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Old 08-10-2011, 08:41 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redneck View Post
I doubt a 23% reduction across the board is possible. Dump trucks,Cement mixers,log trucks and Heavy equipment haulers will always use more fuel. Bad aero, heavy loads and short hauls on secondary roads with lots of stops, just eats fuel.

Also, open flat bed trailers with their constantly changing load configurations.

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It was:
23% for big rigs
10% for what I understood to be 3/4 and 1 ton gas pickup trucks
15% for diesel pickup trucks
9% for Dump trucks,Cement mixers, delivery vans, fire trucks, trash trucks and everything that has little to no "standard".
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