Kind of a stupid question.......

I have been let go running about 20 over and pulled over going less then 10 over. You can never be sure what to expect.

 

I've gotten away with 78 in a 70. I guess because it was most than 5 of us that the one police couldn't pull us all over.

 

I have helped lots of drivers. I like that. Didn't even know about likes, of what they are, I just want to make our way of life better. YOUR a Trucker, Respected by ALL. A leader. When you climb in that cab, Your the BOSS! Act like it. Old Truck Driver Said that.

 

If I'm doing more than 2 over I feel like I'm pushing my luck. They really don't talk about it at the policeman's ball. It's an individual thing. There's a whole bunch 5 over to go after all of them. They might target 10 over or even 15 over. They can preset the alarm speed on their radar. Most I've seen were 5 over before it starts flashing and catches his attention. Radar traps will get anyone.

There's a federal regulation that your speedometer has to be accurate within +/- 5 mph. I don't know how that would hold up in court? I don't get speeding tickets. I get all the others.

 

It is different for trucks and HP knows it. The higher the speed the severity of the infraction against the trucking companies safety record.

 

I go the speed limit everywhere I go, except in MI in some parts I will go 63-64 in the countryside, and when traffic starts getting heavier I go 60. And speed limit for cars is 70, and most of the time, people are going 80 or more.

I drive home from the yard and go 78 in the left lane, in my personal vehicle, and before I know it, someone is behind me wanting to go go go.

Same in Houston, I go 65 when it's 65, and when it goes down to 60, I'll go exactly 60.

I'm not going to go faster just because the flow of traffic is faster. That just doesn't follow any logical sense to me. Speed limit is 60, I go 60.

 

I dont mess with Ill, Ca, Wa or Or. Matter of fact I really only run cali and stay outta Ill and the Northeast and Northwest. I drop the hammer at nite when most traffic is bout zero to none and that is usually on the bottom I-10. Most of the cops late nite are pretty good and dont get on ya unless u get real stupid.

 

I was on i10 headed out of CA a few weeks back and a driver put out a bears location on the radio. Was just before Blythe. Said he went by at 73 and didn't get stopped. I have a feeling that the bear was preoccupied... 73 in a 55 is more than lucky. Or, maybe he exaggerated his speed a bit...