HELP trailer sway almost killed us!

MARKW8 wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:

cahillprc2 wrote:
This particular trial has a 12' box but no cargo area out front. We were traveling 60MPH on Interstate 70 outside of Baltimore where the posted limit is 70 MPH and people and big rigs drive 80mph. We were in the far right lane and if we went any slower we would have pose a danger as well. I obviously made a mistake using the hitch we had because it did ride a bit high in the front. We'll be getting a new one ASAP.. Someone mentioned a drawbar, what is that?

Not exactly correct. The minimum speed on any Interstate (Federally funded highway) is 45 mph. Don't thin big t=rigs are going 80. Most are governed speed wise to a maximum 70 mph. Heavy truck tires are not rated for speeds above 70 anyway.

While some are to 70 or less, there is a huge number that will go much faster. Most of the drivers are paid by the mile.

Mark

95% of company owned trucks are governed to 70 max for insurance reasons (and tires). Commercial carriers that insure fleets won't insure them if the fleet average is faster than 70 and even that is fast. The majority of trucks on the road today are set for 65. That don't include owner operators. My Western Star will run 102 in 13 double over.

The number isn't huge, in fact, it's very small.

You obviously know little about modern trucks. Speeds are monitored electronically all the time now and drivers whether paid by the mile or not, when they exceed the governed speed (like going downhill) are subject to disciplinary action. It's the big brother scenario. With fleets, the central operations manager knows how fast a truck is running, all they have to do is log in to a program like Trip Master and they can not only see the average speed, they can see the maximum speed for a given time period and locate the truck via GPS and track it in real time.

What I did before I retired last year. I was a safety and compliance officer for a major private carrier. Believe me, I could look at any of the 80+ units the company had anytime I wanted (right here on my laptop) and extract any and all information I wanted to plus I could notify the driver via his or her transponder if they were in violation and / or come and see me if necessary.

You may perceive a truck hauling balls, but in reality, it's probably not.

Has nothing to do with the thread. Just wanted to enlighten you about reality, not something imagined.