Governed Truck Passing Etiquette

Are you the police?

 

There's nothing better than a Prime or England truck in front of the two of you when this happens. Since the guy has sped up usually you end up with a line of cars behind you. There's nothing better than watching someone like that get stuck behind that Prime truck and he can't get out in the left to pass due to those cars he caused to back up.

 

I took the time to watch the video, I read your post, it all made very good sense to me, thank you, your job is hard enough but thanks for taking the time to teach a newbie,

 

well i think we should go bact to a better time when gov trucks rarely existed and we could stroll across texas at 100 unless somebody came up behind you then you ease over let them go, thats courtesy.....

 

I drive a 77 mph truck, I know who I can and can't pass and on what types of terrain, every so often I get hung out. But I make a effort to pass quickly and get on down the road.

 

I drive a governed truck at 65 mph and will always ease off for another truck that is going just a little bit faster. What ticks me off is when a passing truck cannot seem to stay in their lane nearly clipping me with their trailer, or the driver pulls off at the next exit.
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I back it down before they even get out to pass me sometimes as long as traffic is light, I figure might as well quit delaying the inevitable and everyone can get on with their day.

 

I've never understood this issue. If a truck in front of me is doing 0-3 mph less, I could care less if I pass him or not. Even if it takes half an hour, I shaved what 30 seconds of time out of the day? I'm simply not going to get all excited passing, just wait for a large opening in traffic and move on over. I've never understood the excitement of passing a truck going 0-3 mph slower than you. It's simply inconsiderate to everyone else. There's not a single schedule that would be affected by this, and if there is it's the schedules problem not mine. Getting into the mindset that you must pass everything going slightly slower than you makes you no different than four wheelers. And if a company says you must run exactly 62 or 65 for fule mileage do you also believe they're going to get you home every weekend and still make $70k? They're full of crap and don't know what they're talking about.

I'm limited to 65 but run 60. I have had a handful of situations where I'm hung out to dry, but that's mostly when I move over to let someone in. Boy does that boil my water. I move over to let you in, and you just match my speed? Usually turning on the turn signal does the trick. I've run 60 mph for over 10 years now without issue.

I've got decent power under the hood, and cruising along at 60 I cannot tell you how many times I've had to back off to let a 62 mph company truck with a wheezer motor over that tried passing me on a hill.

There is nothing wrong with speed limiters. The problem is with bad driving and bad habits. The speed limiters just showed the problem.

 

Or when on a 2 lane highway going uphill, one truck going 47 and the other truck going 50 decides to get in the left lane and pass, and slows everyone else down to 50mph taking 5 minutes to pass him, then on the top after you finally passed him, his non governed truck passes your governed truck and your back behind him. This is what gets me the most.