What does rear ratio in a semi means?

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    What tires are you running?
     
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    Michelin XDN2.
     
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    They are pretty good tires. How have they been on the new truck so far? Gonna get over 200K on them you think?
     
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    Way over. I’m at 137k now and they’re still over 20/32 tread left.
     
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    That is pretty good. I need to measure mine before to much longer. Was gonna do it at 100K to get a good number and see.
     
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    Overall are you happy with your purchase? If you could do it again, would you change anything?

    When I started with Stevens I was averaging 8-8.5 mpg, even while running Appalachia. This was in a 9-speed manual. I'm wondering what the heck kind of set-up they have that gets them such great mileage.
     
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    Some can maintain the speed limit going uphill better than others depending on the gear ratio while others have a higher top speed on flat ground depending on the gear ratio.
     
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