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Abolishinist

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32. A lot of variables,

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #30)

Sun May 3, 2026, 04:08 PM

8 hrs ago

but let's say one drives 500 miles per day, and have a load on the return trip, at 7 mpg they're looking at $450/day for fuel. If diesel is up 50% over a year ago, that's a $225/day increase, or say around $4,500/month. Not to mention that perhaps the load levels are lower, don't know about that part.

Thanks for the info!

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