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Originally Posted by countryhorseman
Stevens Transport was: 65 mph (for 90 days) then 68 mph after. Alliance Trucks would do 70 - 72 mph.
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When I worked for Stevens, it was 64 mph until you were a "senior driver" (4 yrs) or managed to get ahold of a former senior driver's truck that wasn't turned down. Then you got to go 68. The last truck I had, a T2000, was a former "senior driver" truck and did 68. I managed to make the minimum 6.2 mpg fleet average every time so my driving habits were never questioned. Back then they were just starting the owner operator division.
Back then Stevens spec'ed their T2000's with 435hp N14's, direct 10 speeds and 2.85 rear ends. In 98 they were in the process of converting the fleet from T600's to T2000's. If memory serves, they are now 435-500hp Cats, overdrive 10 speeds and 3.55 rear ends for both the T2000's and Peterbilt T2 clones.
My first truck at stevens was an old dog midroof single bunk T600 with a 400hp N14, 9 speed overdrive and 3.90 rear end.