Peterbilt 348 2017 - Page 206

DRIVINGTIPSANDTECHNIQUES
GeneralCondition
Otherfactorsaffectingfuel
consumptionarerelatedtoloads
andtypeofroadsonwhichthevehicle
operates.Itisnotalwayspossibleto
choosethemostadequateroad,but
itmustbekeptinmindthattheideal
roadistheonethatallowsasteady
speedinhighgear,withoutrequiring
frequentbrakingandacceleration.
Thefollowinggeneralconditions
canaffectfuelconsumption:
•overload
•unbalancedload
•veryhighload
•inadequateroads
•trafcconditions
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