Fast trucks driving slow?

It ain't me ! ...I'm either running 62 with the cruz set or 80 if I'm ina hurry ...which is very rare.

 

The guy is driving slow trying to get good fuel mileage and he sees what truck you are in and knows you are going to slow him down on the hill up ahead so he speeds up to prevent you from slowing him down on the hill ahead

 

They are riding along about half way asleep, when you pass them they wake up, and realize how slow they were going.

 

This is sorta what i do. But it's usually cause some guy is going .0001 mph faster than me and wants to block up the left lane for the next 10 miles to pass. In which case i will step on it a bit to get a half mile ahead so he can build up momentum for the next hour only to repeat the process.

 

So annoying when this happens. It happens on flat ground to. Pass someone else at .00001 MPh faster then they pass and slow down again.

 

It's a problem with all of society not just truck drivers. How many times does grandpa rush around you in his winnebago only to slow down 10 mph the moment he gets over?

 

It's a woman driving.

 

I'm going to venture a guess and say that at least 50% of those trucks say SWIFT on the trailer.
It's not just fuel, although that is a huge factor, every 5 MPH faster you go above 60, you increase the wear on your tires, it's that friction thing. and you increase the wear on all the rest of your running gear.
I ran my own truck un-governed and drove at 62 for the most part. But when encountering the occasional jag off, that would try and speed up, and even keep going to where he was maxed at 70 or so, I'd roll right by, and leave them way in the dust.
Anything over 72 on a consistent basis, and your literally leaving rubber on the highway. I used Dunlap drives & Pilot steers. You want to keep in mind what your max speed rating is before you let that big dude drift up to 80 coming down a hill someplace, less they pick you off the highway with a stick & a spoon.

 

I was driving 65 then someone tried to pass me going 65.5.

I let him get to my tandems (that took like 5 minutes) then I accelerated to 70.

Why do you care the reason I was driving 65.