Stepping Out With My Own Numbers
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Misesian, May 16, 2017.
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This year, so far, is 8.7 mpg. The ELD is pretty accurate and it shows 8.78. I check it against the hand figures every once in awhile and it’s akways within a few tenths of what I come up with. I just checked it over the weekend.
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If you’re ever thinking of stopping at the Flying J in Clear Brook, VA, don’t do it. That place is tight and trucks park everywhere. Once you finally get out of your spot, you then have to squeeze around all the trucks in no parking zones.
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Hey Misesian,
I was reading about your reefer a few pages back. Since you have a dedicated trailer, have you ever considered using solar panels on the roof? I'm not 100% up tp date on the latest tech, but I'm sure that you could reduce your reefer fuel costs somehow.
Also, Transport Robert (who are a big trucking company up in Canada) have moved to solar-powered apu's. The idea of not having any fuel or maintenance costs is quite appealing. True, it doesn't get Texas-hot up here, but it does get New York hot and humid.
Here's a few links:
A bright idea from Groupe Robert - Truck News
CCJ Innovator: Groupe Robert cuts idle time, extends hotel load time with solar panels
This has some trailer tech ideas:
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I like battery APUs, but run time is an issue. The solar panels are a great work around. The problem is that you have to make arrangements with the APU or truck provider to get them. Anything other than standard equipment is hard to get when you’re just a small time operation. These fleets have a lot more power to get these technologies on their equipment. I’ve run into this already in ordering my truck and now my trailer. They’ll put up road blocks every step of the way. International wasn’t too bad but they asked a lot of questions to try and convince me other wise. -
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