IMPROVE YOUR MPG

Is fuel cost eating away at your bottom line? Here are some important steps that can be taken right now to squeeze more miles out of every gallon of fuel.
“Owner-operators who pride themselves on independence should realize that if they don’t know their cost per mile, they’re letting other people run their business.”
“According to Overdrive research, only 38 percent of owner-operators have changed their driving habits to improve their fuel economy. Only 15 percent have invested in a fuel-saving device such as an auxiliary generator or a cab heater. And only 11 percent use an online fuel price service to plan their fuel stops.”
“Wal-Mart has said that, within the next 10 years, it intends to double the fuel efficiency for its fleet of heavy-duty trucks”.
“If you’re running 20,000 miles per year or less, the lower operating costs of diesel will not offset the higher initial cost”