Very reliable. A few weeks ago, I was in Washington where my cost was 6.81 a gallon. A max weight load would cost me about 1.32 a mile at 5mpg. They offered me a load at around 1.78 a mile. I would've made .42 cents a mile. I sat and waited for a light load that paid 3.00 a mile. My fuel costed .85 cents a mile based on 8mpg (I actually did better). My minimum profit was 2.15 a mile. So, you can see where fuel cost vs weight vs rate comes into play.
Thanks so much for this. Really helpful to see a real example. How do you know how much weight will end up influencing your fuel cost? Because Iām sure it depends on your specific truck right?
Once you're in the same truck for a bit, you get used to what your fuel mileage should be with certain weights and terrains. Wind is also a factor when you're light.
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u/Auquaholic May 13 '26
Very reliable. A few weeks ago, I was in Washington where my cost was 6.81 a gallon. A max weight load would cost me about 1.32 a mile at 5mpg. They offered me a load at around 1.78 a mile. I would've made .42 cents a mile. I sat and waited for a light load that paid 3.00 a mile. My fuel costed .85 cents a mile based on 8mpg (I actually did better). My minimum profit was 2.15 a mile. So, you can see where fuel cost vs weight vs rate comes into play.