Cherokee-Ltd

"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
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> Carl Saiyed wrote:
>>
>> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
>> I
>> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> In a revenue producing vehicle...

The trouble is most 'revenues' are based on $1.20-1.30 / gallon. That mark
was stable for several years and when fuel prices started creeping up,
owners had to swallow the cost. Smart owners were quick to apply fuel
surcharges above regular freight rates and lost *some* business to carriers
not bright enough to cover their costs. This recent surge in fuel prices
will be a huge wake-up call for shippers when they realize nothing will move
for less than $2.00 / mile. We'll all feel it soon in our everyday purchases
which have seen little price movement by comparison the increase in 'landed
costs'. Buckle up, it's going to be a rough ride.

-Brian

Cherokee-Ltd

"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:DxZRe.4736$oJ2.3771@newssvr17.news.prodigy.co m...
> Carl Saiyed wrote:
>>
>> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
>> I
>> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> In a revenue producing vehicle...

The trouble is most 'revenues' are based on $1.20-1.30 / gallon. That mark
was stable for several years and when fuel prices started creeping up,
owners had to swallow the cost. Smart owners were quick to apply fuel
surcharges above regular freight rates and lost *some* business to carriers
not bright enough to cover their costs. This recent surge in fuel prices
will be a huge wake-up call for shippers when they realize nothing will move
for less than $2.00 / mile. We'll all feel it soon in our everyday purchases
which have seen little price movement by comparison the increase in 'landed
costs'. Buckle up, it's going to be a rough ride.

-Brian

Cherokee-Ltd

"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:DxZRe.4736$oJ2.3771@newssvr17.news.prodigy.co m...
> Carl Saiyed wrote:
>>
>> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
>> I
>> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> In a revenue producing vehicle...

The trouble is most 'revenues' are based on $1.20-1.30 / gallon. That mark
was stable for several years and when fuel prices started creeping up,
owners had to swallow the cost. Smart owners were quick to apply fuel
surcharges above regular freight rates and lost *some* business to carriers
not bright enough to cover their costs. This recent surge in fuel prices
will be a huge wake-up call for shippers when they realize nothing will move
for less than $2.00 / mile. We'll all feel it soon in our everyday purchases
which have seen little price movement by comparison the increase in 'landed
costs'. Buckle up, it's going to be a rough ride.

-Brian

Cherokee-Ltd

Yikes, I'm getting 7mpg at 88,000lbs GVW. I nearly fell over putting $500 in
last night to top up from 1/4 tank.
-Brian

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43185b9e$1_2@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> Well, to all of you who are upset at your gas mileage, I thought I would
> offer this.. http://www.geocities.com/carlsaiyed/diesel.jpg
>
> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
> I
> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> Feel better about your 15mpg Jeep now?
>
> :-)
>
> Carl
>
>

Cherokee-Ltd

Yikes, I'm getting 7mpg at 88,000lbs GVW. I nearly fell over putting $500 in
last night to top up from 1/4 tank.
-Brian

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43185b9e$1_2@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> Well, to all of you who are upset at your gas mileage, I thought I would
> offer this.. http://www.geocities.com/carlsaiyed/diesel.jpg
>
> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
> I
> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> Feel better about your 15mpg Jeep now?
>
> :-)
>
> Carl
>
>

Cherokee-Ltd

Yikes, I'm getting 7mpg at 88,000lbs GVW. I nearly fell over putting $500 in
last night to top up from 1/4 tank.
-Brian

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43185b9e$1_2@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> Well, to all of you who are upset at your gas mileage, I thought I would
> offer this.. http://www.geocities.com/carlsaiyed/diesel.jpg
>
> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
> I
> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> Feel better about your 15mpg Jeep now?
>
> :-)
>
> Carl
>
>

Cherokee-Ltd

Yikes, I'm getting 7mpg at 88,000lbs GVW. I nearly fell over putting $500 in
last night to top up from 1/4 tank.
-Brian

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43185b9e$1_2@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> Well, to all of you who are upset at your gas mileage, I thought I would
> offer this.. http://www.geocities.com/carlsaiyed/diesel.jpg
>
> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
> I
> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> Feel better about your 15mpg Jeep now?
>
> :-)
>
> Carl
>
>

c

Man, I bet you pick up all the chicks in that ride. ;-)

Chris

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43185b9e$1_2@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> Well, to all of you who are upset at your gas mileage, I thought I would
> offer this.. http://www.geocities.com/carlsaiyed/diesel.jpg
>
> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
I
> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> Feel better about your 15mpg Jeep now?
>
> :-)
>
> Carl
>
>

c

Man, I bet you pick up all the chicks in that ride. ;-)

Chris

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43185b9e$1_2@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> Well, to all of you who are upset at your gas mileage, I thought I would
> offer this.. http://www.geocities.com/carlsaiyed/diesel.jpg
>
> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
I
> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> Feel better about your 15mpg Jeep now?
>
> :-)
>
> Carl
>
>

c

Man, I bet you pick up all the chicks in that ride. ;-)

Chris

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43185b9e$1_2@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> Well, to all of you who are upset at your gas mileage, I thought I would
> offer this.. http://www.geocities.com/carlsaiyed/diesel.jpg
>
> This is my daily driver.. I run 22.5" wheels and I get a whopping 6-7mpg.
I
> typically drive about 150 miles a day. Sometimes up to 750.
>
> Feel better about your 15mpg Jeep now?
>
> :-)
>
> Carl
>
>