what kind of mpg do you get?

Ok OK, maybe there was some load variance, but many times I was 76K-78K and was still able to do that, not all the time as I mentioned, I am not an expert gear jammer yet.
Don't count out Freightliners !!!
And No, I completed my 1 year with NO accidents, incidents, wrecking or ditching another truck. I had many O/Os and small co. Petes. run almost all over me while driving for Swift. Learn to pass Morons !
But I digress, You want to ruin Swift ? I am with you, nobody hates big corps. more than the people slaving for them, don't try to wreck to kill me ! Swift is a driver mill, the driver they replace is cheaper than the truck.
Financially, do a check on Swift drivers, hire any drivers with let's say 1yr. or more experience & a clean record at a higher pay than the driver mills and give them a nicely equipped Peterbilt truck. This way you Used Swift to train Your driver for free. NO ? Then stop bewitching and complaining, you don't have the business attitude to fight the top 20.

 

BTW - Swift policy is don't drive in the snow, the ones ending in the ditch are the morons who
think they can. Same people who drive their personal vehicles in the snow.
I know weight can keep your wheels deeper into the layer of snow, but Frozen.... once you
really start sliding, nothing will help you but a few well placed trees or other wedged vehicles.
The weight is a help and a liability in conditions of bad traction.

 

First of all i wouldnt hire anyone to drive my equipment, maybe a hand full of guys i trust. 2nd of all driving in the snow aint nothing if you have weight on and know what you are doing, knowing your equipment, reason why swift says dont do it is beacuse they dont have truck drivers, they have steering wheel holders.

Now driving on ice is a different story.

 

Steering wheel holders. I'll have to remember that one.

I've been with Swift for 6 years and yes and yes. They will not force a drive to drive ind snow and they know that driver does not know how to.

 

Now no matter how experienced, you don't see the ice under the snow, you cannot break the sliding momentum even at 80Ks.
I drove last winter first in light snow TX to KS & up from Flagstaff AZ to CO - this second one was hairy, visibility was an average 100ft., no chains. But coming down WA into OR going East, snow broke out heavy earlier, no chains, still light snowing, bunch of old timers and new guys going along 25mph to 35mph, I was near 65K gross. There were patches of snow and then some ice. Steering wheel holder ? OH YEAH !!! I went slightly into skidding, that's as far as I wanna slide in a truck, luckily there were some dry spots. Going up there earlier taught me why so many say they never put chains on, they brake and flatten your tires, then Swift takes 16hrs. to tell you all mechanics busy making money from truckers who cannot chain themselves. So I am not one who strictly followed the rules, I wanted to be home by New Years and I got the load after waiting one day. I never drove longer or in as much danger as that day/night - that's all I am willing to admit... But I got home on the 31st of Dec.

 

Couldn't have said it better myself. If you can't drive on dry straight roads stay off the snowy ones so that the rest of us can get something done

 

Back to the topic, I average about 3.75 - 4mpg.

 

No doubt. My hubby averages around 6 or more with the cornbinder he drives. Company truck, gutted at 65, but even with heavy loads, he stays around 6pmg.

 

My first trip with my KW i averaged 3.8mpg when the engine was bone stock, when i started screwing with the motor it went up to the high 5s, now with my highly excessive power i didnt get any lower than 6.6 and as high as 7.4. Im not gonna count that one time i got 8.1mpg with a light load..... Now im sure i wont get that running west coast or TX but im sure it will be over 6mpg. Yes with the truck in my signature.