9 times out of 10 the idiot that can do 70 in his governed pos will pass a guy in another governed truck that's governed at 68.
He's the guy that gets in front on level ground but when an incline comes into play he's usually now the slower truck because he's underpowered and/or heavier than everyone else.
Then you have the equally large loser that loves his Georgia overdrive. At every grade he jumps out in the hammer lane and goes as fast as gravity will allow. Blows the doors off every truck around.
He jumps back in the granny lane and begins to climb the next grade at a turtle's pace blocking up the lane and screwing every truck that's lighter or properly powered that he recently passed.
This game of Leap Frog continues for miles and miles until someone gets frustrated enough to stop him.
You ever send dash cam footage in on somebody?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Brandonpdx, May 13, 2025.
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I’ll pass a truck doing 68 in my truck that does 70 every time. 2mph X 7 hours is 14 minutes faster. For the ungoverned super truckers that can’t pass a rest area or truck stop, I’m sure that’s not that the case. Really no need for the 500 mile/day fellas that shut down at 5pm everyday
Once the long hood fellas quit putting around in their 3mpg bricks at 68 to pretend it’s fuel efficient,
Just have to be smart about and wait for a solid gap in traffic.tarmadilo Thanks this. -
Maybe on flat ground in the middle of the night or some vast desolate area but most of the time your extra 2 mph means nothing when hills and traffic are involved.
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If that was the case, I never would’ve caught them.
And if there were less of the ungoverned, properly powered super truckers setting their cruise to 68mph to turn their 5.5mpg brick into a 5.9mpg brick, there’d be less 70mph, 8mpg trucks in the left lane.tarmadilo Thanks this. -
Ten4, good buddy.
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Fingers crossed you can retire by year 40. Start hunting down that 4pm parking spot so everyone can look at your less profitable super rig in the daylight, burn out
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Buy your own camera. Upload your video to YouTube. Send the link in an email. I've been hit in parking lots several times and I got paid every time.
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I'm not talking about being hit. I'm talking about dangerous/agressive/dumb drivers - 4 wheelers included.
I have no idea who their insurance carrier is, or who the appropriate person is to review it. I'd like to just up load it to a site, computer reviews it, ids the owner of the vehicle and creates a driving score that insurance companies can use to set appropriate rates.
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Billy big riggers constantly complaining about people being in economic trucks in a for-profit industry lol. And then calling them losers for it cause they’re not catering to a bunch of burn outs trying to roleplay Kris Kristofferson
Then you’ll catch the same group crawling along at 65-68 occasionally trying to be ‘economic’ in their 600hp brick
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