why do drivers stand for governed trucks?

well jamin22 as a former o/o i can tell u that when the trucks are governed @ 65 or any speed they have them set @, it is mostly an insurance issue. if they let those trucks run loose by driver's who all that they want to do is run wide open, when something does happen there is no reaction time. plus, they get huge discounts for the truck being governed @ a slower speed like 65 than being set @ 70 or faster; not to mention fuel mileage, wear & tear is cut in half, the reasons are almost endless. i had my trucks running WFO (wide freaking open), til 1 driver had an accident & my insurance told me to govern them or drop me; so i cut em back including mine. i could go on & on as well as others about this but there's no sense in running 75 (example) when u can drive 65 & make it there in the same amount of time.

 

OOIDA had a judge in Canaa rule speed limiters were unsafe . So far it has had no effect on the law there.
If you've noticed , most of the governed trucks you pass in 70 mph zones are the ones passing trucks that are doing the speed limit in 55 and 60 mph zones .

 

well if the company is saving so much fuel (which they obviously do) they should be compensating the driver for all the lost time traveling under the speed limit. thats all im saying.

How do you KNOW that some if not all that you pass are not being compensated , you only assume that those GREEDY owners are pocketing all the $ being saved.


if all drivers stood up for their rights, companies would have to change, or no freight would be delivered

Here we go again , its never going to happen , you cannot get 6 drivers to agree on the correct time of day let alone these BIG shutdowns you all dream of.

 

i see it every month when i get my lucrative fuel bonus; so i'm not complaining; i'm cut back to 68 mph, on e logs, & i still get over 3,000 miles per week

 

well why dont u put the name of the company ur working for then, i'm sure there are alot of drivers would like to make 47cpm, get a fuel bonus & drive a truck that will run 75

 

as long as they're willing to pay me the money i'm making now or more to drive their slow truck i'll do it; don't bother me none

 

whoa whoa whoa; wait a minute, u have only been driving for 2 yrs? get some miles on u like i do then u won't care about the fast truck no more; sheesh i should have looked for that first