i wouldnt say that.. my company truck with a 515 detroit will knock down anywhere from 7.2-7.7 mpg.. and the egr is messed up

but who knows. we'll see will keep everyone updated.

CSX is a great gig. As for a truck, I'd stick to a mid-roof and short sleeper, or even a day-cab truck. Rail yards are tight and a pain to get into and out of. I did rail work for 4yrs and the FLD was amazing, my W900 was a nightmare!

Good think about working for the actual railroad too is there is always work, year-round!

the only reason i'm looking at the bigger trucks is that "if it dont work". my 70lb boxer goes with me sooo.

the pete is a 260wb, the 9900 is 250, 780 is 240 and the columbia is 230

Well then, it's all going to come down to price, whats been fixed already, and what needs to be fixed still.....also remember that if you are going to run into the ports in NJ you may need an emissions truck as there is talk of them doing just like L.A. very soon.

that was a big plus. no port work. and i know all about it. my dad's truck is a 94 built in 93.. his motor is a 93. not aloud in the port.

how heavy does csx run? the guy told me no more then 42k but i find it hard to believe.

53' containers weight roughly 3,500lbs more than a standard dry van due to corten steel and chassis. I'd say 45k would be the max load, but you will be running at 80k (gross) most the time. Tho when i did rail, I ran a lot of stuff under 35k with the occasional cocca bean load at 50k+ but that only went 2 blocks down the road to the candy factory ;)

LOL Rosty, Yep $18,000 for the 1998 KW in '07 and $13,000 in repairs before the year was out. And a $6,000 rebuild in '10. Plus all the regular wear items in between.... tires, brakes, 8 air bags, windshield, drag link, rad, air to air...next will be trans and rear ends. Prolly a total of $60,000 into it including purchase cost. But to average 7 mpg is worth over $10,000 a year in fuel savings.