out cabover looks awesome ,try spending a 14 hour day in one ,it sucks ,they ride horrible and are loud and have poor visibility down the passenger side . How do I know ? I owned one in the early 90’s , it’s a relic better looked at than driven everyday. A W900 is a good looking truck , they have a small cramped cab, they turn like a tug boat, and in the real world that long hood is a disadvantage but it’s cool to look at. I would say the same about a 379/389 long nose Pete, good looking truck but same disadvantages in the real world . I’ve spent years driving them in all types of conditions . It’s image over real world advantages that make a difference running a business. The major difference is a higher resale value with a large car . I have a friend who mainly buys loaded large cars for his small fleet and only keeps them a few years and trades them in.He does have a couple of aerodynamic trucks that actually make him more money and likes them that for that reason He buys the long nose large cars to attract better drivers (his opinion ) and for resale value . If it wasn’t for that he would have all aerodynamic trucks . The fuel mileage is pretty significant . He’s also a flashy guy and likes having flashy large cars ....Lol,!Bigwin123, Swine hauler, Dino soar and 1 other person Thank this. -
My 2005 Ford Expedition gets 12 mpg around town, so I feel your pain.
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I always budgeted around .50/mi for fuel and another .25/mi for tolls and it seemed to work out OK.Bigwin123, Swine hauler, Rubber duck kw and 1 other person Thank this. -
Yes, it is sort of an image thing. Especially in the roads I have chosen to take in life. I started out in 4070 Internationals in the late 80's. HOT NTC 400's made out of 290's. Others had big hoods back then and I finally stepped up to that . The old Binders were tough, tough trucks that rode like a backboard and got 4mpg. Had turned around boxes and would fly. We would melt about one a year but they were cheap and easy to rebuild. If bottom line is your main concern expect to earn it. It all turns into head games. I am not the guy at Golden Corral with the Pete or KW belt buckle and the Cat hat. But I am not in the plastic truck waiting in line at the dealer over egr problems either. Depends on what your doing with the truck too . To thine own self be true.
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