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  1. Mrnewbie

    Truck Ramps / Wheel Risers

    I have a cube van with a 16 foot box. Its one of the former penske trucks. Its 42 inches high. If I need to load Doch high I have the 12000 gvw rhino ramps and they work perfectly. Sent from my MB865 using EO Forums
  2. Mrnewbie

    Cube Van MPG

    Thanks for the advice everyone. Chef I have not removed the bumper and ramp yet but am planning on it this weekend. I know that both are extremely heavy and arent helping my cause any. I guess I will do the roof fairing first and continue to look into switching to 3:73 gears.
  3. Mrnewbie

    Cube Van MPG

    Ok now I am really confused. Are you saying swapping the gears might not give me a mpg increase? So it might just be better to not spend the extra money and keep it the way it is?
  4. Mrnewbie

    Cube Van MPG

    Responded to you Jefferson
  5. Mrnewbie

    Cube Van MPG

    Woops sorry guys brain cramp there it is a 4 speed transmission. I just assumed since I didnt see it there wasnt one on this model. As far as how fast I am driving it I typically stay right at 60 if I go any slower around here I get lots of angry cars and tractors piling up behind me and lots of...
  6. Mrnewbie

    Cube Van MPG

    Hi guys it is a dual rear wheel sorry I forgot to mention that. I didnt think I would ever get it up to 16 mpg lol but I am hoping to be able to get around 14.5 or so as 9o percent of my loads are in the northeast and upper midwest and gas prices are still 3.70 its costing me a fortune. As far...
  7. Mrnewbie

    Cube Van MPG

    Also can anyone give me any suggestions for a cube van wind deflector all I can find are full size truck ones or ones made for a pickup hauling an rv, do you think that type would work?
  8. Mrnewbie

    Cube Van MPG

    Hi everybody I am new to the expediting world and just had a few questions for those of you who have been around longer. I own a 2007 GMc cube van 10k gvw(formerly penske) It gets 12 miles per gallon on the highway currently. Here are my questions first of all I am looking to do a gear swap from...
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