What is the highest speed you've got your rig up to?

[WildK9]

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[yoopr]

I still don't remember a runaway ramp on Parley-Must have been sleeping but that is one Hill you DON'T sleep on :P
I think they put 80 over it for the Tourists

[Rev.Vassago]

Stop Rev; I can't even see straight, been laughin' too hard!

I apologize, but as long as they keep setting them up, I feel I have a "moral imperative" to bat them out of the park.

Here are some e-tissues for your eyes:



And if the pain of laughter gets to be too much:

[shyykatt]

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I have always wondered how the triple digit cowboys know they are doing 110-115 I havent been in a ton of trucks but everyone I have been in has had a gauge that stops usualy at 85 mph

[Rev.Vassago]

I have always wondered how the triple digit cowboys know they are doing 110-115 I havent been in a ton of trucks but everyone I have been in has had a gauge that stops usualy at 85 mph

The gauge does not dictate the speed.

[traveler15301]

As to the initial question regarding how fast have you had your rig...

"On the advice of counsel I stand on the protection granted me by the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution and decline to answer on the grounds I may incriminate myself." You should all have that memorized cuz one day you may ALL need it!

Unless one is perfect and blameless we have all done something, probably many times which, upon calm reflection, we realise was not very wise. I applaud everyone here for their strong safety and professionalism oreinted stance, but answer me this: when the sign says speed limit 55 do you ALWAYS drive 55 or less?!? If you do you are a better man than I Gunga Din. I have always considered my self one of the safest drivers out there, not because "I am so damned good" but because I constantly think about it, live it and breathe it. It is not something you ARE it is something you must DO....actively....every second of every minute of every hour of every day out there...a single moments lapse at any time can be fatal.

My personal prectise is to drive the speed I consider safe...almost never exceeding the posted limit by more than 5mph (tickets cost more than just $$$ you know).

As to the issue of log accuracy, see my legal advice above, but HYPOTHETICALLY....back in the day it was common practise but is much too risky these days, especially with guys driving when they are WAYYY too tired and over hours to be anywhere close to safe. HOS notwithstanding, I have come off a 10 hour break, driven for two hours and felt so sleepy (for whatever reason) that I just pull it in and take a nap even though my log says I have 9 more good hours of driving available. Book larnin' ain't everything guys.

Adhere to the letter of the law as much as possible but it is to the spirit to which all true professionals should strive.

Runaway truck ramps: Rev is right, you will almost NEVER find a competent professional who knows his business on one of those, HOWEVER stuff does break now and again and I ALWAYS make it a point to know where the closest one is JUST IN CASE somethin' do break. A close friend of mine had a U-joint come apart going down a 12% grade...no jake then just "freewheelin" and foundation brakes to count on. Luckily he followed the first rule and was nt going so fast when it happened and had not been riding his service brakes so much that he was able to stop with plenty of air left and only smoked his brakes a little (no fire...just some bad smell). That is the first rule...ride that mountain down so that even if you lose it all you are not going so fast that you cannot take the ditch and live to talk about it. It deosn't really matter if the idiots pass you and give you the finger on the way down...you might see them on that ramp as you pass them later

"You can go down a mountain too slow a hundred times, but you might go down too fast only ONCE"...remember the most valuable cargo in that thing is YOUR BUTT!

One closing thought on high speed.....its fun in a Corvette (albeit still dangerous and illegal) but, if you have ever had a steer blow on you at 55 (as I have) and wrestled your way to the side so you can clean out your drawers imagine for a moment as you hit that triple digit..."what would happen if I lost a steer right NOW!"....perhaps low probability but non-zero nonetheless (and actually decidedly more likely considering the greater heat buildup and other stresses and strains that high speed driving places on tires)...you will be toast my brother!!!

[ceb]

yeah what he said

[crankyazz]

who really gives two ****s let alone one. nobody cares that you drove 115 miles and you were a trainer.. WOW whooptee dooo... The fact that you say I ran legal... we didn't ask you volunteered.. pretty much just my opinion but a stupid dang post.

I have always wondered how the triple digit cowboys know they are doing 110-115 I havent been in a ton of trucks but everyone I have been in has had a gauge that stops usualy at 85 mph

The gauge does not dictate the speed.

Yeah, i realize that the gauge does not dictate the speed but in the even that you get up to 85, anything after that is just speculation as to how fast you are really going, so my question of how do these guys get their numbers when they claim they have done triple digits still stands.....my guess is they dont really know.

[solo379]

you get up to 85, anything after that is just speculation as to how fast you are really going, so my question of how do these guys get their numbers when they claim they have done triple digits still stands.....my guess is they dont really know.

You could use your RPM, for example, 2100 on a top gear=100mph..or whatever.
And if you want to be dead sure, just get your engine ECM printout, it will show, the highest speed, you've ever traveled! :wink:

Ah, now those answers make a bit more sense to me, especialy the ecm printout thing. Still not sure i but 115 but I guess it is possible....i cant see myself ever wanting to do that though.

[yoopr]

Ah, now those answers make a bit more sense to me, especialy the ecm printout thing. Still not sure i but 115 but I guess it is possible....i cant see myself ever wanting to do that though.

If you ever get the urge to run like that someday just put the thought in your head of What if one of my Steer tires blow.

Blowing steer tires is scary to me even at normal speeds.....that in itself is enough to keep me from the 3 digit range...that and the governor on my truck lol But yeah, no joke on the steer tire comment, you got it right with that answer

[arg1970]

39 months total time OTR driving I was not a 6 month wonder. Also I did not get my CDL from a driver mill I got mine the old fashion way MY FATHER sitting in the jump seat training me when I screwed up he let me know.

Something stinks here, and it ain't me.

Forced off OTR driver with 1 million miles accident free name the commidity I pulled it.

1,000,000 miles / 39 months = 25,641 miles per month. Care to explain how you managed that?

I smell B.S.

He was hauling load to the moon and back

[Random_Facts]

You can get to "115" mph No problem (now where is that nitro button....) Sounds like you are need for speed buddy Lol, nascar for you. (I had to add that to keep this interesting thread going) lol. you just burn up more fuel anyway, and get there like what 10mins faster? lol plus putting everyone's life on the line, you see If you tip over. (even if the road is clear) you will have this huge mess that will cause a giant backup. maybe you will get news time. then we can sit here open a new thread and talk about it Lol. but anyways drive safe thats all. no Need for Speed around here lol.

[Mr. Ford95]

Going back to yoop's comment on the steer blow out, if the show ever happens to be on again, check out the World's Worst Drivers on TLC. One of their episodes had a truck in the UK going down the road at around 45 mph when he had a steer blow out. The driver did an unbelievable job at keeping the truck not only on the road but off the cars that were directly beside him on the side the steer blew out. I think he just barely left his lane before reeling that hulk back under control. At 45 mph he nearly lost it, at 115 mph, you WILL lose it.

Don't be saying a steer blow out will never happen to you, tires will blow without warning. I had a drive suddenly pop even though it was brand new, turns out a vulcan patch had been put over a hole in the sidewall by the tire maker. Nothing I could do to prevent it from blowing as it was something that I could not see.

[wot i life]

Blow a steer at anything like 115mph and you,re dead. Simple as

[ct77]

I have always wondered how the triple digit cowboys know they are doing 110-115 I havent been in a ton of trucks but everyone I have been in has had a gauge that stops usualy at 85 mph

my mack has a 100mph guage but God knows I have never even come close to pegging it, need longer steeper hill and more cojones!!!!

[Kaji]

"So what have you had your rig up to? "

[insert self righteous bull**** here] fapfapfap

So some states had no speed limits for quite some time. So that idiot from Europe claiming every country on the entire continent was limited to 55, hell with the autobahn. So that guy that builds rigs to run Pike's Peak at record speeds and runs the Bonneville salt flats at 225 and gets mad props for it. Hell with pride, WITCH HUNT ALKJFLSKFDJLSDJFLSDJFLSKJDFLSKJDFLSDJFLKSDJF (FAPFAPFAP)