There is money to be made with 9+ mpg trucks

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Dice1, Apr 1, 2012.

  1. Dice1

    Dice1 Road Train Member

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    The O/O for them I talked to last year had what I thought was a company truck too. They must sale or lease their company trucks to their drivers if they want to be an O/O for them.
     
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  3. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    Ugh, their cpm is crap - less than .25cpm to start. That's how they can afford to pay for the bonuses.
     
  4. MNdriver

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    2010 also saw the continuation of the quarterly Harley Davidson giveaway for the driver who had the best fuel mileage and overall best performance. It was team drivers Ruben Moreno and Hector Silva who took home a custom 3000GT.

    So did the team drivers have to team drive the Harley too, or did they each get one?:biggrin_2559:
     
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  6. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    isn't the 3000GT a mitsubishi car?

    you guys were talking about harleys on the give away.

    and with the cash incentive instead of the bike. i'm guess they are giving away sportster 1200 models.
     
  7. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    $733 a quarter ???

    Less than $60 a week ??

    Unless MVT has made some serious changes....................

    I would pass !!!
     
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  8. heavyhaulerss

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    there are way's to get better m.p.g. if you are trying to get a bonus or motorcycle.:biggrin_25525:
     
  9. BigBadBill

    BigBadBill Bullishly Optimistic

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    Listen to CEO of MVT speak last year at Traffic Club. In 2011 he said his fleet averaged less than 8.4 mpg. Even admitted that it was likely the winners "padded" the numbers.

    Also said that they felt optimistic that the latest round of motors without regen would see 9 with a lot of hard work.

    The man that runs the company that is most respected in the industry for what they have done towards fuel economy says 9 mpg with anything but a new truck hauling FAKs is impossible on an annual basis is being used to "prove" the wonder truck gets better than 9 PULLING A FLAT WITH BIG UGLY LOADS.
     
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  10. MNdriver

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    so you are also thinking there is some hanky panky going on to post those kind of results?
     
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