[Jims5543]

When at work I am a good driver. Its a Toyota pickup and does not need to be driven like its going to win a race.


I have givem my coworkers tons of crap over the fact that before I started driving one of the trucks in the field, the best MPG for any of them was 18 MPG. My first week in the truck I had 22 MPG and I have clocked as good as 27 and a low as 22 since. Mostly in the 24-25 range.

I would imagine in a diesel I could easily hit the 35 range.

One of the 1st things I did when I started driving the truck was clean out the back of it. There had to be over 150 lbs of BS in the back that did not need to be there. I am about to lighten it some more there is still stuff in there I never touch and do not need.

I also check my tire pressure weekly. I put about 500-750 miles a week on the truck so another 10 MPG will pay off quickly.

Plus the lower cost of diesel right now makes me think this is not a bad idea.