Crete Carrier - A Year In Review - Fall 2013 Going Forward

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  1. TruckerJimbo

    TruckerJimbo Medium Load Member

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    Winston said after the 19th, they were going to start turning them up...I got passed by a company Crete today...he was doing 65, as attested to by the Onguard in my truck...
     
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    Yesterday I had a newish Shaffer driver merge on behind me from the Lincoln terminal, he said his truck ran 64 since he got it and couldn't wait for the extra mph.
    He passed me pretty easy, but his CB sucked
     
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    I hope the fishing was good.
     
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    I wonder how that happened
     
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    Aren't Werner trucks governed at 65 ?
     
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    66 I think from what I remember
     
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    Hey @federal221 , if your truck smells like fish ....
     
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    I think most companies have a similar setup, where the cruise is slightly faster than pedal. I'm sure the theory is to encourage the use of cruise, which is more fuel efficient. Anyone that would use the cruise unsafely, would probably be doing it at 62 or 65. The unsafe will always weed themselves out.