companies that let the trucks run?

its lot safer when can you stay out of that right lane in the big city and go with the flow of traffic. i remember times when that was 70 mph

 

I am with JCT and have a 2010 Prostar. We are governed at 72. Only go over 67 if I am passing or downhill. It's a lot easier to drive having some pedal room to use when you need it, but if you don't stay out of it YOU WILL NOTICE IT ON YOUR SETTLEMENT.

 

i drive for a local company here in chattanooga and we have 40 trucks, cut at 78. that is still fast enough.

 

I own the truck. Governor set at 85 as it was from the factory. I usually run around 62 and never really over 65 for mpg. Even with fuel as high as it is, since I run moderately and get a decent fuel surcharge, my actual cost for fuel is right around 3 cents a mile. I could run all out (especially in western states) but then I really don't like throwing $10,000 a year extra in fuel out the stacks.

With CSA stuff in the mix, why would anyone want to run like someone just turpentined their rear end?

Now does anyone really wonder why companies cut the truck speed? As was stated earlier, if you want to run hot, then buy a truck and you pay the bills. See how you like it then!

 

There is a story about the tortoise and the hare, the same applies in trucking. Think of the gas pedal as a valve that lets fuel and profit be waisted. So the company makes less money and in the long run the driver will make less money or not have a job because they see he burns up too much of the profit. The CEO can't buy a new BMW every year and gets pissed so turns all the trucks down to 62 and buys cheaper trucks. The truck drivers get pissed and quit. Then the drivers come on this board and complain about what a ###### company it was and remember the good old days of driving 75 in Pete & KW hoods.

 

Mostly it means the same trucks pass me three or four times a day. Then it starts over the next day. You may run like a scalded dog, but when the hammer lane cowboys spend a couple of hours at every other truck stop - that means I get there first!

 

Or me as a naive wannabe.

 

I have seen Covenant past me when I did 67. I was told by a trainer they go 70.

KH

 

What's wrong with wanting to run hard? I was stuck in a 63 mph truck for 1.5 years, and it can get really boring, especially out west.