We're getting new trucks!

[LKTraz]

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Just a point here......this is a REAL figure on MPG for my truck and not what the fuel mileage reading on the trip computer says. Sometimes those things are right on but mostly they are off.

Consider that most large diesel engines don't reach top MPG capabilities until after the break in point and I just hit the 15,000 mile mark on Friday. Break in generally occurs somewhere between 65,000 and 90,000 miles. I think I may wind up in the high 6's to low 7's which is excellent for an 80,000 LB GVW vehicle.

The Macks we just got out of wouldn't do better than 5.1 - 5.2 MPG. The fuel savings we will realize will completely pay for 3 trucks each year. Couple that with greatly reduced maintenance costs and you can add maybe 66% of a fourth truck into the savings.

I'm not a company man by any stretch of the imagination but I do realize that by less down time and more savings to the company I will benefit financially by means of better runs with more efficiency meaning higher productivity and the end result will be better paychecks. This one of those rare "everybody wins" situations.

All that aside.........I just love the shit out of my new ride and enjoy driving it.