Why do YOU speed....if this is all you save?

Well you said it there, because most people can calculate how much money they will make driving 75 getting the load there on time and keeping there names out of the supervisors office ( for bad reasons). People however can not calculate the chance of them getting into an accident making a run they have been down 3,000 times yes statistics can be calculated but then factor in the fact that it is not anyone but one person ME, cant happen to me kicks in, hasn't happened yet so why should it? That will be about the best you should be able to get, yes someone may twist the wording around and make it sound better but still the same.

 

Yes statistics can be calculated. But very rarely are they calculated to show a true number. They are all to often calculated to lean towards a specific truck hating agenda.

 

This information is discussed in great detail within many Prime and Stevens threads.

Why do I foolishly drive the speed limit? My boss offers no incentive for me to drive under the speed limit. Why would I want to spend any more time on the road than I have to?

 

"Super trucker" and "math nazi" are not enduring words. Your orginal math was off. If you are wanting to make a point, you should be correct, and if you make a mistake, own up to it. We all make mistakes. I know full well what your point is. And no, I don't, or now, didn't, go down the road wide open. I did over 30 years ago when the national spped limit was 55, and got many speeding tickets to show for it. Luckily, I haven't had a ticket since 1981, and hope it stays that way. There is money to be saved with reduced speed. Not every truck will respond the same at the same speed. Some trucks will do better MPG wise at 67 than 62, others just the opposite. You have to hand caluclate every tank at different speeds with all other things being equal to figure which is best for your truck.

The newer trucks seem to do much better at low speeds than the older trucks did.

 

Are you the one who created those statistics on your link?

 

I think a better Math problem would be at your speed how long it takes to stop and the safety regarding that...

65mph to 0 in X amount of ft
vs
75mph to 0 in X amount of Ft.

if safety is the concern then i would think that would be the better argument,just my .02c