2006-07-21 10:59:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There are many variables like: vehicle weight(truck plus load), terrain(flat, hills, or mountains), engine rating(horsepower), transmission model and gear ratios used, average speed, speed and direction of wind, in town or out on the highway...
In general, for a truck in a long-haul application, carrying full (or near-full) loads, in the Midwest or on the East Coast, with an engine rating between 375 and 450 horsepower, you can expect between 5 and 7 miles to the (US) gallon.
2006-07-21 11:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by circle_sabine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-14 17:09:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tractor trailers average between 5 to 7 mpg. There are some exceptions and engine technology is improving all the time.
2006-07-21 12:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which kind you are talking about. A Freightliner gets about 5 miles to the gallon. The Volvo series gets about 7-8 miles a gallon. The Western Star gets about 4-5 miles to the gallon. The others are about 5miles to the gallon. It also depends on which engine you have under the hood. A CAT engine which is made to haul heavy heavy stuff about 60,000lbs. gets about 4 mile to the gallon.
2006-07-21 11:07:30 · answer #4 · answered by k0281k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Over a week with heavy loads and light loads, hilly roads and flat roads about 6mpg of diesel
2016-04-05 23:01:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i drive a 2006peterbilt hauling gas and diesel 80,000 pounds min &up to 95,000 thousand pounds w/cat 475 h.p and we avg 6-6.2 mpg
2006-07-21 14:51:43 · answer #6 · answered by pr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋