SCHNEIDER CHOICE PROGRAM - FREEDOM AWAITS " YOU " by JAR-HEAD

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JAR HEAD - HOW TO YOU GET SUCH GOOD NUMBERS

You get good numbers by controlling your variables . FUEL being # 1 . It's no hidden secret that for every MPH over 55 you are giving up profits Every MPH over 55 costs you 1.6% MPG which is allot when your looking at 7.0 mpg or even 9.0 mpg ..

7.0 x 1.6% = 0.112 or just over 1/10 for every MPH OVER 55 so at 60mph you'd loose 5.51 ( 10ths)
diesnt seem like allot does it .. ? Well it is ...

2500 miles / 7.0 = 357
2500 miles / 7.51 = 332

357 - 332 = 25 gallons

25 gallons @ 3.75 = $93.75

now ow that's just based off of a person getting 7.0 as a baseline MPG if your base line is higher then your savings are even more by just slowing down .

My personal base line is 8.6 so my savings are roughly double that based off my base line .

Say your running 65 mph

2500 / 7 ( same ) 357 @ 65 mph

2500 / 8.02 = 311

357-311 = 46

46 x 3.75 = 172.50


now do I drive 55 ? NO


BUT I do drive 57-59 in most cases and I save close to 200 or more a week by doing so .

 

As some trucks do have a specific range that 1.6% is not my math it's a mathematical equation used by major companies such as GOODYEAR , BRIDGESTONE & DETROIT to name a few . As some trucks may have a different " SWEET SPOT" the relevant fact remains the same . Anything over 55 < 1.6% that 1.6 % changes determined by a trucks SWEET SPOT that's why they publish a % number and not a mpg 1/10 cause the range differs from truck to truck . However the facts are the facts and the numbers are correct .

In my example you can see the difference in 2 different trucks based upon 2 different base lines to give 2 completely different numbers

 

That information I posted was a basis for answering a question as to how my net numbers are so high and better than some think they should be in some cases . I been asked privately ...

1. Do you get fed high profit loads ?

2. Do you run a different board ?

3. Do they open up dedicated lanes to you ?

4. Are you a promotional truck for SNI to get high numbers for recruit turn out ?

All of the above are NO , I just know my numbers and I can't tell you how many guys pass me just to park next to me at night .. Lol A big difference is I use that 1.6% to my advantage and I also thought to myself , it's crazy and will never work why slow down ... Well I progressively started doing it and my numbers started getting better . As you improve you can INVEST INNYOUR BUSINESS as I did and buy aftermarket products to help you inhance your numbers ( SNI APPROVED ONES FOR LEASE TRUCKS )
PP-Stacks , Low RR tires , Fleet 1 air , Fass , Wheel covers , Vented Flaps , it all adds up in the end and that $100 saved becomes 125 becomes $ 150 then goes over $200 . That $ 200 a week becomes roughly $10,000 a year in savings ..

Some of the guys in EVO's I've spoke to can make my numbers look crazy .. Base line of 8.6 for me ? I met a guy that had a EVO yes a SNI EVO who basically operates like I do , as far as Drive slow , Wheel covers and I can remember what else but his base number was 9.1 that don't seem like allot but it's huge it's 1/2 a mike per gallon more than me @ 8.6 . So basically he's saving roughly another $2000 a year over me .

Heres what that does for you ...

Pays your Maint fund ( lease guy )

Reduces your overhead

maximizes profits ..


Now as I continue to research the EVO & KW more and see what mods I can actually do to the truck such as air tabs , etc ... If I can jump my mpg an. Additional 0.7 over what I got now which is doable , in my current truck when you take my current payment in consideration , my cost to upgrade would only be $125 a week net .

Thats the power of 1.6% when you use it to your advantage .

 

The one thing I have noticed in my years of owning a truck is this

EVERY DAY YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW , and if you apply your knowledge and sort out the garbage from the good info you will succeed .

 

the 1.6% is a baseline which is a average of all miles in a test I assume , but it's a standard that most who have done the study comes up with . Not my numbers ...

I see see your point on people and products but the results have worked for my business which was the basis of my post as I was asked .. How do "YOU" get those good numbers .. Lol

i just passed along what I do .. It's not the gospel according to Jar Head or anything Just what I do and it works for me and I've met a few that it works for them

 

and I don't run 55 either ... However I do see a slight improvement prob not huge or maybe not even measurable if I do run 55 . However I normally run 57-59 occasionally 60-61 but 61 is out of the norm unless I'm on super flat land ..

Just me

 

Very true ... 70% of it is controlled by US the driver ..