On the Road with Kurt Grote

Hello everyone, I told you last week that I was going to introduce you to the new member of the Slice of Trucker Life family. I want you all to meet Bogey, short for Humphrey Bogart. He is a miniature schnauzer, just like Spencer. So now I have Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart in the house!! I have always been one of those drivers that like having a pet on the road. They are great companions! It does get lonely out on the road away from the family and friends, so I believe that’s pets help keep you grounded and sane!! If some of you are curious about Spencer, well he has become a mommas boy and would rather stay home than go on the road with me. So I decided to let him stay home! Enough about Bogey and Spencer. I have not posted any fuel mileage lately. So here is my latest fuel run. I had a light load coming out of California it weighted only 26,000 lbs. the load was going to New Albany MS. I also had a very strong tail wind all the way to MS. On that fuel run alone my mpg. was 7.50. As most of you know I don’t run slow, on this load I pushed it a little more, instead of 68 mph I was at 72. What a great testament for the Freightliner Cascadia and the Detroit DD-15. Yes I could have gotten better if I didn’t run so fast and slowed down to maybe 62 – 65 I could possibly have been in the low 8′s. As an Owner Operator that is great for any drivers bottom line!  Until the next truck stop!!!

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