Turning down truck speed
#131
05-05-2008, 03:00 AM
Originally Posted by wildkat
At the risk of repeating myself & sounding like the dumber "blonde" than I already am....
The original poster seems to be thinking that turning down the speed by 2 or 3 mph will adversely affect his income I say "horse feathers!!" As the whole point of this thread seems to have absolutely no bearing on reality. The ones who obviously have ZERO real world experience seem to think we can roar down the highway all day maintaining whatever speed limit the truck can do...anyone with ONE lick of sense would know that is IMPOSSIBLE, so what bearing does turning down a truck by 2-3 mph have on our day... NOTHING, we might arrive 5 to 10 minutes later... BIG DEAL!! My truck will do 100 mph...do I do it??? Absolutely NOT! I pay for my fuel! I drive at 60...that's where I get my best fuel economy, that's where I have less stress. These dopes have maintained that you can do the speed limit all day...let's get into the REAL world... for crissake how can you use an example for illustration purposes when it has ZERO bearing on REALITY???? Now, if you want to have a REAL discussion about this... something that HAS it's basis is REALITY ...which btw some of these "people" who have posted some of their meaningless comments obviously are not grounded in, you should be talking about the differences in fuel economy, wear & tear on both equipment & driver...THEN we will be having a discussion that is truly based on REALITY...not some idiots dream! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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#132
05-05-2008, 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Malaki86
Very well put - kudos!!!
It seems to me that SOMEBODY needs to be grounded in reality here...cause obviously SOME of these posters are NOT!
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#133
05-05-2008, 03:48 AM
Originally Posted by wildkat
Originally Posted by Malaki86
Very well put - kudos!!!
It seems to me that SOMEBODY needs to be grounded in reality here...cause obviously SOME of these posters are NOT!
#134
05-05-2008, 03:49 AM
Re: > You have got to be kidding me!
Originally Posted by bigtimba
Nine pages of debate? The same pay for more hours worked isn't a paycut?
Jeepers Creepers. Some Drivers are worse than I thought. Good luck to you.
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#135
05-05-2008, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by wildkat
At the risk of repeating myself & sounding like the dumber "blonde" than I already am....
The original poster seems to be thinking that turning down the speed by 2 or 3 mph will adversely affect his income I say "horse feathers!!" As the whole point of this thread seems to have absolutely no bearing on reality. The ones who obviously have ZERO real world experience seem to think we can roar down the highway all day maintaining whatever speed limit the truck can do...anyone with ONE lick of sense would know that is IMPOSSIBLE, so what bearing does turning down a truck by 2-3 mph have on our day... NOTHING, we might arrive 5 to 10 minutes later... BIG DEAL!! My truck will do 100 mph...do I do it??? Absolutely NOT! I pay for my fuel! I drive at 60...that's where I get my best fuel economy, that's where I have less stress. These dopes have maintained that you can do the speed limit all day...let's get into the REAL world... for crissake how can you use an example for illustration purposes when it has ZERO bearing on REALITY???? Now, if you want to have a REAL discussion about this... something that HAS it's basis is REALITY ...which btw some of these "people" who have posted some of their meaningless comments obviously are not grounded in, you should be talking about the differences in fuel economy, wear & tear on both equipment & driver...THEN we will be having a discussion that is truly based on REALITY...not some idiots dream! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: 
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#136
05-05-2008, 04:03 AM
Originally Posted by wildkat
At the risk of repeating myself & sounding like the dumber "blonde" than I already am....
The original poster seems to be thinking that turning down the speed by 2 or 3 mph will adversely affect his income I say "horse feathers!!" As the whole point of this thread seems to have absolutely no bearing on reality. The ones who obviously have ZERO real world experience seem to think we can roar down the highway all day maintaining whatever speed limit the truck can do...anyone with ONE lick of sense would know that is IMPOSSIBLE, so what bearing does turning down a truck by 2-3 mph have on our day... NOTHING, we might arrive 5 to 10 minutes later... BIG DEAL!! My truck will do 100 mph...do I do it??? Absolutely NOT! I pay for my fuel! I drive at 60...that's where I get my best fuel economy, that's where I have less stress. These dopes have maintained that you can do the speed limit all day...let's get into the REAL world... for crissake how can you use an example for illustration purposes when it has ZERO bearing on REALITY???? Now, if you want to have a REAL discussion about this... something that HAS it's basis is REALITY ...which btw some of these "people" who have posted some of their meaningless comments obviously are not grounded in, you should be talking about the differences in fuel economy, wear & tear on both equipment & driver...THEN we will be having a discussion that is truly based on REALITY...not some idiots dream! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: You also seem to be confused. First you insist there is "ZERO" effect, then you concede that a person will have to drive an extra 5-10 minutes. It is probably closer to 20-40 minutes of unpaid time, but even one second of lost time proves my point.
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#137
05-05-2008, 04:09 AM
Originally Posted by Island
Originally Posted by Whammo
Originally Posted by DD60
No wonder you don't have time to stop and shower vassagoo. :lol: You drive at turtleneck speeds. :lol:
Then if leaving is not an end of all discussion then what is? Some goobers & putzes also suggested another option. Get your own truck. So your arguments did nothing to negate mine. You already conceded my only point, so I am done with you.
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#138
05-05-2008, 04:48 AM
Originally Posted by Whammo
The point of my posts were not "What do we do to solve this problem?", but simply to illustrate that there was a loss of either time or wages.
So your arguments did nothing to negate mine. You already conceded my only point, so I am done with you.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that to get from point A to point B at 62 mph is going to take longer than 65 mph. If that is the best point you can come up with, the entirety of your posts is laughable at best.
#140
05-05-2008, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by countryhorseman
I think I am in Love! OH, wait, I am married! Very well put Wildkat! I just simply can't abide by whiners & criers that have ZERO basis in reality! :roll: :roll: :roll: Gettin old I guess! Me too btw, sometimes I drive my husband insane! LOL
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