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On average, a truck traveling at 65 mph instead of 75 mph will experience up to 27-percent improvement in fuel consumption. As a rule of thumb, for every one mile per hour increase in speed, there is a corresponding 0.14 mile-per-gallon (mpg) fuel consumption penalty, says Kedzie.
Take a look at the chart below. It depicts what you can expect in terms of miles per gallon, and how many miles you can go on a tank of gas in both an empty and loaded U-Haul rental truck. Keep in mind that because of increased weight, a loaded truck gets lower gas mileage than an empty.