+3

 

These two don't add up against each other.

Good luck finding that driver you need. Just keep looking and maybe one will come along. Put the word out to everyone. But the driver will never please you as much as you please yourself.

 

I agree it seems that you are better suited to be an O/O than an owner with a driver(I've driven for a few of these),maybe consider a fuel bonus?

 

+4

 

This is just my $0.02 worth, but if I were you I'd take a day out of my schedule and go along with your driver just to see how he's doing things. I'd also do this without letting him know beforehand.

Make sure when you leave out that you get a full tank of fuel and also make sure he updates his log book with the correct odometer reading that morning.

When he's driving, don't say anything. Instead, just observe and see what he's doing and how he drives. Downshifting through the gears is actually the correct way (from the way I learned to do things anyway) to reduce the speed of the truck. Using the jakes reduces wear and tear on the brakes, which is also smart, so I don't really see anything wrong there.

When you get back from the run, refuel again, make a note of the odometer reading and calculate the fuel mileage at that time.

By the way, I thought it was against DOT regulations to take a truck out of gear and coast. You may save a few dollars on fuel, but you'll also end up with a lot more wear and tear on your brakes than you'd have otherwise. It's also supposedly dangerous, especially if you're going downhill.

-- c t

 

+5 :shock:

 

+ VI :wink:

 

We have an account with Pacific Pride, driver has his own fuel card.

Believe me if I could drive my truck right now I would. But asof Friday I am 4cm dilated and could go into full labor at any time, so it's just not an option for me at this time.

again, not an option at this time. And when I did go out with him, he drove ok with me, but as soon as I was out of the truck other drivers told me a much different story..



I know your not to take the truck out of gear, but that's how I do it and to be honest I'll continue to drive that way when I get back in the truck.

I don't mind him downshifting if he did it right (he slams on the brakes, downshifts, then slams the brakes again 10 seconds later to downshift, seriously, you jerk forward in the truck to the point of you might just hit the dash if not belted in the way he does this). The big issue is he leaves the jakes on ALL THE TIME, he is not one of those guys who turns them on only to downshift, they are on all the time.

He knows I'm on his ass about the fuel now, I'll give it a week to see what happens. Maybe he is selling it, maybe he isn't. I don't know. All I know is when I was in the truck doing the same rounds I got 6mpg and now its dropped big time. In the meantime I'll start working on possible backup drivers, just in case things don't improve..

(sigh)


And ya'll get off my back about pulling it outta gear, will ya

 

Why? it is really unsafe and if you need to save fuel that bad you must be in the wrong business,I know about your condition and I was making a general statement about owning and operating the truck.

I also never turn off my jakes,they auto disconnect when not needed and this is not a problem.

 

So he's one of those surge + slow down drivers right?

Can't ever coast?