How do you deal with your truck being governed?

And that's a major safety issue with governed trucks . Almost all drivers have them running to the max most of the time . The way to maintain control when a steering tire blows is accelerate to keep the truck straight . You can't do that when you're at governed speed .

 

It's a major safety issue with the drivers of those governed trucks. They just don't seem to understand the concept of leaving a little bit of throttle at the top. The truck doesn't belong to the driver. It belongs to the company. If the company can get a break on insurance and save money on fuel, they will do so by whatever means are available. In most cases, it is to govern the truck. The drivers of those governed trucks need to work within the parameters given them by the owners of those trucks. If they can't, then find a company that suits them better. Part of safely driving a governed truck is to leave 2 or 3mph "reserve" at the top.

Also, part of driving a governed truck is situational awareness. Do not jump into the left lane to pass somebody governed ½mph slower than you when it's likely the driver of an ungoverned truck is going to have to jam on his brakes. 75mph states are the places I'm referring to. Just set your cruise, turn up the tunes, light another smoke and kick back. ½mph will only gain you about 5 miles at the end of the day anyway.

There are thousands of crashes every year caused by people driving too fast and losing control of the vehicle. There are maybe a handful caused by people driving too slow.

 

Its real simple just put your big boy pants on and grow up. You are not a kid anymore.

 

the dealer gave me the option to take mine off and i did as soon as felt safe. but seeings how i have to fork out for fuel i still run 60-62 mph go figure. but if i need to get out of a situation i know i can get out of it

 

I found I get the best "bang for the buck" running between 68-73 mph, depending on weight and wind. My truck isn't governed but I run at the speed I feel comfortable with depending on the road. OTOH, in California, I set the cruise at 58!

 

Stop giving away our secrets!
Besides, if it's laying just right, we can just roll over it no problem.

As for me, since my truck is governed at 62 and there's nothing I can do about it, I don't worry about it! Don't worry about the things you can't change, ya know?

 

My truck isn't governed, and I'll normally run the speed limit plus 2mph, but I don't run over 70. My truck gets better mileage running 70 then it does running 62-65...go figure.

 

It's all in how the truck is geared and running in the "sweet spot" rpm range . Megacarrier bean counters don't have a clue about that .

 

My truck is governed and was built to be governed. My sweet spot is on the governor. The most annoying thing for me is to run up behind someone at a fair clip, pull out to pass and have them speed up enough to hold you out there. I'm not a "2 mile" passer so I back off and fall in behind to find that the f er slows back down again. That is when a governed truck really sucks.

 

wait a gosh darn minute, how the heck did you get a 68 mph truck from SWIFT? That's got to be a typo.