On the Road with Henry Albert

Hello to all,

At the end of this week, An employee of mine informed me that he had an injury and would not be able to work until further notice. One of our customers had a request for us to take a special shipment down to Pensacola, Florida. I decided to take the load myself. I left on Friday and delivered on Saturday.

I decided to take a picture of my old trailer and the new Cascadia. This was the first time my Cascadia has ever pulled a flatbed. I’t wasn’t an easy pull as this load weighed in at 49,125lbs. The weights were as follows: steer axle (11,780lbs.) drive axle (33,800.) trailer axle (33,960lbs.) total gross weight was 79,540lbs.

I was surprised how well the DD15 engine handled this load. I had plenty of power going uphill. The route didn’t offer many mountains to climb, however, I had plenty of steep grades in which to test this power unit.

My fuel mileage on this run was 6.2mpg. I realize this doesn’t sound great, however the other trucks that deliver this material on a regular basis average fuel mpg. around the low 5’s. While this doesn’t seem like a high number, I was very pleased with the results. Chain link fence is usually not a fuel efficient material to transport. Every little piece of wire grabs the air.

I enjoyed seeing some of my old flatbed customers and staff. Have a great weekend everyone… catch you next week.

Henry

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