About half the trucks at my terminal run 60mph and the other half run 65. I do not know why this difference exists. Is is like this at other terminals? Just curious. I've had this discussion with many people but just can't get a straight, reliable answer concerning company policy as it has to do with truck speeds. Sixty miles per hour is the company wide policy as I've understood it to be.

We have a neighboring terminal running their trucks at 70mph, one to the north running 65, and another one running 60. Why the differences I wonder? Special circumstances? Possibly. Some drivers exceed 660 miles each day making it impossible to do legally in 11 hours of driving. I can understand turning a truck up in that situation. However, when entire terminals are getting their trucks turned up beyond the corporate preset governed speed, I have to start asking questions. So here I am.

How fast do the trucks at your terminal run? I'm just trying to get a general idea of what things are like across the country. Maybe if I can gather enough info I can get my truck turned up :) Fat chance though but a guy can dream right?

A faster truck is basically like getting a raise and more. That "more" being more time at home to spend doing what you want (i.e. sleeping, spending time with the family, etc). Dare to dream. For me 5mph more speed would shorten my days by over an hour. That would be sweet. Just don't have the clout to pull strings yet.

Thanks for any information you all give and I also just wanted to say hello. I'm new here but I'll be around.

Btw, yea you're probably wondering what terminal I currently drive out of. Honestly, I'm reluctant to say. I prefer a certain degree of anonymity on these boards. Even knowing someones home terminal can be enough to give away their true identity. I've been to terminals before who employed only two drivers. Wouldn't be hard to deduce in that situation. I'm probably being paranoid but it's served my well in the past.

Welcome to Truckingboards ZenTrucking......

Rumor has it that the Mercedes motors have to run at 6o for their proper mpg where all other motors it doesnt matter. Ive seen some older internationals that do 85,some freightliners that hit 75....the 660mi in a day is probably being done illegally whereas Central does not obey the laws anyway...they hired a new guy at my terminal and his 2nd day he worked 17 hours and was gone by the end of the week....so much for the 14 hour rule.

We have 2 Mercedes at our term 1 does 62 the other does 68.The slower one breaks ALOT more often ,go figure.We also Have one that was set at 55 ,one of the linehaul guys stopped at shop and they turned up to 65.Hope this helps

My terminal has 3 different king of trucks. A 92 Ford governed at 55, 2 automatic sterlings at 60, 2 10 spd sterlings at 65, and a freighliner at 65. With the lack of mechanics at Central they rarely have time to turn the trucks down plus a few I know would leave them as is because so many guys complained. If you start making waves they will turn all the trucks down to 55 claiming it is more fuel effecient saving them money and "safer", like when your trying to merge onto a busy highway and the truck is limping up to speed.

Typical braindead management thoughts on issues...choke you down to 55mph to be safe but then work you 17 hours to squeeze every bit out of linehaul drivers so they dont have to pay a city driver OT...yeah REAL SAFE running around exhausted all the time....start time of 7 pm for one guy fri night and he never left the dock until 2pm saturday...another driver gets back 9:30am from a 7pm start the night before and hes asked to work the dock on his 14th and a half hour of working for the ever so safe Central transport...purely pathetic. Stop crying "we aint got no money" and hire some help!!!