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Originally Posted by heavyhaulerss
I never thought about putting a driver in my truck. it would never have lasted 10 years & over 1.1 mil miles if I did. governed at 60.. it will be hard to get a driver used to that. all he'll think about is where he could be if the truck went a lil faster.
I took a 12,000 lb load from Ontario to North Carolina and did 58 mph all the way. When I refuelled I was happy to see that I did ... 7.7 mpg! (US gallons, naturally). I showed the number on a piece of paper to the guy standing next to me at the counter of this truck stop and he said, "I don't care ... it's not my truck... I drive 80 all the time".
So, I agree - it does look almost impossible to find someone who'll be treating the truck the way I do. Maybe paying them a percentage of the revenue (instead of mileage) might help to make them slow down? Say, 35% of the gross for dry van..