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it depends on the load demand on the engine. over the road tractor trailers with pre-electronic engine controls which arrived roughly in 1981 from Detroit Diesel, only got between 2.5 to 4 mpg. with electronic engine controls today most get from 5.0 to 7.0 mpg, but there are many variables which will reduce this, specifically loaded gross vehicle weight up to 80,000 lbs, wind direction and velocity, vehicle speed, start stop frequency, terrain elevation changes, and vehicle aerodynamics which are greatly affected by height, combination length, or whether the trailer is a van, reefer, tanker, dump, rib-sided container, or livestock or grain trailer.
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