Running with JCT

I run at 65 outside of California. I will slow it down in a headwind if the mileage is dropping, but I'm convinced that these new aero trucks get close enough MPGs at 65 or 62 that it's not worth driving slower. Typically I average 70% on cruise control and 0.00% idle, lol. I use CC in the flats, but I'm constantly hitting the cancel button and using the foot for pretty much EVERY hill and even most overpasses. My goal is to keep the turbo boost below 15.

An example would be driving along in the flats and running up and over a small, rolling hill, then back to the flat. If you leave the CC set at 65, it will call for more fuel to keep you at speed while climbing the hill. You reach the crest of the hill doing 65 then, depending on the speed limit and your company's policy, you either coast down increasing speed to 70 or 75 or you flip on the Jake to hold your speed.

The most efficient way to tackle that hill is to either coast over it if it's small, or use your foot to give just enough throttle to crest the hill at the minimum safe speed. You then coast downhill to regain your cruising speed or using enough throttle with your foot to hit your cruising speed when you reach the bottom. Only then do you re-engage the cruise control.

I know that this is very elementary and has been covered on TTR extensively in other threads. But that's pretty much all that I do.

 

Yes. Soule_Man on here is from NC.

 

You got THAT right! Lol. I'm very happy now that I have the new lease. My break-even went from 16-1800 miles down to about 700.

 

Do you have Excel? I'll send you the spreadsheet that I made to estimate my pay.