What's up with truck speeds regulated to 25 on I-90?
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by camionneur, Sep 9, 2014.
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Let me ask you guys who are upset over the speed limit a question. How fast do you think you can go down Homestake?
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depends on conditions weight how good of a Jake brake you have
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Just kidding, i agree with you on this. who cares the speed limit is low, it lasts a few miles, we all get down the hill safely and back on our way. Enjoy the view and get over it.mikestime, joseph1135 and peterd Thank this. -
The speed limit coming out of West Eisenhower is 35 to Silverthorne and I would only go 25 if fully loaded in every truck I've ever driven Except this new Cummins. This truck has a good Jake!
but I think it's silly that I have to go 35 in an empty truck. -
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I run a 12' T-660 with a ISX backed by a 10 speed with 3.55 rears.
I know if i'm 75k or lighter i can put it in 9th gear and maintain 55mph with no brakes down a 6% grade if there's no curves. I know if it's a windy 6% down i need to grab 8th, but i can hold it towards the high end at 40-45mph as 8th gear is really overkill for this position, but i don't have a 13 speed so the gear spacing is huge.
I know if i want to save some time i can run 9th gear from the top of lookout eastbound to the start of the curves and then use the brakes once to get down to 8th for the curvy section, but i decide to run 8th all the way down instead because of my personal no brake policy.
West bound-60mph no problem no brakes.
I'm willing to bet a couple bucks that the people in favor of this speed limit are Flatlanders from the East/south or just new to driving. Anyone that spends the majority of their time in the west running the mountains will know exactly where I'm coming from and you can clearly see the separation between the 2 groups when you are in the mountains especially during a blizzard.camionneur Thanks this. -
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Have you ever seen the rocky mountains? -
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