I’ve never had truck that couldn’t max out at less than 70mph. The truck I drive now is set at 75. A Cat C15, 6NZ version (probably the best combination of power, fuel economy, and reliability that Cat ever made, and is turning close to 600hp as set.)
**So are you one of those truckers who drive 60mph right beside another truck going the same speed and blocking the interstate?**
When I see that I actually get on the cb and chew out the granny lane trucker, that won’t kill the cruise long enough to let a truck in the hammer lane get around him. There are many trucking companies that have their trucks set at 65. The driver whose truck can do one mph more than another can’t help it if the block head in the granny lane won’t slow up a couple mph to let the other by.
**Or a double trailer driver texting and swinging both trailers across 2 lanes
Is that you?**
Ha! No, I don’t pull doubles. And if I am in traffic, texting doesn’t happen. If I am in light traffic, a short text might go out. It may take miles to type it using my thumb, and my eyes on the road.
It’s multitasking, while driving all sorts of vehicles, that effectively kill.
Good to know you’re one of the safe ones!! Keep it between the lines FR friend!!
“The truck I drive now is set at 75. A Cat C15, 6NZ version (probably the best combination of power, fuel economy, and reliability that Cat ever made, and is turning close to 600hp as set.)”
HAHAHA!
That made me flash back to the first truck I drove.
A cabover Jimmy with a 120 hp engine and 13 speed tranny.
It got all of 3 mpg.
Ain’t those Nebraska headwinds a hoot?