Turned down to 62mph
#51
03-22-2008, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by CrazyTulip
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:
No that's not what I am saying. I am saying should the driver be compensated for driving slower? If the driver is not being compensated, than may be the company should shut there doors and other better paying companies will get the loads. Now there too many companies and drivers and not enough good paying freight. But with this recession should eliminate some competition.
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#52
03-22-2008, 12:12 PM
All I know is that the more trucks they turn down, the more trucks I can pass.
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#53
03-22-2008, 03:50 PM
Originally Posted by kc0iv
I hope you are NOT telling me there isn't a Santa Claus who lives in the north pole!!  I do agreed about the zealots. Some where along the way they either don't know or have forgot the rules of physics. kc0iv
I agree, there is no Santa Claus that lives in the north pole. He saw on the news that the ice caps were melting so he built a large yacht and spends most of his days in the Caribbean now. He knew that if he saw it on CNN, it must be fact so he got out while the gettin was good.
Funny story: One of my friends' daughter found out a few years ago that there was no Santa and started crying. He asked her why she was crying and she told him that if there was no Santa then she wouldn't be getting any more presents for Christmas. He told her, you dummy, who do you think has been giving you these presents all along? 101 St Nicholas Dr North Pole AK 99705 
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#54
03-22-2008, 04:15 PM
Originally Posted by Malaki86
All I know is that the more trucks they turn down, the more trucks I can pass.
 PGT is currently in the process of resetting computers to "Driver Reward" mode... I WAS set at a 67 mph top end. It's my understanding that the computer "reads" back to see your mpg for your last 1000 miles and resets your top end accordingly. I watched mine get reset but didn't pay THAT much attention to the numbers, but I believe it's somewhere around: 6.3 or less = 63 mph 6.3 to 6.5 = 65 mph 6.5 or above = 70 mph.
#55
03-22-2008, 10:10 PM
If you want compensated for operating a truck in a way that increases the mpg's, then you need to buy a truck.
There is no incentive for most company drivers to operate a truck efficiently. When it is only about cents per mile. But if you owned the truck, at today's prices if you got just 1mpg better than your fuel surcharge, you would increase your net by over $10,000 a year. If companies want to truly increase their bottom line regarding fuel, they need to compensate better. I would be willing to bet that if 80% of the savings were passed on to the driver, you would see a lot of drivers trying to tweak every bit of fuel mileage out of the trucks. Even passing on that much to the driver would still benefit the company in fuel cost savings and wear and tear on equipment. I don't blame company drivers for just wanting to run the guts out of a truck and get where they are going. There is no real incentive to do otherwise. When the companies start rewarding efficiency properly, that will change.
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#56
03-23-2008, 02:56 AM
Originally Posted by Copperhead
If you want compensated for operating a truck in a way that increases the mpg's, then you need to buy a truck.
There is no incentive for most company drivers to operate a truck efficiently. When it is only about cents per mile. But if you owned the truck, at today's prices if you got just 1mpg better than your fuel surcharge, you would increase your net by over $10,000 a year. If companies want to truly increase their bottom line regarding fuel, they need to compensate better. I would be willing to bet that if 80% of the savings were passed on to the driver, you would see a lot of drivers trying to tweak every bit of fuel mileage out of the trucks. Even passing on that much to the driver would still benefit the company in fuel cost savings and wear and tear on equipment. I don't blame company drivers for just wanting to run the guts out of a truck and get where they are going. There is no real incentive to do otherwise. When the companies start rewarding efficiency properly, that will change.
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