Overspeed question

Consider yourself lucky I worked there in 1992 and anything over 56mph was over speed including Downhill. I ran team Chicago to L.A. 55 the whole way.

The truck would run 64 on the pedal.

 

I'm on the bulk side. We are governed at 65 on the pedal, 60 on cruise. Overspeed is anytime you push the pedal down and speed goes above 60. If your cruise takes you above 60 or if you are going downhill it doesnt count against you unless you have your foot on the accelerator. Excess speed is anything 70 and above, dont let your truck get that fast. With bulk I was told they didn't want us to go above 5% overspeed, so that means 3 minutes every hour max. The only exception is if your cruise is broken you can send a freeform to your dbl with times and it wont count against you. That may be dbl specific though.

I do wish sometimes I had the ability to go a little faster to pass the random slow pokes going slower than me!

 

At sixty mph about the only trucks going slower than you are parked. Please stay out of the center and left lanes, thank you very much for your courtesy. You have my deepest sympathy.

 

Just curious but are we the slowest trucks in the industry?

 

nope, I think Prime is 58

 

Yep Prime is dangerous. They should run with 4 ways on or get on state hwys. Hazard on 70-80 mph roads here in TX.

 

Prime trucks are governed at 56, although some can push a tiny bit faster. Even their IC trucks are governed at 65.

I don't see myself ever being a company driver here if they consider over 60 as overspeed. That's borderline ridiculous. Hell, if I have a load under. 30,000, I run the speed limit in my truck. Get good fuel mileage on it too. In fact, I haven't finished testing yet, but I've noticed my fuel mileage starts dropping whenever I get below 65, unless I'm really heavy. Maybe the truck is specced to 70 or something.

I did eventually find out that my truck is actually governed at 75, or at least it won't go faster than that for whatever reason. If I'm empty or really light, I'll run 75 in Texas where that's the speed limit on many interstates outside of cities.

 

SNI team trucks run 65 on cruise and 70 on the pedal I believe so its not about safety.