Trucking MPG bonus $

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by dirtydave

now if he can leave the engine off when hes trying to sleep when its 0*F or 100*F thats the real problem with big truck MPG.

Thermal management on those enormous sleeper cabs in American big rigs is, sure, harder than in their European and Asian-designed counterparts with their relatively small sleeping areas. Anyway, for colder weathers he could still resourt to those thermal clothes used by alpinists, while in a hot and dry weather a swamp-cooler provides enought energy-saving.

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

Thermal management on those enormous sleeper cabs in American big rigs is, sure, harder than in their European and Asian-designed counterparts with their relatively small sleeping areas. Anyway, for colder weathers he could still resourt to those thermal clothes used by alpinists, while in a hot and dry weather a swamp-cooler provides enought energy-saving.

+1 Small space = extremely good use for swamp cooler vs ac.

[jcp123]

Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

Sounds about right for 60, if you could make 8 cents more a mile for getting 10.75, would you try?

I definitely would, depending on how on-time performance is handled.