Currently on a Florida road trip ... random efficiency thoughts

[Xist]

Hey hey guys, let's get along before someone gets banned.

When I drove a school bus I was waiting to turn right at a red while a long line of cars were turning right onto the street that I was trying to leave. I kept inching forward and finally started to turn right when some lady continued straight, while still signaling a right turn.

My aid freaked out, called the office, and I wasn't allowed to drive for a week.

[JSH]

Originally Posted by jcp123

As a trucker myself, I’ll tell you that the trailer tails were a thing about 5-10 years ago, but I am guessing it wasn’t worth the cost. My company dabbled in them. Of the maybe 10 trailers I’ve pulled with one, I could not tell the MPG difference, most were broken, and it can make backing up harder. All of our trailers, though, have skirts. The tractors have had these soft (but flimsy) wheel covers for a while, but the newest trucks like my 2020 Cascadia P4 have some nice full metal discs. They’re also exclusively getting automated manuals now, and after 43k miles, although I miss my find-em-or-grind-em 10-speed, it’s made the biggest mpg difference I have seen in the fleet, easily worth a full mpg, or 10-15%.

More than 90% of Cascadias are sold with the DT12 automated manual for the fuel economy benefits and ease of use.