price of fuel
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All the oil/ gasoline company are in a maintenance period around this time. Also there changing to summer blend fuel. It's a bit more costly.
Fuel surcharge today is .14 a mile not good for A Tractor Trailer and Fuel is Pushing Back up. today at the pilot its 2.12 a gallon. last week 1.79 a gallon in NC. Big Diff......
They use that same crap due to winter Blend get real... OH its cost more for Winter Blend oh now u say it cost more for Summer sounds like Oil man Lingo when the lips are moving well you know what they say lying.
That switch over to seasonal blends are temporary increases. They always seem to go back down some.
I'm just the opposite, I lake high fuel prices
Since I get the same FSC as a big truck. I make more and have more at the end of the week. It sounds weird, then again, look at the rates right now because the FSC is so low.
Now I might not say this in July if I decide to go from van to solo straight truck. Right now I'm looking at the numbers and also what's going to happen after next year and the ELD rule. Don't know what the company I'm leased at is going to do. Are they going to make us van drivers log because we can pick up a HZ load that placards and we would need an ELD for just that load since under 10,001 doesn't log.
Unless there's an exemption for vans I thing this company will make us log and follow the HOS even if we're not required.
Since I get the same FSC as a big truck. I make more and have more at the end of the week. It sounds weird, then again, look at the rates right now because the FSC is so low.
Now I might not say this in July if I decide to go from van to solo straight truck. Right now I'm looking at the numbers and also what's going to happen after next year and the ELD rule. Don't know what the company I'm leased at is going to do. Are they going to make us van drivers log because we can pick up a HZ load that placards and we would need an ELD for just that load since under 10,001 doesn't log.
Unless there's an exemption for vans I thing this company will make us log and follow the HOS even if we're not required.
This week wasn't a creep up it was over 7cents, that's a huge increase in my book.
tknight
Veteran Expediter
More than likely they will make a cdl /ltruck take the load then.
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Ive heard that they put extra stuff in the fuel to help burn the exhaust in the summer. It's a EPA thing.
Same here..any vehicle that exceeds the FSC formula loves higher fuel prices......I think the straight formula is using like 7 MPG as a base number...most straights are getting 10-11 now....thats a Great bonus right there ....the formula is far outdated and should be updated to reflect technology advances, but with anything government well you know...LOL
SHHHHHHH!!!! Quiet, you knucklehead. 
Some companies will hear you and change the required mpg for their truck classes and kill the golden goose. You're right though. I always got 8.5-9 mpg so the higher the price went the more benefit.
Some companies will hear you and change the required mpg for their truck classes and kill the golden goose. You're right though. I always got 8.5-9 mpg so the higher the price went the more benefit.
us sprinters getting 22-25 mpg when the baseline is 15mpg I believe were just raking in the cash....AT one point 100% of fuel was paid and putting cash in our pockets....we were not complaining....LOLSHHHHHHH!!!! Quiet, you knucklehead.
Last 3 weeks for diesel at DOE....
1.989
2.021
as of March 14th report...2.099
gas has had an even bigger increase but who cares....LOL
I guess you weren't driving when the price was over $5.00...
That was my breaking point. Switched to natural gas at 1.20 a gallon it's currently 0.90 a "gasoline gallon equivalent"