Even when gas is at $2 a gallon, it can all add up fairly quickly but when you have a truck, it seems even worse than the guy next to you with a four door car.  If you own a truck, there are some things that you can do in order to get the best gas mileage for your vehicle. 

Get your regular tune-ups

Tune-ups are essential for any car.  When your engine is working at 100%, you’re not affecting your gasoline assumption.  If you fail to keep up on your truck, you may soon find out that your car needs to burn more gas just to keep it running.

Make sure your tires are inflated

Every week or so, you should make sure that your tires are properly inflated.  If you don’t have a tire inflator, I would highly recommend you look into getting one because no matter what kind of vehicle you own, you’re going to need to pump air into them sooner or later.  Properly inflated tires are important because if your tires are becoming flat, it will be harder to push your car around.

Don’t carry much in the bed

If you’re a fan of carrying around a lot of stuff in the bed of your truck, you may want to stop.  The more weight you’re lugging around, the more gas you’re going to burn. 99% of the time, you don’t even need what’s in your bed.  Try and make it a habit to keep your truck bed clean at all times.

Try not to let it sit

If you tend to let your car run for no reason, turn it off because every time the car runs, you’re going to be burning gas.  My motto is if you’re going to run it more than 3 minutes,  I would turn it off.

Think a plan up ahead of time

Instead of driving seven days a week to silly places, try and think of a plan before you go out.  If you need things for your yard and you need to grocery shop, do it all on the same day rather than two different days.  That extra day can save up in the long haul.  You have to remember this is long term savings!

These are just a few of the little things you can do to save on gas.  You’re not going to save millions but every dollar counts when you’re on a tight budget.