What's your fuel mileage driving volvo 780 with volvo or cummins engine?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by moblue, Oct 26, 2010.

  1. josh.c

    josh.c Road Train Member

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    What logic do you base that on? I'd think if "they" can get an 80,000lb truck to get 7 mi/gal, then "they" could get a 3,000lb car to get 150 mi/gal.
     
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  3. Dryver

    Dryver Road Train Member

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    Oh no, drivers using logic! Its going to be a long day...
     
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  4. WildRose

    WildRose Light Load Member

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    2000 Volvo VNL-660 w/ D-12C, fuller .78 o/d 10 spd, 53' Dry Van 18 wheels RR of truck is 108. Running north east corner of country = lots of hills. NYC = lots of low range

    Before valve adjustment 6.3 ( truck runs A LOT better after they were adjusted min 5 mph faster up my hard pulls 43-45mph @ 75,000 was 36ish mph)

    Usually drive at 1250 rpm = 62mph but there are times I am up to 1575 @ 70mph when its needed. Go down hills as fast as conditions will allow :) Hey down hill is free ;-) and helps get up the next one.
     
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    WildRose Light Load Member

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  6. Krooser

    Krooser Road Train Member

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    13.5 cents per mile for fuel? At $4.00 per gallon? I need one of those calculators....
     
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  7. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Sounds like a "Dart Transit" "shenanigans special" calculator. You divide what you pay for a gallon of fuel, say $3.83 a gallon by your miles per gallon, say 7 mpg to come up with a cost per mile which equals $0.547 a mile. Now if Dart is paying $0.40 cpm fuel surcharge on top of their low $0.95 cpm rate (or whatever it is) your fuel is only costing you $0.147 cents a mile and if you are getting 7 mpg that means you are only paying $1.02 a gallon for fuel. See how it works? Never mind that the rate still sucks.

    :biggrin_25511:
     
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  8. monkeypuncher

    monkeypuncher Medium Load Member

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    wow...that means you can run 1000 miles for $135..let me buy that truck!
     
  9. bluesman55

    bluesman55 Bobtail Member

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    What about the Volvo's with the cummings and an automatic? MPG
     
  10. TheRoadWarrior

    TheRoadWarrior rocking-n-rollin again

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    im lucky if i get 5 on a good day..and thats without my foot clipping my toenails on the fan...
     
  11. roguedeadguy

    roguedeadguy Bobtail Member

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    This is what I've been getting the last 10 days as well. Waiting for my truck to return tomorrow to go over it. 04' 630' with ISX 475 and ZF-M 12 speed.

    60mph or 74mph, still 5mpg. Sounds like truck is outsmarting/protecting itself vs a lead foot.
     
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