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Rev.Vassago · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 5182 Location: Green Bay, WI

The highest I've had my rig to is a little over 70, going down the side of a big hill.

Kaji · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 37 Location: Under the bar

I've had a couple up around 85-90. Big hills or big hurry, neither loaded though. I may be crazy but I'm not runnin that fast under full load for anything.

Collard Greens · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 182 Location: Jacksonville, FL

66 miles per hour on a clear day.

2000Volvo770 · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Temperance Mi

I topped out at 120mph 1 time heading south to Florida 3 yrs ago. sense then 90 is the best.

Driveline · Joined: 05 Aug 2006 Posts: 39 Location: in your gearbox

100 in Cali, with another black Pete.

jiptwoo · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 118

As to the origional question, in a car which I built including the engine complete, 160 mph on my speedo with plenty of pedal left. I-280 n.j. in broad daylight. In my old 97 w900 back in the day 115mph I-81 in va. at 3 am racing another produce hauler and a texas flatbed and I was in last place. Only because they got the jump on me, and when they yelled for me to back out of it ; it was too late; I came around that curb to see a trooper car facing right at me. He had to be asleep because the three of us eased out of it, waited a minute and then floorboarded it and got up to raphine. I was taching 2100 with 3-400rpm left and no intentions of letting up. Those were the good days, I don't haul produce salinas to hunts pt. or chelsea solo in three days, sometimes a flat 52 hrs anymore, reload and be sitting back in L.a. 3 days later. 6- 7 day turnarounds depending on if I reloaded at the brokers whse right away. I used to do 8-10 turns in a row before I took usually 3-4 days off, I was addicted to the money, not drugs. Yes by God's grace over 2-million mi. never an accident, not even a bump, and yes I still ride in the high dollar lane hauling produce but not coast to coast. So figure out the old days and yes I ran more miles than a team in a month, There were a lot of us doing it and you know what I mean and who you are.---Run til daylight!

Dawn · Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 323 Location: Indianapolis, In

2000Volvo770 wrote: I topped out at 120mph 1 time heading south to Florida 3 yrs ago. sense then 90 is the best.

OMG! I know it is hard not to speed, but please don't! We don't want to hear that you got killed or killed someone from speeding so darn fast! This is nothing to really brag about! Sorry but this made me kringe(sp?)

nightprwlr · Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 41 Location: ILLINOIS

You ever see a dog get hit by a truck doing 85 mph plus? I have it's not pretty. In 1989 I was running with some Oliver Trans./Pete Oliver drivers (I'll show my age),across hwy 36 now interstate 72 in Illinois abot 1 a.m. in the morning,there was 4 of us I was trailing behind last 2 Pete's, then a Freightliner then myself.The guy in one of the Pete's went by "Big C" and the guy in the Freightliner went by "Shadraque", Big C hollered back and told him "Look out for that ~#@%^ dog" it was too late. I know my speedo was buried past 85, my guess is we was doing about 90 to 95. We were all hauling 45,000 # steel coils out of Rouge Steel in Dearborn Mi. so hitting the brakes wasn't much of an option. Now maybe if some old steel haulers from Mexico Mo. area read this they'll know who I'm talking about. Back in them days you could make some decent money running your azz off. Hauling poverty rock(fire brick used in Blast Furnaces) to steel mills in Gary In., Detroit Mi., and Cleveland Oh., then usually reloading the same plant you unloaded at and head back towards Sedalia or Kansas City Mo. 3 to 4 rounds in a week weren't uncommon( about 4500 to 6000 miles a week). In order to make that kind of time you had to run like that(only if you wanted to by choice) if you wanted to make some big money. Of course that was then and this is now, you people read some of these stories and doubt them how do you actually know unless you was there? Old School back in the day,of course back then drivers were a little different from nowadays. You had bird dogs and scanners/jammers instead of cell phones and laptops. You didn't have to beg someone for a bear report,or D O T, scalehouse whatever. Nowadays you're lucky to get someone who will comeback at all.

2000Volvo770 · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Temperance Mi

Dawn wrote: 2000Volvo770 wrote: I topped out at 120mph 1 time heading south to Florida 3 yrs ago. sense then 90 is the best.

OMG! I know it is hard not to speed, but please don't! We don't want to hear that you got killed or killed someone from speeding so darn fast! This is nothing to really brag about! Sorry but this made me kringe(sp?)

Oh believe me this topped at 120 and was down to the speed limit of 70 faster than you could say SLOW DOWN. Just a 1 time thing to see where it topped off at. Never had near that sense and this was 3 yrs ago..

stinkyfinger · Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 38 Location: S.W. Ohio

If I remember right I think my speedo highest # was 80 or something like that. But I had it right up there against the bottom of the gage goin down the mountain in Flagstaff. I had to be goin inexcess of 100 mph

FORDGUY85 · Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 8

First off zz4guy I think your a idiot for even asking that question. Second off I think anyone who attempts trying to see how fast their truck can go is a moron. It not only puts the dumb a$$ driver in danger it put every other person on the road in danger. Drivers who feel the need to do this give all of us drivers bad names. It seems that the only one who has any common sense in here is rev.

BanditsCousin · Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 3192 Location: Chicago, IL

I was riding shotgun going 107mph one time out west. I would hate to think what would happen if we had blown a steer tire :shock:

Birken Vogt · Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 102

I've "only" been up past 85 a few times, in a good truck, it feels just like any other speed but I don't do it anymore, I feel I was young and stupid.

One day I was cruising along about 70 mph WB near Winnemucca and along comes this cowboy in a 53' with three different hazmat placards, each of them enough to raise an eyebrow by itself, and he is blasting along in the left lane passing me and everyone else like they were standing still. It was quite a sight to see.

Birken

yoopr · Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 12866

Driveline wrote: 100 in Cali, with another black Pete.

Sure you did :roll:

stinkyfinger · Joined: 31 Oct 2006 Posts: 38 Location: S.W. Ohio

FORDGUY85 wrote: First off zz4guy I think your a idiot for even asking that question. Second off I think anyone who attempts trying to see how fast their truck can go is a moron. It not only puts the dumb a$$ driver in danger it put every other person on the road in danger. Drivers who feel the need to do this give all of us drivers bad names. It seems that the only one who has any common sense in here is rev.

I kinda agree ,my "speed demon era" was when I was fairly new to trucking and didn't know any better,tried to impress other drivers who were on the cb "braggin" bout leavin' me behind and wantin to fit in with "drivers" I didn't even know or ever seen. Just what I heard on the cb and ASSUMED they were very close to me and I didn't want 2 appear "chicken". I was actually "insulted",teased,harassed,etc for using my brakes on downgrades.The ignorant uneducated hillbillies thought they were king $&!+.I kick myself in the ass now for allowing them to influence me in such a unsafe and stupid way of driving. that was close to 20 yrs ago. Maybe that is why 2day I actually HATE my job and the drvrs. out there! Sorry jus my feelings dudes!

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