why do drivers stand for governed trucks?

i think you dont fully understand the reason companies are governing. its vall about the fuel millage saving a dollar it is a well known fact that you get the very best fuel millage between 62-65 mph thats why they are governing there drivers the faster you go past 65 the more fuel you waste the only problem i have with this is the fact since most companies drop you down it creates a cluster of trucks trying to pass each other and end up blocking both lanes for long periods of time to try to pass each other if you had a fleet of trucks on the road you would understand the savings

 

If the bottom feeder carriers that govern trucks wouldn't bid rates that weren't so cutthroat low using a little more fuel wouldn't matter.
Carriers that shippers select based on quality of service rather than cheap rates are less concerned about mpg. They run more miles per day to get the job done .

 

Haul for a higher rate, drive slow to save money, turn a bigger profit.

If I'm driving a hood I'll be doing about 65 Max. I get about 7mpg in my Aero at 65 at 80k gross

Ethan

 

F you drive slow you won't get the good paying dedicated runs that require running over 600 miles in less than 10 hours.

 

And your point? There are plenty of loads that would pay just fine. As long as I can net $40-50k/year id be perfectly happy. I'm out here to drive less and make more.
I enjoy trucking, I'm not out here to run balls to the wall and get burnt out in a few years.

Ethan

 

I understand the point of running a business and trying to make every dollar and I will say I get mad when I get behind a prime driver and I'm doing 65 and he's going 58, but I learned a long time ago that if you let little things like that upset you then your on a road to nowhere in life.

I drive conservatively and if I can pass another driver quickly and safely without holding up traffic then I'll do so, if not then I'll peg down the cruise until the road clears. There have been days I've run 677 miles in a 65mph truck, but to tell you the truth I don't care to run like that. Sure, its not a big deal, but I like to enjoy my job, trucking is my life, I don't wanna get burnt out on it by driving endlessly everyday. I stop to enjoy the little things in life and I run my company truck as if I was an o/o.

I keep track of all expenses that I can. I'm still learning new stuff every day.

Id like to be home more but if it means running 600-700 miles/day just to get home every weekend then I'll say no thanks. I'll stay out for a few weeks at a time and then take a few days off. That's how I like to run. Everyone is different in their own ways, you can interview 10 o/o's and I'm willing to bet every one of them runs their truck a different way.





Ethan

 

What I'm saying is drive less miles, not less time.

And the 40-50k, I don't NEED anymore than that. Sure it'd be nice to have more but i would just spend it on the truck most likely as in chrome and accessories. The cost of living where I live is about $400/month plus utilities for a 3 bedroom/2 bathroom house on two acres of land. I live out in the sticks.

Right now I've made $25k net as a company driver, for me I've had more money than I know what to do with, so I've been putting it into savings.

Ethan

 

So my bottom feeder truck set at 63 only pays me 65 to 70 a year. I should apply where monday to get this great fast truck , thats to make my pay look like chicken feed? Oh and home every weekend !