Looks like Prime Inc turned the trucks up

Probably the lease drivers.
Do the lease/purchase and we'll turn your truck up to 80 mph.

 

Racing by to claim their spot in the ditch ??

 

I heard that a long time ago Prime was known for having fast trucks. I think that was before the state of Kansas kicked them out, which is how they ended up in Missouri. Rob Lowe's mom was in charge back then, I think.

 

I was loading orange juice in Florida, way back then, and parked along with 2 Prime trucks. They told me the trucks would run between 78 and 80 mph.
When I left, they were still loading. About an hour or so later, they both passed me like I was sitting still.
They were really ragging on me over the CB radio!

 

In the early 2000's Prime trucks were fast and always in the left lane. I think sometime around all the hurricanes hitting the gulf coast around 2005 or so with the resulting fuel spikes they got cut severely. Been in everybody's way ever since.

 

When I started driving they were running T600's. Seems like they ran mid to upper 70's back then. Could have been a little more or less.

 

IWX pulling prime trailers run about 70 or so.

 

How can anyone tell from looking at a truck passing or being passd if the truck is governed, or the driver is getting enough of a fuel saver bonus he chooses to drive slow? Since MAYBE 10% of drivers have a CB, we know the drivers are not talking on the radio. They may both be texting, but not each other.