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Originally Posted by Lunker
I get better fuel milage running 68 all day long than I do at 55, at least that's what the computer says. I'll average 6.3 at 68 and 5.7 at 55-60.
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Originally Posted by hitman
Originally Posted by TomB985
If you have to pay a driver a certain rate per mile, and the amount of miles in the route are the same, you are paying the EXACT SAME AMOUNT!!!
a 500 mile trip, paying $.35 a mile to the driver will pay the same, whether it takes 8 hours, 10 hours, or for that matter 30 hours!
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Quit bitching for the sake of bitching! Find something REAL to complain about or SHUT UP!
:evil:[/quote] Who was bitchn? I only asked will he be compensated for sitting in the seat longer for the same pay.
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How do the companies make money? They make money hauling freight. They get paid to haul stuff a certain amount based on mileage. If your truck is running 30 MPH, you may be making less per hour, but so are they! The company makes money as fast as you do!
If there was a REAL productivity loss by turning the trucks down, they would end up hauling LESS freight, making LESS money, unless they spent more money and bought more trucks!!!
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Originally Posted by TomB985
How do the companies make money? They make money hauling freight. They get paid to haul stuff a certain amount based on mileage. If your truck is running 30 MPH, you may be making less per hour, but so are they! The company makes money as fast as you do!
If there was a REAL productivity loss by turning the trucks down, they would end up hauling LESS freight, making LESS money, unless they spent more money and bought more trucks!!!
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Jeez Evinrude! Don't you have your eyes open?? A lot of companies are going bankrupt right now and they're (the ones that are still there) trying to keep their head above water so they do what they can to try and let you keep your job. I'm guessing you're rather sit at home without money then huh? :withstupid:
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Originally Posted by Evinrude
65 mph drop down to 55 at the same cpm is cheaper labor,simple math.
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Originally Posted by kc0iv
Originally Posted by Lunker
I get better fuel milage running 68 all day long than I do at 55, at least that's what the computer says. I'll average 6.3 at 68 and 5.7 at 55-60.
kc0iv I agree with Lunker. Trucks that are geared to cruise 65 to 70 will burn more fuel keeping to 55. It has to do with momentum, or inertia, and the way cruise controls work, not to mention that at 55 I am either lugging the engine at 1050 rpm which is bad for fuel economy, or drop down a gear to keep at 1400 rpm and run the engine at the same rpm as 65 mph burning nearly the same amount of fuel per hour for eighteen percent more time to go the same miles. Not every truck or driver can gain one mpg by dropping from 65 to 55.
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Originally Posted by Rawlco
I agree with Lunker. Trucks that are geared to cruise 65 to 70 will burn more fuel keeping to 55.
The slight change in efficiency of the engine is more then overshadowed by the extra horsepower required to push the air going faster. Besides, most trucks have 13 speeds, where you can go to 12th and be right back in the sweet spot.
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Here's a different look on the "cheap labor" theory:
Yes, from Point A to Point B over the same route will always be the same physical distance. However, the speed of the truck does effect the money you will profit overall during the year. A 10MPH reduction won't make that much of a difference over one particular route. But 10MPH during the course of an entire year and many different routes will have a very noticeable effect. You'll be able to travel less miles in any given week. It may only be 60 miles a week, which on a weekly paycheck isn't much, but if you multiply that 60 miles times say, 49 weeks (3 weeks off per year), then it really does start to add up. That's 2940 miles, so if you get paid .35cpm, you're losing out on a little over $1000. DISCLAIMER! I'm not saying that by dropping the limit by 10MPH that you'll end up in the poorhouse because you're not making any money. I am, however, pointing out the fact that it does indeed make a difference, albeit a small one. |
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