Walmart here I come!

Ummm,,,,,, no. I run on the governor when legal. It's the way I drive that's gotten me where I am today, over 4 million safe miles, 1.7 million of them with WalMart( all safe and accident/ticket free), my last and only chargeable accident was in February of 1978. And I won't make any money? My bank account says differently.

 

Some of us that have been around a while remember the old( and probably still in effect?) company policy of 1/4 mile following distance of another company truck. And no passing a company truck unless on a hill- empty vs loaded. And you wouldn't pass another driver, at least as a new driver, because you never knew who would report you to the company.
As a mentor, I tell new drivers, don't chase the money, let it come to you.

 

You and me are going to get rocks thrown at us for using common sense here, but please atleast do the speed limit if conditions permit. It's a different world out here than 15 years ago, let's not cause someone impatient behind us to do something stupid because we're trying to achieve mpg nirvana going minus 5-10 mph slower.

 

Do you understand " speed limit" ? It is the maximum you MAY drive, not what you MUST drive.

 

I'm in a good mood and ready to stir things up. Please tell us " old folks" how it's a different world now.

 

Ain't no body said nothing about speeding. Im probably as safe as anybody on here the point I was trying to make is do the speed limit we not O/O so why worry about mpg trust me I know about mpg. I was at Mercer for 10 years as an O/O .By the way I avg 7.8. And my adp is 375.just relax and do your job this stuff isn't rock science we drive a truck for a living .

 

Well I do respect the following distance but if your not doing the speed limit I will pass you and that's that . I ain't running 60mph on a 65 mph highway just because someone else chooses to.