Petition to oppose FMCSA speed limiter mandate

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Bret1984, May 5, 2022.

  1. simpatico

    simpatico Light Load Member

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    Really wish those ############# s would keep their noses behind their desks in DC for a change. Morons are completely destroying this industry.
     
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  3. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    I get exactly what your saying. Out west it's far easier to average 600 plus. Anywhere east of Kansas City, it's going to be difficult to get past 550 or 600, especially if you're driving during the day time. I've done that exact experiment. Speed don't mean as much as people think. I agree with you, efficiency is key. I don't run past 600 miles unless necessary; reason being, I like to run with balance, and if you're run is 550 or less, you know for sure you can make that with the time given. I think load planning plays a bigger role than the speed of the truck. Even if a driver does 700 one day, I guarantee he ain't doing 700 the next, or every day for that matter.
     
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  4. Bret1984

    Bret1984 Medium Load Member

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    I'm pretty sure I acknowledged that speed doesn't compensate for poor planning or excess stops. I've always been able to cover more miles in a faster truck. I've ran a 62mpg limited truck and consistently got over 600 miles running at night and running out my clock. I do much better in a fast truck. The only thing that changes is the speed. It's the same driver running the same way.
     
  5. tiddlytanker

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    I run 65 mainly because its exhausting to spend 70 hours a week passing other slow trucks and I guess I get fuel savings as well. When I do pass I do it fast by speeding up to the speed limit. Sitting beside another truck passing 1mph faster is dangerous.

    Anything less than 70mph would be devastating to me. I'm not going to be one of those guys spending all day in the hammer lane blocking traffic. Just when you think politicians couldn't make this job more miserable...
     
  6. ProfessionalNoticer

    ProfessionalNoticer Road Train Member

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    Same here. I used to never log more than 600 miles before the ELD mandate passed because I was always worried DOT would try to cite me for speeding. Now so much data is out from the ELDs that they prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that 60 mph theory was not really worth much. Goes runners are covering much more than that in 11 hours than the government would ever like to have admitted in the past.
     
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  7. Siinman

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    So I am not gonna read all of this thread but gonna make one comment I don't think anyone has about the speed limiting. I spec'd my truck to run a certain speed and if I don't run it like that then the government should have to pay to have my truck spec'd to that speed limiter.
     
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  8. Siinman

    Siinman Road Train Member

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    If the money is good I do it. But the money has to be worth it. I can drive 700 miles every day for a week strait if I can get in and out of loads fast enough. You need that speed to get that extra load or two during your 70 and the money makes up for the fuel cost if done right.
     
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  9. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    That seems to be a difficult concept for people to grasp.
     
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  10. Tug Toy

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    If it so safe to have truck speeds governed then why not just mandate that speed limit and hand out speeding tickets? Why set governor on the trucks? If speed limiting trucks is so safe then why did we ever change from 55mph? Are California highways safer than anywhere else? There still 55mph right? Illinois just recently raised trucks from 60 to 70?
     
  11. Lennythedriver

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    I think what needs to happen is that no entity out there can present any change to the truck driving industry whether it be a regulation or law unless they’ve been an over the road truck driver for a minimum of five years. That needs to be number one. No pencil neck sitting behind a desk, no politician, no study group, only those who have ridden the roads for at least five years to be able to present governmental changes to this industry.
     
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