speed governed trucks

Everybody runs different and has different driving habits you'll learn that after you have been out here a while, so in theory the study has some merit yes.....but, those of us that keep the door shut and stay on it hard all day in a faster truck are going to cover a lot more miles than someone who doesn't is all I'm saying..

 

You wanna cite that study please? That's claiming around a 6/tenths of a mile difference in speed! Sounds like utter BS to me, sorry.

It's still a profit versus production loss equation. Quite silly to think a slower truck won't lose time/production over the course of a year. A loss of production is a loss of profit no matter how you look at it.

Is it greedy to want a higher production rate? Don’t you guys think the economy suffers when the production level of a key part of how society functions is cut across the board? To compensate for such a loss would simply mean more trucks on the road, how does that make anything better?

 

that all depends on what your truck is goverened at and the states you run.

 

Guys just don't do that though. I've not been on the road for years on end but I do not believe I've ever seen a driver break his cruise and let a truck by, so as to not impede traffic.

Quite the contrary, I've seen drivers whip out in front of me and other vehicles, at the last second, to pass. IMO, they don't want to break their cruise and could care less of the inconvenience and/or danger they currently are causing.

IMO, vehicles that cannot run the speed limit are a hazard. No different than the four wheeler that sets in the left lane at 55 mph. Or runs down a two lane highway that is 65 at 45-55. It brings out the impatience in people and they pass dangerously. See it all the time on 50 between Emporia and Newton.

Just because you have a truck that can run 75 doesn't mean a driver HAS to run that. But trucks should be able to run the speed limit, IMO.

 

My truck can run 75. I always run the speed limit except in heavy traffic. But no matter where I'm going, at the end of the day I average 58-62 mph. I think one time I remember averaging 65 and that was on the I-35 all day. With traffic and work zones etc... it's really hard to actually average the speed limit. At least thru the mid west or East, where I've run the most.

 

It didn't used to be this way there used to be a proffesional courtesy out on the road..

 

I always "break the cruise" and let the 67 pass my 65. I have no desire to sit beside anybody else and I'm sure they would rather get back where they belong quicker. I notice slow LTL doubles do this for me as well.

Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a truck that drives 70 but I can only go 65. However in my 600-700 mile days I always encounter the trucks that will pass me 5 or 6 times in that day, blowing my doors off every time they pass. Why do people stop so much?

 

my truck is set at 72mph.On the interstate I'm usually driving between 65-70.

I once got stuck behind 2 of those "BIG COMPANY" trucks that are set at 62mph.They were taking up both lanes of the highway,one was trying to pass the other,or maybe they were drag racing or something.Traffic was backed up because of it,to me that's an accident waiting to happen.I've seen near misses caused because somebody was in a hurry to get no where fast and made a move to go around a slower truck and almost cause an accident while changing lanes.

I'm sure there has been a lot of debate and either side has a good point I guess.

 

I'd like the cruise control enabled. And I'd like to go at least 65. Stuck at 62, I'm sick of crawling behind heavy trucks that I can't pass because they can do 62 or better down hill.

 

we had trucks at 70mph. then they got some new ones and they were set at 65. refused to turn them up to 70 to meet the other ones. the guys at 70 were able to get back to the yard faster and grab second loads while the slower trucks got back a few minutes later and there were no runs left. was kinda messed up. getting hung out to dry in the fast lane trying to pass sucks. you look like a dick out there and all u want to do is pass. I used safety pass pro for 3 years on a columbia cascasdia and a prostar. as long as ur rpms arent governed to around 1700 u should be able to get up to 80mph. even with those capabilites i ran at 70-72 mph on the interstates. sure u might get to the pickup 10 minutes quicker and just be waiting even longer to get loaded but when ur driving u want that ability to be able to make moves. with all the computers today tho and gps even with the safety pass pro a company will see your moving to fast. unless u just use it for passing. from my expereinces tho anyone with one used it all the time. including me.