Subsim Truckers

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

600 miles in a semi?
Don't you have rules for mandatory periods of driving and resting?
Over here a driver isn't allowed to be behind the wheel for more than 9h a day and only twice a week he can go for 10h. No way one can go 600 miles in that time.

US truck drivers are allowed to drive up to 11 hours. The math says at 60 mph I can knock down 600 miles in 10 hours. It's not really that difficult. I am really disciplined about getting my full 7~8 hours of sleep each evening.

Originally Posted by Rockstar

I'm assuming these days most reputable trucking companies have fuel/speed regulators installed in their trucks. And I'm sure not all trucks are calibrated using the same equipment either but they are all for the most I think pretty close. Especially when I find myself stuck behind them.

Why in blue blazes does one trucker having maybe a .5 to 2 MPH advantage over another trucker even consider passing the other truck? Only to jam up faster traffic behind him while it lumbers along with a 1 MPH advantage. Its like watching two battling hippos.

Well, think about it. If you have to cover 1400 miles, are you going to drive 2 mph slower, or pass that truck in front of you? Just be patient. How far are you going, 15 ~45 miles? You'll get there. Now you know how it feels to be a motorcycle rider like me, and you have to watch the slow-arsed cars lugging along, blocking the road.

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Don't forget to check in once in awhile Neal and watch out for Black ice usually on the freeway overpasses

Yes sir, I am still running. Been getting pretty good miles. I'm in Atlanta on my 34 hour reset, will be heading to PA tomorrow evening. Lord, I do not look forward to snow, ice, and cold weather. They really should restrict that kind of driving to the people who choose to live in those areas. Keep me in the South, brother, where the sun shines and snow is something to see on TV and smile about.