Tips on getting the best fuel economy or mileage.

[WorldPax]

I searched and didn't find anything. What tips do you have on getting the best fuel mileage out of your truck.

We'll assume that the tires are properly inflated and the truck is well maintained.

[Mr. Ford95]

Try to not idle the truck
Do not be flat to the floor gung ho if you have a govenor
Do not be pedaling the throttle going down the road, find a way to set your foot on the pedal where you can comfortably hold that position and not be constantly in and out of the throttle.

[Malaki86]

Cruise control when it's safe

[continental]

Turn your engine off.
Park truck.
Go home.

[Roadhog]

Close the gap between your Trailer and the Tractor. Less wind drag will help a lot.

[Random_Facts]

Choice A: use a teleport.

Choice B: Don't speed.

choice C: Braking all of a sudden, or putting the petal to the metal, Will kill you're fuel mileage. Yeah but hammering down at the green light in an 18wheeler Won't get you too far Lol.

Choice D: All of the above. =X.

Keep on Running (good song) and of course :moose: (the moose) =X

[Fozzy]

You guys forgot the thing that effects fuel economy the most..

Check you tire pressures often! Every time you change trailers is a good time to check the pressures. High speeds are bad and idling is a complete waste.

[Mr. Ford95]

You guys forgot the thing that effects fuel economy the most..

Check you tire pressures often! Every time you change trailers is a good time to check the pressures. High speeds are bad and idling is a complete waste.

Foz, that's because he had already mentioned that:

We'll assume that the tires are properly inflated and the truck is well maintained.

[Fozzy]

yeah, well, that'll teach me to post with no coffee and no bifocals..

[squirrelbait]

If my Coffee deprived mind remebers right, there is some help the Kenworth site as far as reducing air drag. Mostly dealing with aerodynamics such as mentioned before. The reduction of the tractor to trailer space, also the sleeper setup.

I once read an interesting tale of finding the "SWEET" spot on the truck. Not every truck is going to get max fuel economy at 55, in this case the guy tried running 55 out to the west coast and then compared it to running 68 mph. The result was he got BETTER fuel mileage at 68 in HIS truck due to the way it was set up.

There have been a lot of stories on XM's trucking channel on the subject, I'm too lazy to look right now, I need COFFEE !!!!!

[Roadhog]

yeah, well, that'll teach me to post with no coffee and no bifocals..

[Mr. Ford95]

squirrel, that is also true with passenger vehicles. I ran an average of 86mph on a run down I-81 from 300 miles(thank god no cops were out that day.) Turned around and ran 70 mph back, got better mileage at 86 in my pickup. The engine's tuning was for max mileage at a higher RPM. Did not know that until my dad showed me. My wife's Fusion is the same way. Got better mileage going to Greensboro averaging 68 than averaging 62 coming back.

[allan5oh]

I once read an interesting tale of finding the "SWEET" spot on the truck. Not every truck is going to get max fuel economy at 55, in this case the guy tried running 55 out to the west coast and then compared it to running 68 mph. The result was he got BETTER fuel mileage at 68 in HIS truck due to the way it was set up.

Another trucker myth. The slower you go, the less HP is "wasted" pushing air. Comparing 2 trips that may or may not be identical is not a very scientific way to do things. You have to take a much larger sample then that.

[heavyhaulerss]

well for one thing if your hauling flatbed as i do then loads that are lowest to trailer floor will get 1-2 more miles per gallon than a load that is 10 ft high. i get 7.5 8.6 mpg when hauling skid coils from indy in area to g.r. mi & back at 62 mph on cruise. doing the same run at top end i'll get 5.5-6 m.p.g. i also exccelerate slowly from a stop.

[marylandkw]

We had a great topic on this a few months ago, 3 pages long. It even has some good information in it.

http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...521&highlight=