QC
Supreme Mariner
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Re: Why I post in fuel savings and torque threads . . .
Yes, oil changes can be stretched. I usually don't crank those savings into the economics as I like to be a little conservative. If there is a bonus then the customer is even happier with us . . . One problem we have is that it is so easy to run 100% diesel that I cannot guarantee that they will use any gas. The driver simply has to shut the supply off and it is a diesel truck, or he can just not fill it. Very complicated issue for us as we want this feature for the fleet, and there is a safety aspect in that we must allow the driver to be able to shut the gas off. So we are kind of at his mercy. Anyone with a truck background knows that being at a driver's mercy is a bad place to be . . .
Yes, oil changes can be stretched. I usually don't crank those savings into the economics as I like to be a little conservative. If there is a bonus then the customer is even happier with us . . . One problem we have is that it is so easy to run 100% diesel that I cannot guarantee that they will use any gas. The driver simply has to shut the supply off and it is a diesel truck, or he can just not fill it. Very complicated issue for us as we want this feature for the fleet, and there is a safety aspect in that we must allow the driver to be able to shut the gas off. So we are kind of at his mercy. Anyone with a truck background knows that being at a driver's mercy is a bad place to be . . .