Help specing a truck

Just get the big one on tall rubber. Fuel mileage be danged.

Fresh 12.7 with an 18 double over, some 3.23's, and the big train horn.

 

If you are chasing mpg i would build cascadia with 12.7 or 14l pre 2000 , all depends what you haul but most of the guys would agree that properly tuned 12.7 at 500hp would more than enough for regular loads .
I used to have 2000 pete with 12.7 , after installing aftermarket turbo and tune it was running same as the truck with cat but stock + getting great mpg
Also had 2005 century with 12.7 egr , after deleting egr , installing pre egr turbo and tune - 7mpg all day long no mater what you load , was pulling on the 10th ( 10speed) all the way in pa pa i80 and back i76

 

Just get a crapacadia 13L and a auto so you can run a nanny elog.........

 

I drove a Pete 359 mixer that turned great and just had exceptional visibility for some reason.

I drove a 6 something KW that had the turning radius of a guided missile destroyer.

 

W900 will be more comfortable driving

 

Any of those trucks listed aren't going to get the fuel mileage your current truck gets. You don't run a 379 or w9 with a big Cat because you're looking for fuel efficiency. Your Volvo will out mpg those other trucks by a mile. An ISX/13sp combo should net an easy 7mpg pulling a reefer. Hell I can get that kind of mileage out of an ISX/10sp pulling a flatbed. If you have the means to throw that kind of $ at a truck just because you dont like elogs, then by all means, its your $ to waste.

Your whole elog issue, well thats a you problem. Id bet dollars to donuts that every eld violation you were ticketed for was because you didn't follow the rules when it came to recording your HOS when your eld was having issues. Im basing this on the fact that you couldn't even post this thread in the right sub-forum.