I was talking to my friend at GTI today and starting last monday they started turning their trucks back to 63mph. Not all will be done at once obviously, but over the next couple months all the gordon trucks will be running slower. That's fine with me because it means I can pass another company on the road! Now I'm sorta glad that I didn't go back to GTI. I know it's only 2mph less, but 65 is as slow as I want to be governed.

Chris

 

One reason GTI is slowing their trucks down is because it is costing them $25 million more this year for fuel from a year ago.

 

what people seem to fail to realize is that these big companies turning the trucks down is an effort to save drivers jobs. that two or three mph on all trucks could be a big chunk of change for the entire company. and if two or three mph loses a driver that much money then he/she is not doing a good job in the first place.

 

3mph times 10 hours per day = 30 miles
times 50 hours on duty/driving per week =150 miles less per weekdriven
times 52 weeks = 7800 less miles driven per year
times 32 cpm =$2496 less pay per year doing the same work
that's $208 less per month you'll get paid.
I don't know about you but my expenses won't allow a reduction of $200 per month, "gee honey, what can we do without, heat or food?"

Are you willing to take a $1 per hour cut in pay? is everybody in the company getting a similar (about 5%) cut or is it just the drivers? will it make the company go out of business if you don't?

Yes fuel is out of sight but the drivers shouldn't have to subsidise the companies lack of management.

 

AMEN to that.

But hey they are just saving your job. :roll:

 

Seems like everyone is turning down. Swift goin down to 63, Gordon goin down to 63, my friend at florilli is getting turned down from 68 to 65.

 

How do slowing 2 or 3 mph translate in "he/she is not doing a good job in the first place"?

I also disagree about companies effort to "save drivers jobs". Companies number goal is to make money not friends. I personally hope all companies that haul cheap freight and pay there drivers low wages go out of business. And I also hope the government stop subsidizing trucking schools and new drivers to get in the business and stop the never ending cycle. I don't believe tax payers shouldn't be flipping the bill for trucking companies that shouldn't be in business.

 

I gotta play devils advocate here. Your numbers are assuming you are always moving 10 hours a day, 5 days a week and always at your maximum speed regardless of speed limits. I just don't see it.

Management absolutely should also take some kind of pay cut as a sign of support for the drivers.

I could not agree with you more!

 

[quote="marylandkwI gotta play devils advocate here. Your numbers are assuming you are always moving 10 hours a day, 5 days a week and always at your maximum speed regardless of speed limits. I just don't see it.[/quote]


I agree, these numbers are examples and yours may vary, I tried to use averages, the 30 miles per day are based on reducing your speed 3mph (at any speed) some drivers average more than 50 hours driving per week, most of us take time off and many make more than 32cpm.

If you have a dedicated I5 route your carrier could reduce their trucks to 58 (60 in WA) mph and no driver could rightly complain.
Unless they want to admit to speeding. :wink:

 

I found out last night that Interstate is getting cut back too but only the Solo's and not the teams.