Safety groups call for 60 mph speed limiters on trucks

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by kemosabi49, Jul 16, 2022.

  1. Cat sdp

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    Ontario and Quebec have done this for a while…… very few owner operators pay any attention to it…..only the fleets have their Ecm’s set …..
     
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  3. 062

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    My truck has two speed sensors on the tail shaft, so a few tweaks in the ecm and I can still run as fast as I want.
     
  4. Wasted Thyme

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    Illegally.
     
  5. 062

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    Ya don’t say:cool:
     
  6. Wasted Thyme

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    Stupid move imo
     
  7. 062

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    Another thing is that fleet trucks are geared so fast they may not be turning enough rpm in high gear at 60.
     
  8. 062

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    You don’t have a clue what I’m talking about,so how can you call it stupid?
     
  9. Wasted Thyme

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    Pretty easy to see you are saying you'd be bypassing the governor.
     
  10. 062

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    No I wouldn’t. The truck would be governed at 60.
    Now if a “tech” makes a mistake entering a digit... we all make mistakes.
     
  11. Rubber duck kw

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    They'll simply lug them down even farther and rattle the crank around in the main bearings even worse.
     
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