Why do YOU speed....if this is all you save?

I bet that reefer sure sucks the hell out of fuel.

 

I run mostly in Texas and NM. My truck isn't governed so in NM its 75 mph and Texas I cut it down to 73 mph day/68 mph night. I do a lot of runs for General Mills between Ft. Worth and Albuquerque which are drop/hook so the faster I get there the faster I can get a load heading back. I'm looking forward to September 1 in Texas.

 

If that is all you are comfortable with then that is all you should drive.

I'm personally quite comfortable with speeds much faster than that dependent on the conditions.

I am much more worn out at the end of the day driving slow than I am making time.

Each of us should drive within our skills and comfort zone and adjust our speed to fit our needs and the limits.

BTW, hitting a concrete bridge pillar at 60 MPH makes you just as dead as 80 MPH. One may be a little more spectacular.

 

You are correct about real world versus projections. However, projections give you something to shoot for and compare to.

I do go to the grocery store and stay on budget, week in and week out.

I fill my tanks to the same place each time and will bet all the variables you speak of don't make a tenth of a MPG difference.

You are preaching to the choir on driving slow.

There are drivers whose mileage varies by 1 MPG based on speed. My first truck would vary 0.9 MPG based on me running hammer down or driving normal.

The numbers I posted are very real and very well thought out. They offer something for about every point of view. I'm not sure how you missed the one that fit the argument you are making.

I can tell from your post that you don’t believe in numbers, budgets, projections or comparisons. If that works for you, more power to you. Many of us do quite well using these tools and regularly increase our profits with them. I may be setting here now with nothing but projections but I have owned a couple of trucks so I know this stuff works. It has also worked with the other businesses and management jobs I have had.

 

Is this Kevin Rutherford?

 

I get paid by the mile, ton, by the hour or sometimes not at all. All depends on how I figure it or if I break or blow anything up.

Oh it's great to have something to shoot for and I have not real issue with your projections and if they work for you great. I want 10mpg and I know exactly how to get it, too bad driving around empty doesn't pay anything.

The calculations I do are way easier to deal with. I know about what it costs to operate and I only haul stuff that pays more than that. Sometimes I'm extremely busy, other times I'm not. My operation costs don't change in my calculations just because equipment is paid for. I don't check fuel mileage, in fact the only reason I knew it was in the 4's was other people wanted to know. Again not that I don't want 10+, it's just that I'm not dumb enough to believe I can get it. The mechanic we use described it perfectly: It's like a fat woman getting on the scales. If your going to be pissed when you see the number and your not going to do anything about it, why check it?

 

I need to add that I get a premium rate of $1.25 per mile so it more than makes up for my lower fuel numbers. I can easily make hundreds of dollars a week now.

 

HEY FROGGY CHECK THAT MILEAGE WITH A CALCULATOR,PEN,PAPER NOT WHAT THE ONE ON DASH SAYS.If your getting that mileage good for you and your company!

 

My pickup says I'm getting 15-17........in reality it's closer to 11mpg but 17 looks better.