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Re:Mexico truckers protest new Texas inspections, halt trade... by HWR_14 on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @11:17PM (#31010838)
The numbers I quoted were post-diesel increase. But it's possible that the numbers are wrong or used a different diesel cost at the height of the spike or were using a diesel price from a really high-tax state or were using a really inefficient truck. The numbers I used would have seen diesel be about twice what you're spending, which is an insanely high multiple. I have no reason to think I'm righter than you, I'm just trying to troubleshoot the reason I was off.

The labor to maintenance/insurance/etc. ratio seems to track pretty accurately. So maybe I should have said 3/6, 2/6 and 1/6 respectively (since the other responder wanted the same denominator).

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Re:Mexico truckers protest new Texas inspections, halt trade... by fgonzag on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @01:05AM (#31011378)
We're really picky about fuel efficiency. We have aerodynamic equipment on all of our trailers, we give our drivers bonuses on mpg, and also give them 10% of the discount on the fuel cards as a bonus so they actually get on the app and find the cheapest fuel with the most discount. I've heard some fleets have $1+ per mile cost on fuel. Our equipment isn't new though, we bought used 2015 trucks in 2019.
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