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10th Run MPG Stats

10th Run MPG Stats

NextGen C10 is fresh off its latest test run and performing as well as Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve. And considering Santa and his reindeer run off cookies, milk and carrots, that’s extremely impressive! Over 12,494 miles, NextGen C10...

How to Survive the Holiday Food Frenzy

How to Survive the Holiday Food Frenzy

Let’s face it, we all tend to lose a little “self-control” around this time of year. It’s easy to talk yourself out of staying in shape and eating the right foods when overindulgence seems to be the prevalent theme during the Holidays. Here are...

9th Run MPG Stats

9th Run MPG Stats

Before we started the 9th C10 test run, I asked our customer to put a driver in the C10 demo truck that was NOT his best driver. I wanted to prove the C10 would make a bigger impact on new or less skilled drivers than a company’s best drivers. For...

Preventing Driver Injuries in Fall and Winter

The following article originally shared via Idealease Safety Bulletin. Slip/Trip and Fall injuries are the most common type of injury for drivers. Most of them occur during the winter months. Each year, thousands of professional drivers are...

Parking Lot Accident Exposure Increases during the Holidays!

Parking Lot Accident Exposure Increases during the Holidays!

As we are drawing near to the holiday season it is time to remind drivers of the exposures that exist in parking lots as they make deliveries and pickups. This holiday season pay special attention when operating in a parking lot and observe the...

Daylight Savings Time Starts Sunday

Daylight Savings Time Starts Sunday

Sunday, November 5, 2017 is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time.   Make sure that all of your drivers are aware that the change to daylight savings will occur. Caution route drivers especially that the amount of daylight will change...

People’s Choice and LT Walkaround WINNER!

People’s Choice and LT Walkaround WINNER!

  Cumberland is excited to share that Patrick Mendenhall won International’s live LT Walkaround Contest this past weekend at NACV! The LT Walkaround Contest was judged by industry experts and tested product knowledge about International’s LT....

The Race to 10 Miles Per Gallon

The Race to 10 Miles Per Gallon

All, as many of you know, over the course of several years, the Cumberland International Fleet team has been striving to produce a truck that gets 10 miles per gallon. That project yielded a truck we call the C10.  The C10 has been on demo runs...

11.2 MPG! —>In case you missed it – RACEto10MPG round up

Here's a round-up of #RACEto10MPG updates you may have missed - 11.2 MPG! 8th Run Update Cumberland's C10 Changed the Way I Drive Gooch's Driving Tips Gooch's Mid-Trip Review Driver Bio: David Gooch Second Run Launch 9.9 MPG! 7th Run Update James...

Cumberland’s C10 Changed the Way I Drive

"I want to thank everybody at Sharp Transport, Cumberland, International. Everyone who gave me the opportunity to do this. I believe driving this truck [Cumberland's C10], has changed the way I'll drive the truck I'm in now." - David Gooch (11.2...

8th Run MPG Stats – 11.2 Miles Per Gallon!!! #RACEto10MPG

8th Run MPG Stats – 11.2 Miles Per Gallon!!! #RACEto10MPG

  Here's our 8th run update from Jarit Cornelius, VP Maintenance/Compliance at Sharp Transport, who we partnered with on the #RACEto10MPG. We are excited share the results.  We at Sharp Transport, Inc. are proud to announce the RACEto10MPG...

Gooch’s Tips to Get 10 MPG

What are some tips you can provide other companies to achieve 10 MPG? "Trust the cruise control. It does what it needs to do. Set your speed and leave it alone. Don't override it. Stay off your breaks as much as possible." - David Gooch (11.2 MPG,...

Second Run is Underway; First Run Results are IN!

ICYMI:  The results are in for the First Run in the RACE to 10 MPG! And the second run is well underway. David Gooch, of Sharp Transport has stepped up to the plate and ready to rock.  

Driver Bio: David Gooch – Race to 10 MPG

Driver Bio: David Gooch – Race to 10 MPG

David Gooch David is from Elkmont, Alabama. His professional driving career started 22.5 years ago when he got out of the US Army.  After completely driving school, he took a position with Sharp Transport and has been there ever since. He has won...

7th Run: MPG Stats: RACEto10MPG Update

7th Run: MPG Stats: RACEto10MPG Update

Round 1 of the Race to 10 MPG has been completed and results are best to date for NextGen C10! James Thorne, veteran driver from Sharp Transport, was able to reach 9.86 MPG overall fuel economy. Thorne’s 5,421 mile journey started in Tennessee and...

How Do I Get 10 Miles Per Gallon with My Fleet Trucks?

Well, we're so happy you asked. We happen to know how you can get 10 (or more) mpg with your whole truck fleet. Cumberland International Trucks partnered with Sharp Transport to do just that.  Some of the secret sauce is our C10 truck.  It's an...

RACEto10MPG Trip Update

Our first driver in the #RACEto10MPG, James Thorne, is on the verge of closing out his run.  He's spoken to Chase Adkins of Sharp Transport a few times with some trip updates where he has talked about truck features, trip details and MPG...

Driver 1 – Trip Update

Driver 1 – Trip Update

  We spoke to James earlier this week and he sent us a few shots from his trip out to San Bernandino. He sounded comfortable, averaging "right around 10 miles per gallon".

RACEto10MPG featured in Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT)

The Race to 10 MPG is getting great coverage. Here Sharp and Cumberland's partnership is highlighted in an article on HDT. "Last year, our annual special June fuel issue focused on the question of how feasible it was to hit 10 mpg in real-world...