Adam Whetham wrote on Wed, 18 August 2010 22:43 |
Jamin Lynch wrote on Wed, 18 August 2010 13:05 | Do you really need to go that fast with a loaded 26ft truck?
Let me know when you leave so I can stay off the roads that day.
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65 would be killer for me also... I'd want to be going at least 70.
Then again this is what the local interstates look like... Its normally never packed like I was in on the east coast (I don't miss that)
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Speed limits for trucks seem to be very high in some states. There are longer distances to go there obviously.
In Germany for trucks (3.5 tonnes and more) we have a 80 km/h speed limit on the Autobahn and a 60km/h limit on other roads that are not going through towns or are otherwise limited.
So much for the "unlimited" German streets. We have some Autobahns that are unlimited for passenger cars and it scares me that small trucks can go 180 km/h and faster with over 4 tonnes (3.49 tonnes plus overload). There are some movements to limit small cars to 120 km/h (rental companies try that first to reduce insurance costs)
Once again, our speed limits for trucks
60 km/h = 37 mph
80 km/h = 50 mph (Autobahn)
89 km/h = 55 mph (real speed via speed limiters in the trucks)
I have seen some bigger trucks going a little faster but most of the limiters bite at 87/88/89 km/h. Depends on the tires and tire pressure when these limiters are adjusted