why do drivers stand for governed trucks?

If I pay for my own truck I definitely wouldn't want to be governed at any speed. Sure id most likely run 60-65 but id like the extra MPH so I can pass someone quickly and safely.

Ethan

 

Interesting thread...LOL

I don't get paid by the hour. I get paid cpm for the load I'm on. It is ludicrous to try and convert that to an hourly wage. If I have a load going a thousand miles I get paid the same whether my truck does 65 or 75. Considering OTR loads aren't non-stop back to back runs, my chances of squeezing out one more load in a week is probably nil.

I certainly can't blame the owners of my company for wanting to make as much money as they can. I'm happy with the money I make. I'm not going to sit here and fume because the company saves a little on fuel costs.

Even at 65 mph I manage to deliver all my loads early.

 

I do the same. While I don't EVER exceed the posted speed limit, I will run AT the posted limit in the left lane when legal and warranted. And when the supertruckers want to warm my trailer's ICC bumper with their headlights and ####### on the CB about how I need to be in the right lane, I politely remind them that I owe them nothing more than the speed limit.

 

You're right, but in this day and age of EOBR's, at least you won't have to crap your pants because you didn't have time to stop at the crapper AND make your appointment time before your nanny shuts your truck down.

 

Proper trip planning and time management solves this problem.

 

trip planing and keeping the left door shut make a big difference in arrival times. but about the fuel waste......to the owner ops....isn't fuel a tax write off as a tool needed to do the job? seems i read a discussion about that very thing somewhere.

 

Then I would be complaining about the EOBR's and not the speed of the truck. I will kindly stick to my paper logs.....

 

Yes, fuel is an expense, therefore a write-off, but write offs aren't dollar for dollar. In the end, it's all a numbers game.

As an example... Give me $50 a week out of your pocket.... No? You can write it off, what's the problem? That's a lot of money?? It is for me too.

 

Being an o/o doesent make you mr moneybags... I've got a savings account that I try to maintain just for maintenance. When I need an oil change, there goes $300... Tires, there goes another $5-700 per tire... And god forbid my engine goes, that's gonna run anywhere $15-$20k... Transmission, $5-$7k.. Differential, $4-$5k... Just because I make more money than a company driver, doesent mean I get to spend more money... You company drivers don't look at the big picture, because you don't have to. And on top of trying to maintain a massive maintenance account, I still gotta she'll out $2K in fuel, EVERY week... All the while, a load I pulled today, I'll get paid for in 30-40 days...

 

Very smart drivers here!!!!! Trip planning trip planning trip planning!!!!!! I have an e-log and a 67 moh truck. I usually run a lot of coast to coast with multiple stops. Like loads with between 2800-3700 miles with 4-8 stops. And all of them are made on time, and I still have a few hours to run on my 70 (granted I take a 34 before these runs). I have enough time to stop to use the bathroom, shower, sightsee if the trip warrants it and grab a bite to eat if I want. When I start the trip, I plan my fuel stops and my breaks. Yeah, sometimes there needs to be some adjusting depending on weather and traffic. But generally I'm doing ok. It doesn't matter if your truck does 62 or 92. A planned trip is a successful trip. With a paper log or an e-log, it makes sense to do this.