why do drivers stand for governed trucks?

he's still a kid that doesn't know nor probably has no more than 250,000 miles on him, he still thinks he knows everything.

i don't need no one sticking up for me, i've got 2.5+ million with 21 yrs all of it OTR in ALL types of weather on ALL types of terrain.

being ur bragging about ur company so much on how they treat u, pay u, let u drive fast, what's their name, i'm sure there are alot of drivers who would go where u are.

consider urself very lucky, not very many companies hire new guys & put them in the pay & truck that u say will run.

just remember, when u think ur safe in ur job & u can't be replaced, think again cause there is always someone right behind u, around the corner who is wanting to bump u out of ur position so they can have it.

ur still young @ this game, u have very little experience, million plus milers like myself don't need a new guy standing up for us, we've BEEN THERE DONE THAT, so don't think ur doing us a favor

i'm not trying to be ugly, i'm being very honest with u, u don't know what u think u know to come & tell older guys ur trying to help them when they have already done it without ur help.

like i was told when i first started 21 yrs ago; KEEP UR MOUTH SHUT, EYES & EARS OPEN, u will be surprised on how much u can learn if u do those 3 things

 

Having owned trucks for a number of years, I know that if a truck will do 100 mph there are some drivers who will drive pedal to the metal all the time. Having a truck governed at 65 or 70 mph is reasonable. Governing their trucks is one way to control costs and to keep one's safety score in tact. Even with governed trucks there are some who will speed through construction sites and receive tickets. Without having trucks governed fuel costs would escalate dramatically. If you don't want to drive a governed truck then you need to save your money and buy your own truck. That way, you can pay the fuel. My guess is that if those who don't like governed trucks had to buy the fuel that they would slow down.

 

well my companies been around for 25 years, so it aint going nowhere Hate to tell you that in todays economy ANYTHING can happen to ANY business in a heartbeat regardless on the # of years its been around.

 

"So it ain't going nowhere"? Wow. Anyway, Arrow was around for 61 years. Jevic was the Premier LTL carrier who perfected the business of LTL. Both out of business. I'm pretty sure you didn't start with an ungoverned truck. You just fell into the company. You don't make any less money for doing less than the speed limit. If you have a 1000 mile load, you are going to take 2 days to run it. It doesn't matter if your truck runs 62 or 75 or as fast as you want. Also DOT regs state you can only drive 11 hours and you must take a ten hour break. Lastly, there are only a few states where you can run 75+ or better. If you're in Tennessee or Pennsylvania or California, your truck's speed doesn't matter. You have to abide by local laws. You don't make any sense when talking about a truck's speed and the money you make.

 

what's their name?

 

The naivete of that statement speaks volumes

 

If you're running from San Diego headed to Seattle in your fast truck, and there is a Knight driver making the same run, does he make less than you of you guys are making the same cpm? Just curious.

 

Yea I know what you mean. Most of the companies that are paying .30's are constantly hiring rookies out of school. That's a big reason they're cut way back. Not only to save fuel but also because a lot of the new guys will run a truck as fast as it will go trying to make up for the low pay. They can't be trusted with a fast truck, it causes more wrecks.