Rates are crashing and fuel to the moon!

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Kenworth6969, Mar 3, 2022.

  1. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Used to get about 5.3 mpg pulling these with my aero Pete. Doesn't make much a difference pulling equipment
     
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  3. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    Stop whining and start working. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps. If you didn't want to be poor, you wouldn't!

    Do you feel motivated now? :p
     
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  4. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Yes i am ready to conquer the trucking world now
     
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I’m pretty sure once you wrapped your head around the idea of being seen driving a Cascadia, you’d quickly develop a new appreciation for what you have. :biggrin_25523:
     
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  6. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    5 mins of all that beeping crap from the nanny systems. I'd be ready to drive off a cliff :D
     
  7. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    I’m amazed a Truck can get over 8 or 9 mpg consistently. It’s impressive. The series 60 held bragging rights for a long time after it was introduced. I’ve stuck with the 12.7 for many other good reasons. There were some Cummins that got excellent mpg’s. The M11 and L10. Both were severely underpowered. Always having injector problems. Sound familiar? Cummins claimed to have injector problems corrected back in 1996. Lol. Recently saw an M11 in an old ratty 1980’s FLD. It had new injectors. Guy was slowly fixing it up. Truck looked like it was pulled from a junk yard. Closer look, it was clean, just faded paint and never washed. Guy said he gets 8.5 mpg. Not bad. Very economical way to go.
     
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  8. Bumper

    Bumper Road Train Member

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    Too late, I saw a guy over on You Tube who said he already did it..... :)
     
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  9. Bumper

    Bumper Road Train Member

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    Catch the OM in a weak moment to get the approval?
     
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  10. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    The OM is definitely leaning towards it.
     
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  11. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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