Fuel Mileage Part 2
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Last week I gave you two strategies for lowering your fuel cost without having to spend any money up front, now let me give you a few more to continue that trend.
-Check and maintain tire pressure – try increasing your tire pressure 5 – 10 pounds above what you may have been using, this can reduce rolling resistance and improve mileage, watch for increased wear in the center of the tire as this would indicate that the pressure is too high.
-Drive like you have an egg taped to the bottom of your shoe and your trying not to break it – easy on the stops and starts, practice progressive shifting.
-Tighten up your trailer air gap as much as possible – the closer you get the trailer to the back of the cab the better the aerodynamics. you should be in the range of twenty five to thirty inches if possible measure from the back of the sleeper or from the back of any cab extenders if you have them.
Now you have some great strategies for lowering your fuel cost without spending any money, here is exactly how to get started. Go to my website www.masterthejourney.com and download my software, then put in your fuel receipts from the last month, this will give you a baseline fuel mileage, Then start to implement the strategies I’m outlining here, Watch in the software what starts to happen to your fuel mileage and your cost per mile. Work on one new idea each week and you will be saving thousands of dollars. Then you can take your savings and invest them in other strategies that will Lower your fuel cost even more. I’ll start with the strategy that has the shortest ROI and then move on, one strategy paying for the next.
Next week I’ll continue on with this concept so stay tuned, in the meantime “Be Safe, Be Profitable, and Master the Journey”.
