Do most large landscape trucks only get 6-8 mpg?!?

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have heard this,,,and didnt really believe it..but i am referring to the Isuzu landscape trucks that have large flat beds and have flat noses...and i think they hold (from what i also heard)...12-15 cubic yards of mulch in the back..or 3-4 lawn mowers...but i was thinking that this is nice,,but NOT NECESSARY ...and why landscape companies pay 6-8 mpg for their transportation to and in between job sites?































how compared to most decent sized pick up trucks?































please epxlain too how they compare to the large ford F550 flat beds or similar trucks in fuel economy? (maybe THESE are the best option maybe? as they still hold 10 cubic yards of mulch in back most likely?)































please explain what you can































thanks for your answers!

Eric P

It's possible that the larger, Isuzu MTR chassis, heavily loaded, could deliver sub-10 mpg numbers. The smaller, gasoline NPR has a pretty thirsty GM V-8 and could also deliver sub-10's, heavily loaded. The NPR diesels are fuel efficient though (see below).































Most of the American gas and diesel medium-duty chassis trucks are likely to deliver sub-10 mpg numbers. The diesels tend to do better than gasoline drive trains for mileage.































Large diesel pickups can get into the mid-teens when loaded, high teens empty.































The most fuel efficient platforms are likely to be the import cab-over medium-duty chassis trucks. They have small-displacement turbo-diesels that deliver mid-to-high teens in the mpg department. These include the Isuzu NPR diesel, Mitsubishi-Fuso, Hino and Nissan UD medium-duty chassis trucks. The Fuso is available with 4wd.































Isuzu N-series: http://www.isuzucv.com/nseries/index.html































Fuso Canter (Mitsubishi): http://www.mitfuso.com/en-US/Models































Hino (Toyota): http://www.hino.com/trucks/story_960...3f8946d53dd053































UD (Nissan): http://www.udtrucksna.com/index.html































Another chassis that delivers good fuel economy is the Mercedes/Freightliner/Dodge Sprinter chassis. They also have small-displacement turbo-diesels and are available in chassis-cab configuration with dual rear wheels but are somewhat hard to find used.































Sprinter: http://www.mbsprinterusa.com/sprinter/cab-chassis