What fuel mileage do semis typically get without a load?

Dispatcher brains would certainly be light

 

It will also depend on your driving habits and speed.

I bobtailed once and fueled at great falls MT and refueled at Anchorage Alaska, lots of mountains, but both the Canadian and Alaskan speed limits are slow. My S 60 got me 11.25 in real numbers.
I bobtailed from New Mexico to Florida, no hills but running a solid 75 most of the time and got a hair over 10.
Pulling an empty flat or a load with very little wind resistance would get close to 9 sometimes, depending on the terrain and my foot.

 

+9 mpg empty 53 dryvan flat road, above freezing temps, mild wind, 62-65 mph
7-8 mpg during winter, or windy; wind can mess up the fuel economy worst than weight.

 

The wind is the worst. A lot of times the wind will die down some after dark, there has been many of times over the years I have shut down and waited till dark to run just because of fuel mileage. Another reason I would not like the eld mandate, just another option it could put a damper on.

 

There's a new one brokers could use.. "drive at night, you'll get better fuel mileage" - somehow making this cheapo load a good idea for you
Right up there with "it only weighs 2k pounds" or "easy on easy off!"
...lol

 

lol whenever I see easy on easy off I automatically skip that load! That’s code for cheap freight.

 

I hauled Reno air to Salt lake a few times. Got about 8.2mpg on a DD15

 

Depends on how fast your going... In the words of Prime we get 10 mpg... but they also do 58 mph everywhere they go.

I get about 6 mpg, but I also do 75 mph too

 

All 3 trucks 12.7 Detroit 60 series and above 2 million miles. 65mph.

1996 w900 flatbed empty flatland 7.5, hilly area 7

2003 Columbia flatbed empty flatland 7, hilly area 6.8

1998 century dry van empty flatland 7.5, hilly area 7

 

That can't be right, you need to recheck your figures, no way can a W9 get as good as them funny looking freight shakers. lol