why do drivers stand for governed trucks?

you can thank the insurance companies for the speed locks that are set on the trucks. they give better rates if the trucks are governed slower. they have it set in their minds that the slower the truck, the less of a hazard it becomes.

now this theory may hold true to some point, but they are not the ones out there on I81 in virginia for example. CMVs can use the left lane unless posted, and there are a few stretches that are posted for no left lane, such as north of bristol, going through wytheville, winchester, etc. i cant tell you haw many 4 wheelers i have pissed off by not staying behind those 61 mph trucks. i have driven a truck that will run 80 and like it or not, im not staying pinned down behind the 61 mph supertruck. i get in the left lane and lock it at 73 or 74 mph. now if the weather is bad, i will just mind my business and ride in the right lane. but perfect weather conditions, im gonna roll on through.

for those of you who can drive the speed limit, you know what i am saying. it is way too hard to get out if you do pull over. sometimes traffic and hills make it to where you have to relent and get in the right lane, then your stuck like chuck for 15 miles trying to get back out at the right time. there are so many wrecks on 81, and from the way the cars fly down the road, it is self explaining. i have been passed running 75 like i was running 40.

so i stay in the left lane and move over to let those morons by when i can. like it or not, that is just me. the more you change lanes, the greater the risk you are for an accident. that in and out mess just gets old. some people may not like what i have typed, and i really dont care either. if the virginia highway patrol says i am legal to run the left lane, then i will. i guess if i was in a truck that was governed lower, i might have a different outlook on this, but for now, my opinion is what i typed.

 

I hear you, driver..!!

I don't mind my speed limiter too much as long as I can stay out east, in the Atlantics. I got my own truck, I'm doing 60 on nice and quiet roads. Just let me be and I'm happy.

Need I go to more crowded areas I hate the speedlimiter-thing...

 

My turn signal is used to signal my intentions. It is NOT a simple request, as many 4 wheelers have discovered - as they accelerate to 20+mph above the speed limit to try to pass when I've signaled that I'm moving left or right.

 

"all major companies" does not refer to SMALL 1 to 15 truck operations or out in the middle of nowhere fuel haulers

 

There's a big difference between LOCAL and Over-the-road when it comes to insurance.

My state farm agent told me if I buy my own truck he will insure it for a 600 mile radius of where I live. He said when I turn 25 that radius will go to 1200. Then at 30 I won't be restricted. BUT he requested that if i do anything over 600 miles even after im 25 the truck would need to be governed to 70 or else he couldn't insure me. Why? He couldn't explain it, just said that's what the company would require since they don't normally insure anything in that class.



Ethan

 

Some of the larger carriers self insure up to a certain point. That is how they can afford to hire students or inexperienced drivers.

 

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My state farm agent told me they wouldnt insure anything with more than 2 axles

 

That's exactly it. I found that out when I got into my first accident. I was told by another driver that he did less than me and was fired for it because of insurance

Ethan

 

I would imagine the less your paid, the more bothersome the slow truck would be.