13 mpg semi

dodge guy wrote:
That's also best case scenario. I'm sure it's only at 55 or 65mph. Not driving like a crazy person. And treating the equipment with a little respect! Now give it to the trucker that has to "get there now" and I'm sure that 13mpg is history.

E-logs and governors have already changed that. The freight hailers simply have to buy more equipment and drivers. And pay which hasn't budged in forty years (after inflation) despite higher cost of living plus taxes.

The mega carrier tractor I'm in is slow and underpowered even for 15-liters displacement. But it averages over 7-mpg vs the 5.5 of the last rig I was in. 16,000 gallons annually versus 21000 gallons. Do the math.

Computerized inventory makes ordering simpler. Trucks are the last neglected part of a the supply chain as to efficiency improvement.

But it won't increase take home pay for company drivers so as to offset losses already incurred , nor will it result in lower retail prices.