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| All cleaned up for the show however this wouldn't last for long! |
Last week, I attended the Mid America Truck Show in Louisville, KY. The weather brought cold temperatures to the area. Inside the convention center, people came from all over the world to experience America’s largest truck show.
At this years show,the centerpiece of Freightliner’s booth showcased the new Cascadia Evolution. This truck has been making big headlines in the media with its remarkable fuel mileage. From fleets that have had pre-production models for testing to the performance of test units, it appears as though fuel efficiency has improved by approximately 7%.
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| The scene after leaving the show |
In regards to fuel mileage, I had just recently reached 10 mpg. for a normal fill up after completing 1,438 miles. Unfortunately, last week’s results were the worst I’ve experienced since driving the Cascadia Evolution. The poor results were due to many factors including: driving in the mountains, event set up for the truck show, traffic backups, and 3 days of driving in snow, wind and heavy rain. Not having a a pushed delivery schedule, I made more stops than normal. My average loaded GVW was approximately 70,000 pounds. This combination of events added up to give me the worst fuel mileage I’ve ever recorded in my Cascadia Evolution. The number for fuel mileage was 7.763 mpg. While this number is low for my Cascadia Evolution and DD15 engine DT12 transmission combo, it’s not long ago that 7.763 mpg. would have been a great high number to achieve.
I’m hoping last week was old man winters last hurrah for the season. Now that spring is upon us, the temperatures will be warming which should result in better fuel mileage numbers.
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| Arriving for my delivery / pickup |