actually roadhog is correct...... if you ran coast to coast definately could get those miles... and with Donner he is right, the other day I was hauling rubber material.... (not rubbers) lol...... going up donner I had to use my jakes so i wouldnt be speeding if a bear was watching.... and yes I said I used My Jakes Going UP....... so roadhog sorry that i started this... when i saw your pm.... i saw how you could of racked up those miles ....

 

Thanks Bro. :P

I have no reason to come here and make up a story. Life is stranger than fiction. :lol:

 

Well, ya know roadhog, I was being silly in my posts, was never towards you. :lol: :wink: :P

 

No! You can't average 65 mph constantly. Also, if you drive 11 hours per day and figure in your pre and post trips and fueling time...you will be out of hours before you get to your 7th day. So all you billy big-riggers with the belt buckles and cowboy boots get a life. It can't be done LEGALLY! By the way, you also have to figure in how much time you waste trashing around all the truckstops you visit along the way.

I have seen it for way too long now. I drive with my cruise set on 65 most all the time. I have the same truck pass me nearly 6-10 times per 11 hours period. By the way he is probably averaging about 75-77 mph when the wheels are turning....At the end of the day I usually will find him parked at the same place I am taking my 10 hour break.

During that day I averaged about 6.5 to 7.0 mpg while he is in the range of about 5 mpg. I then notice that he will let his truck idle ALL night long, while my truck sits quiet. Then the next morning I will see this same person sitting at the bar eating breakfast complaining he is not making any money.

I have seen this same scenario hundered of times and it really makes me laugh. I wonder how many of you witness the same thing every day?

The other thing I forgot....What about loading and unloading time spent at the docks? Or do you just drive around the country with an empty trailer all the time never having to bump a dock?

 

RickII 4,500 miles a week for a team? What do you do the other 3 days of the week?

 

keep in mind top speed limit here in the USA is 75 at best ,and you can be charged with speeding based on miles logged if they average out to more than the legal speed limit if the miles driven divided by the hours logged add up to more the legal speed limit ...

 

loose leaf logbooks are awesome. I remember once when I didn't have another fresh/unused company logbook and I just happen to have some loose leaf logs in my truck. I was pulled into a scale in FL and told to bring my paperwork in. Scalemaster looked at my permits thoroughly then grabbed my 3-ring binder with the loose leaf logs in them and he didn't even look at them at all. I chuckled and asked why he didn't want look at my logs and he replied "eveything always looks perfect on loose leaf logs, have a nice day." :lol:

 

You sure about this BJ44? I swear I saw an 80 or 85mph speed limit somewhere, can't remember where though? :?

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TEXAS! :shock: everything is bigger in TX.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_l...#85_mph_limits

 

Ya know, I love living here, and I am a Proud Texan. I love Texas, but they can be so stupid. I understand you cant drive 80 mph in Dallas, but ya know, the population of west Texas doesn't make a flip of what the speed limit should be. Some counties, there may be 25 people living there, and the speed limit is 80.The next county, 100 people, and it is back down to 70,and TXDOT thinks that those yahoos are going to slow down? Shoot, people drive what the speedometer shows anyway, bump it up to 75, for all counties. Even at night.

 

75 on the interstate is all I can recall...But when you drive a 65 mph truck you don't really care and tend to ignore anything over 65 mph :wink: