Exactly. When I bought our Kenworthfor $160K, you can bet your sweet bippy that fuel economy was foremost, and a LOT of time was spent making the sure everything was specc’d as well as possible. When you drive 120K miles a year, a few tenths make a difference.
I generally just smile when guys say things like “fuel doesn’t matter”. If you’re driving a truck as a toy, for a few pleasure trips a year and three trips to the dump, sure. Start putting 30 or 40K a year on a rig trying to make a living, and longevity and fuel economy make a difference.
