Very odd MPG from one of my drivers

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  1. pavrom

    pavrom Road Train Member

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    i own several trucks (car haulers) and have questions to owner operators or experienced drivers .
    i noticed very odd mpg on all the trucks one driver drove . i have 5 trucks (he drove 3 of them and always have significant difference with other drivers) . he seems very experienced in the field we are working but mpg just killing my profit .
    here is the example :
    i have one particular truck running chicago il to houston tx (through dallas) , one driver drove this truck since september till february and his fuel spendings always been around $1800 for around 2500 miles , another driver drove 1 trip in this direction and did extra miles going to san antonio and still within 1800 range. the driver i am questioning took this truck for the first time and drove little bit over 2500 miles and fuel spending over $2400. all drivers drive 70 (per them)
    same driver drove chicago to nj route 3 times and overspent $400 per trip compared to $1100 average (around 2000 miles).
    this seem very odd to me and i don't want announce my thoughts about it .
    truck is 2000 pete , c15 , 13 speed , high rail , all the maintainance is up to day , daily working truck
    this is not show truck and not truck that falls apart on the road , just a working dog .
    i appreciate honest thoughts and answers what might be happening
     
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  3. Kenworth 4life

    Kenworth 4life Medium Load Member

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    Is he taking it out of 1st gear?
     
  4. swaggerjacker

    swaggerjacker Medium Load Member

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    Sounds fishy to me. Take a trip with him. I would. If he complains and gets defensive...well.
     
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  5. tnevin225

    tnevin225 Road Train Member

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    Trying to figure this out by how much your drivers are spending on any given trip is not going to give you a good sense of what is happening with any given truck. You need to do actual fuel mileage numbers to see whats going on. I would guess there is a problem somewhere, but without hard fuel mileage numbers its hard to tell.
     
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  6. pavrom

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    i got your point but :
    drivers get fueled pretty much same place
    1st driver fuels up after 721 miles , 2nd - 497 :) for the same amount ... we are talking highway driving only on cruise control :)
     
  7. wichris

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    Plug in and check computer. May not be totally accurate but will let you lf the fuel is going through the motor or somewhere else.
     
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  8. pavrom

    pavrom Road Train Member

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    i did , checked out good
     
  9. sdaniel

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    Second this . First question on that big of a spread , is some one stealing your fuel/ selling your fuel? You need hard mileage numbers , also . But is one of your trucks really getting basically 2 MPG ?
     
  10. Shock Therapy

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    Is it possible that he is selling your fuel to other drivers?
     
  11. wichris

    wichris Road Train Member

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    Wouldn't be the first time that one driver get far worse mileage than the others. If the truck is new enough to get a good breakdown from the computer you might find he's driving it like an old Detroit. Go for a run with him.
     
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