Cooper

Nov 3, 2013

Doesn’t matter if I’m gone for the week, a day or even 5 minutes, Cooper always greets me from the road like I’ve been gone for a month. Quite the personality.

Craig Furniss | Company driver, YRC

Owner-operator Steve Kron's 2001 International, powered by a Detroit Series 60 engine, has consistently run above 10 mpg for more than a decade now, thanks to Kron's ambitious aerodynamic and other mechanical improvements.

How Steve Kron took his 2001 International above 10 mpg

Steve Kron is a miles-per-gallon pioneer. He’s not running a newer truck, and has added little in the way of electronics-enabled technology. He’s just an owner-operator with a distinct ability to look outside the box for effective tactics to boost mpg.

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