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Originally Posted by Dreammaker
In this time of increased fuel costs, anybody have any ideas that have worked well to save money on fuel costs, office/driver expense, food costs?
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1. slow down... possible savings 10 cents per mile
2. I bought a generator from sams club for $250 and a 5000 btu ac from walmart for $89 .... all those days I spend waiting on a load cost $20 for fuel for the full days ac and keeps my tv, computer, batteries etc charged up. It would cost at least $50 per day to idle a truck 24 hrs.. not to mention the depreciation
3. Gps.... getting lost is expensive... wasting time planning with maps is not for me
4. you probably have a laptop so if you buy a scanner and email your paperwork you may save 30 mile trips to a truckstop.
5. Put a shower in your truck and you can save miles driving to a truckstop.
6. Eat a lot from grocery stores.... food is probably better than a diet of fries and burgers
7. Get off softdrinks drink water and make your own coffee... it's easy to spend/waste $10 a day on drinks.
8. Stay out as long as you can... going home is usually very expensive.