how to find out how much gas will cost on trip?

Question

i need to find out a web site that has a trip cal on it so i can see how much gas will cost coming back home from az and iam in mich..but i will be pulling a trailer back and it will be empty and it cost 600.00 when we went down there and the trailer was full and so was the back of the truck ..and its a 2000 silverrodeo truck. please help me

Answer 1

Since you have just the empty weight of the trailer, the only thing you'll have to deal with is wind drag on the front of the trailer. Your mileage should be about 3/4 of what it would be with just the truck alone. It's about 2,000 miles from Az. to Mi. so figure your mileage accordingly. You left out the class of your truck ie: 1500, 2500, 3500, 5.7, 7.4, 8.1, or Duramax diesel. Do you have to take the trailer? If not then leave it. They've switched over to the summer gas blends, so it will cost more for fuel. Example: Chev. 2500HD with trailer = 12MPG. Gas cost $2.50 per gal. 2,000 miles divided by 12 = 167 gals @ 2.50 = $417.50 min. fuel cost. Use your actual mileage to figure + 20% for bad weather. Any bad weather will drasticly affect your fuel milage. Hope this helps, Good luck!

Answer 2

www.gasbuddy.com
This site will give you the current gas prices at stations over the country. All within 48hrs old.
You might be better off renting a diesel truck for the trip