How do you Save fuel on a dump truck?

Answer 1

There's a number of things you can do. Watch your speed - between 55 and 60 MPH, 50% of the fuel you burn goes to overcoming wind resistance, and the percentage increases as you go faster. Also watch your RPMs... dump trucks tend to be geared considerably lower than a road vehicle. A road tractor with 3.55s can do 70 and only turn around 1500 RPMs... but a dump truck might run 4.11s, 4.33s, 4.56s, etc. and will turn much higher RPMs at speed. Reduce idling time if possible (which may not always be feasible in a dump truck operation). You can also save some fuel from running 24.5s rather than 22.5s, but you want to consider what kind of operation you have going on. If you're doing mostly stock runs, and most of your driving is on the road, you could benefit. If you're doing sitework and going off-road a lot, the benefit may be reduced or nonexistent.