Prime NOOB

And watch out you dont get run over by the super truckers.

 

Coming down Parleys today saw a 4 wheeler that had obviously not read the many signs stating "WATCH FOR SLOW VEHICLES. USE CAUTION IN RIGHT LANES" and drove right up under the back of a trailer.

 

People just dont pay no mind to anything. That right there is exactly why we have the ICC bumpers. No matter what, it will be the truck wholl get a ticket cause of someone else being stupid.

 

being in the 5's for mpg isnt good 6.8 for flatbed is good ive avg 6.99 for a while had it up to 7.25 today until i hit i80 going west down hill from there i ended the day at 6.00

 

I've seen those low numbers before on my truck since ive been solo I usually get load 40k and up so I know what you mean on the 5.6 and hills never help they sure killed my mpg today with the added winds of i80 hope I can get it back up b4 the cutoff

 

In case you are not aware, the cut off for fuel mileage is Friday night/early Saturday morning. Your average MPG between Jan 7 and Jan 13 is what you'll see on the QC message tomorrow, and what will be used to calculate your fuel bonus.

 

Some days its just impossible to get decent mileage. I try a lot, but it doesnt always work.

 

Winter, winter, winter.

Fuel blend, and cold temps are working against you.

If your fuel milage doesn't improve as the weather gets warm in two months, then you have a problem.

I was freaking out my first winter. My first winter was when the company mininmum requirement was 6.25mpg. So if I was freaking out then... Then I must have been under the limit.

Management puts the microscope away during winter.

I had just had two weeks at 6.5 and below. Last week was 7.4. This week will be closer to 8.

Slow freight, bad weather, poor fuel milage equals winter blues.

Winter blues is just one more reason to take Sazooks cue and try and spend your winter doing something other than trucking.

 

these mileage figures you guys are getting , are they all with baby 8 trucks ?
short hood small sleepers.