Just got my 1st Overweight ticket

overweight and speeding 1-5 mph over u do NOT get points for i guess spedometers on big trucks only have to be calibrated within 5 mph i read that the other day on cdl now i guess it went in to affect back in january

 

So I can go 60mph in a 55mph in be good right? That might be y they act like they don't see u flying down the road.

 

Depends on where you are, but I usually keep it at 59 in CA if I'm anywhere near cities. Out in the desert on 40 or 15, maybe even 8, I floor it.

 

i go by my gps speed. the most accurate speedo one can have. then i don't have to worry about the mechanical speedo. i've had a couple of cops try to say i was speeding. i tell them my gps said i wasn't.

 

So will maple syrup and Apple Jack cider!


zap what is your company stance on the fine? Are they going to pay it or are they trying to coerce you into paying it?

 

would that work if you crammed the truck under a bridge because the GPS said it would fit? never trust one of those things.

 

Agreed. I just checked my max speed on my GPS, and it claims I was doing 91.6mph at some point. This truck won't do 91.6 even downhill at 80K.

 

Mine shows max speed at 238 mph. Have no idea how that happened, but I've never reset it because I think it's a good conversation piece.