Why dont drivers lift to let others pass?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by slingblade07, Nov 10, 2008.

  1. ChromeDome

    ChromeDome Road Train Member

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    My truck is governed at whatever speed my right foot feels like sitting at.
    I still get passed, and I still let up when I am being slowed down a small amount by a truck that just passed me on a short grade.
    On a long grade, I will pull it, and not back off. But on a short one, I know it is not worth it to pass someone that just passed me on a flat.

    One thing I will not do though is allow a truck to pass me on a down hill, that I know should not be. IE: a swift truck, central, Schneider, ect.
    Any truck that I know is governed at a speed lower than my cruse is set at. I will not let pass if I have the choice. I will get on it a little, so I do not slow them down, but the idiots have no reason to be letting there gravity acceleration cause them to pass trucks they cannot run with.

    My truck will go 85++. Not sure on the max. I run 6-7 mph over the limit allot. I do not feel bad about that. It is my call, and the company wants us getting the loads in as quickly as possible, to grab another load.
     
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  3. Splhgh

    Splhgh Bobtail Member

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    "You know how to make a truck speed up?"


    "Pass him on the left"
     
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