Speed And Money
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Dont forget to factor in dot hours of service and 14 hour clock. You are your own time management so that is irrelevant. In a faster truck you will gain more miles and your 70 hour clock will get more miles.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
This is basic math and common sense. These guys saying no are wrong. Im on my way to Washington state from new york. 2700 mile trip. Now you tell me if I make more money in a faster or slower truck.
Well would you rather get there quickly at $.38 per mile or a little slower at $.48 per mile? Personally I would rather have the money go into my pocket instead of the fuel tank....
With that, I am paid by the hour so it does not matter to me as my truck is unrestricted. Or at least I have not hit the limit yet. The only reason for me to drive faster than others is to get home before my 11/14 runs out. Even with that I only run max of 67-68 because we have a speed limit for trucks of 65 on interstates and 60 on 2 lanes. The loads we haul also do not lend us to having great fuel mileage anyhow. All our trucks run CAT motors and they are not known for fuel efficiency either.
We run day cabs and I have overnighted an average of once a month. Other than that, I am home every night. Maybe late but I am home.
Day Cab:
A tractor which does not have a sleeper berth attached to it. Normally used for local routes where drivers go home every night.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
It's a really good feeling to be governed/cruise controlled at 62 on the interstate and see the trooper sitting on the median. You could smile & wave, not worrying if you were going to help Mr Trooper make his quota!
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Well, obviously there are differing opinions. I wouldn`t say any one is wrong though, just different.
My truck is governed at the high side of 65 (most of the time. It is adjusted for certain runs) and that works just fine for me. Do I wish I could cut it loose in Texas? Sure, but honestly, it is not that important. I just drove from a little north of Fort Myers, FL. to Nashville today. A little over 700 miles and it took 10hr 45 min (drive time) for me to get to our yard. How many times did I stop? 1 (30 min mandatory break). If I was running the speed limit (70) that is posted most of the trip it would have saved me about 50 min at best.
That 50 min doesn`t mean a thing because weather or traffic could just as well taken it away. Just so happens it was a perfect day with no traffic the whole route.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
This is basic math and common sense. These guys saying no are wrong. Im on my way to Washington state from new york. 2700 mile trip. Now you tell me if I make more money in a faster or slower truck.
Hmm ... I don't usually do negative comments, but it's interesting that you say we are wrong, based on your years and years of experience. You probably need to get a few more miles under your belt before you make a blanket statement like that. I think you will find after you have made a few trips around the country your opinion will change.
Tracy
Thanks everyone for your thoughtful replies. The arguments made by the majority here made more sense, so thats what i'll go with.
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This is basic math and common sense. These guys saying no are wrong. Im on my way to Washington state from new york. 2700 mile trip. Now you tell me if I make more money in a faster or slower truck.