What's the reasonable average speed for trucks in North America?

Here’s what you wanted to know from your OP

“Assuming there is ZERO idling, what's thereasonable average speed ”

And I replied, in my case 65 mph. I also backed up my claim with digital proof. Over 408k? Miles I averaged 65 mph.

I’m actually not excited about anything. What I don’t understand is what all the butt-hurt over what I posted. Just figured my numbers were the norm, had I realized I would get everyone chafed I’d have ignored your post.

It’s almost as if basic fluffin math eludes some people.

My average surely isn’t 40 mph. Problem is that you don’t understand what you’re looking at and constantly trying to move the goalposts.

If you add the stopped time added to the moving time it comes to 40. Stop time is anytime the gps is plugged in and on. Yes, I could leave it on while I’m taking a 34 and it will keep the clock running.

Since you and another don’t want to accept the gps data I also posted a couple pictures from what I found on my dash. It sure as fluff ain’t showing 40 mph, lol. Those would even be higher if I didn’t decide to slow it down so I could deal with a ifta issue.

I mean seriously, I run cross country loads ideally on a 4 day, 4 shift run..around 2,700 +/- miles and I got you telling me I’m only averaging 40 mph, wow.

Have you ever driven a truck legally at 80 mph for an entire shift? Or even 75 mph?

 

• “your Garmin is always on when your engine is running, and always off when your engine is not running.”
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  So this statement is pure bs. My gps doesn’t turn on or off depending on if the engine is running or not.
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  It gets plugged into a power port that stays hot and doesn’t turn off when the engine is shut down. But regardless, “zero idle time” is what you asked for.
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  I’m going to tap out of the nonsense now. Beginning to look like a expedite-it post..CIAO!

 

Getting out of bed kills ya slowly...

 

Well if we're talking about idle time then yeah Nobody is hitting 60mph? But what does idle time have to do with moving average..?

I idle if it's anything north of 65 degrees or less than 30. So my average is probably 20 mph or less

 

I used to have a pretty much a dedicated run over to Ohio and back hauling ham. 715 miles round-trip, could do it in 12-13 hours depending on traffic, and if trailer was loaded and waiting when I got there. It was drop and hook. That time included a washout for the reefer too. Always ran at night

 

And something that has occurred to me several times in the recent past. It is very obvious who on this forum is an owner operator, currently or previously, and who has always been a-company driver. The O/Os do not whine about the hours they get drive, they just do it and keep shut up. Few company shmooks will run as hard as an O/O. I know some that do, financial embarrassment is a powerful motivator! Been there, done that!

 

When did all this actually matter? Even back when the national speed limit was 55 two of our trucks were doing turns from South Tejas to Montana in 4 to 4-1/2 days every week. Hardly ever shut down and Idled as long as the driver was with them. Would run 85 mph on a rod operated pump. One truck has 3.6 million on it but sits most of the time now. Who knows how many hrs. It will Still will be around for another 60 years

 

When we drove it always seemed like my avg. was always 53mph. The first truck we were with Swift governed at 62mph and then went to Interstate Dist. and that truck was governed at 70mph and then my avg. went up to 56mph but I always did our times for 53mph. We drove team and never stopped and always avg. at 53mph.

 

Whew! Been trying to follow this thread. And it's been tough going.
I'm retired now, but I started driving trucks at 13 in 1970, ( farm kid ). And I can honestly say I never, ever, tracked all this data. Nor felt any need to beyond state fuel tax tracking ( IFTA now ) and trip planning.
Tell me, do you guys factor in engine hours and fuel consuption clocked versus miles driven while loading and unloading? Say, when you run a hydraulic pump or a wet kit? How about having to do a parked regen?

 

Data is needed to fuel the AI overlord's coding so they can rule the human cattle for the elite.