The Great American Truck Show Dallas, Texas
Come see me in Dallas this week at the” Great American Truck Show” on August 25th – 27th. It’s always a pleasure to meet and chat in person with the readers of my blog. I’ll be located in booth #12113 and will have my Cascadia and trailer on display inside the convention center.
As many of you know, I’m involved in a group called “The Trucking Solutions Group”. We’ve got some great events planned throughout the show this year and want to invite you to participate.
On Thursday, August 25th, the “Trucking Solutions Group” will hold a workshop at 3:30pm in the Fit For the Road/Trucking Solutions Group Pavillion. The workshop, Driver to Driver ,is a open forum discussion regarding issues on how to stay fit and healthy on the road.
At GATS on Friday and Saturday “The Trucking Solutions Group” in conjunction with “The American Red Cross” will hold a blood drive from 11am – 4pm in booth #23167 and #23169.
On Saturday, we’ll be hosting our second annual “Driver Awareness Health Walk”. We’ll meet at 8am in room D 168 where Bob Perry, “The Trucker Trainer”, will offer a warm up session for all participants. We then set out for our one and a half mile walk inside the convention center. Be sure to arrive early as we have a limited supply of t-shirts and goodies to give away. This was a lot of fun last year and we hope to enjoy another successful walk. It’s a great way to continue or begin an exercise program for yourself. Something I have found interesting during the walks in the past is I never know who I will be walking with, another driver or a CEO and in either case I have always had engauging conversations with both.
Henry Albert
February 5, 2012 at 5:18 pm
I’m curious as to why you chose DD15 over DD13?
I would think that the DD13 would be more fuel efficient in the lower 400 horsepower range.
Also do you run twin screw or single drive with tag?
Years ago I had heard that a tag will give about half mile more per gallon. Not to mention less weight, few moving parts to break and a low initial cost.
February 6, 2012 at 1:38 pm
David,
Thanks for the comment and this is a good question.
I chose the DD15 for my application because the DD15′s technology (ACRS, BlueTec and Turbo Compounding) combined with the current fuel map provided the best fuel economy from all of the computer simulations I ran with my dealer. The DD15 has provided outstanding fuel economy for me and has a higher resale value in the market for when I get ready to sell. It is true that Detroit has done some modification that make the DD13 an attractive choice for some applications but still today the DD15 delivers outstanding fuel economy for all of my loads not just some of my loads. I also picked the DD15 in case my business changed and the need for more power became nessasary ( more mountains or heavier loads) . This has given me more flexibility for the future as one never knows how their business will change in the future.
The answer to you last question is … I run a 6×2 tag axle drive and from what I have seen the removal of so many moving parts does add appox. a half mile per gallon in increased fuel mileage.
Thanks ,
Henry