I can guarantee today that there are many fleet managers operating equipment that is already at 110 percent to 120 percent of such a plan's life. With the added expense of maintaining much older trucks and the advantage of newer cleaner engines, it may not be the best plan to postpone new equipment. |
We're trying to stay away from multi-speed [manual] transmissions and go to simple 6- and 10-speed formats. The more gears you have, the narrower the shift range becomes; that can lead to horrendous fuel economy. |