MPG's in Intermodal

5 mpg, 62 mph, Cat 3406B, 10 speed, 3.73.

Lots of hills, and 90% of the loads are 43-44k.

 

just start stealing fuel from the reffers in the rail yard you wont have to worry about mpg after that

 

^LOL..

6.17 mpg for last week.

 

Mack MP8, Mack M-Drive Trans, Mack rears 3.23 gears, running flats, local, mtn, current LOV avg. 5.6 mpg

 

Hi RERM, not quite sure what you mean, but inherently, rail boxes are going to pull harder than real trailers. The ribbed sides and chassis' with old style grease bearings will hold you back. ( not to mention the over weight loads in them and bias-ply tires) When pulling intermodal, make sure all the tires are full of air, and a brake isn't dragging ( used to be such junk) I could tell when I pulled a smooth side with oil bearings, I got almost a mile per gallon more.

 

im averaging 5.05 mpg in the northeast doing nyc daily

 

430hp N14 Cummins, 13 speed Eaton Fuller 3.73 rear.

Michigan-Chicago 5.5-7.5 all depends on weight/weather/route.

I find the best mpg doing 54 in direct running 1450-1500 rpm's

My avg mpg is 7.0 according to to my GPS. I also use Scheaffer 5-40 oil and 75-90 rear oil and 50 trans.. It's great stuff.