Governed Speed???

I have been driving alot of years and I have never been in such a situation.

 

WRONG!!!

Below is a list of every state with the truck speed limit!! So, most highway speeds are far from 75 mph.

Alabama 70
Alaska 65
Arizona 75
Arkansas 65
California 55
Colorado 75
Connecticut 65
Delaware 65
Florida 70
Georgia 70
Hawaii 55
Idaho 65
Illinois 55 (Will be 65 on 1/1/2010)
Indiana 65
Iowa 70
Kansas 70
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 70
Maine 65
Maryland 65
Massachusetts 65
Michigan 60
Minnesota 70
Mississippi 70
Missouri 70
Montana 65
Nebraska 75
Nevada 75
New Hampshire 65
New Jersey 65
New Mexico 75
New York 65
North Carolina 70
North Dakota 75
Ohio 65
Oklahoma 75
Oregon 55
Pennsylvania 65
Rhode Island 65
South Carolina 70
South Dakota 75
Tennessee 70
Texas 70
Utah 75
Vermont 65
Virginia 65
Washington 60
West Virginia 70
Wisconsin 65
Wyoming 75

 

Sorry if I came on a bit strong...

But the point of fact is driving "at the speed limit" may be fun, but it's not economical - and doesn't necessarily get you down the road any "faster."

- You end up having to slow down for other traffic... constantly.
- Accellerating a large truck burns a lot of fuel.
- Going down the highway burns a lot of fuel.

All of that means you're running into fuel stops much more frequently than if you drove slower in the first place. Plus, with unloading appointments being what they are (especially on the reefer side of the business) it really doesn't matter if you get to your destination 1 hour early or 5 hours early.

In most cases the fact that a truck is "governed" isn't a problem simply because of the lower speed limits in many states. 65 is within 5mph of most state limits, and is a required maximum if the company you sign on with hauls in Ontario or Quebec in Canada.

 

Yea my truck is not governed but i never go over 72 well not hardly. I get my best mpg at about 62 and just smile and waive as the others go by . I can average around 7.5 at this speed, And i average about 6.7 at 70 or 72 this becomes about $180.00 a week raise to me just by slowing down. So thats a good bit of money to save over a year .

 

Exactly, fuel is our biggest expense. My truck is wide open but I never drive faster than 65. The truck that I have a driver on though is governed at 65 because when the driver does not own the truck he does not think about things like fuel economy and will be more likely to speed. I will never give a driver a truck that is not governed.

Also for insurance reasons companies cut down the speed. You do not have to drive fast to get to your destination. The speed limit is the limit, it does not mean that you can not go slower than the limit. If someone wants to go faster, well they can pass me.

 

in my truck-- its topped at 62 and trh rpm's cant go over 1300. there atr drivers at my company that go 52-53 mph, and even though they get 8 to the gallon-- i cant see going all over i-80 doing 55 mph. that low of speed makes me wanna go to sleep