Effect of weight on braking for trucks.
Instead of further morphing the other thread, I thought it would be interesting to discuss the effect of weight and speed for trucks since we obviously increase our weight when we add TCs. Obviousl...
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Kayteg1 wrote:jimh425 wrote:
You need to rethink the 62 in an 80 or know that it’s just a matter of time before someone runs into you. You’ll be just as dead when you go off the road whether you are the one driving slow or fast.
Not lately. I drive my TC at 60 mph all the time and after 30k miles no issues with slow speed.
Seems lately business is slower and truckers drive for fuel economy.
In the past (like 20 years ago) on roads in AZ and Nebraska I have seen semitrucks doing 90 mph.
A month ago I drove my van via NV, UT and WY. Driving 75 mph I was basically passing everyone on 80 mph freeway.
On an 80mph freeway you were going faster than avg at 75? No way, unless you were passing a long funeral procession or it was a convoy to the casino or bingo night!
