Speed Limiters & Mega Carriers: Are They Trying To Bankrupt Small Carriers?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- The Speed Limiter rule is one that we are probably all aware of, but what does it mean for trucking, and where is it stemming from. It looks like the MEGA Carriers are trying to level the playing field for their own benefit.
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I don't see enough people talking about the biggest problem with speed limiters. Every truck will go the same speed, until there's a hill. Then the lighter truck tries to pass the heavier truck. They get side by side, then the hill levels out. Neither driver will let the other pass. The road rage and resulting accidents will be catastrophic.
It will most likely be a 70mph limiter… which is not much different than the way it is now.
It will just eliminate the 75-85mph guys which is entirely too fast for the skill level of most drivers behind the wheels at this point.
This exact scenario has happened to me, I finally cut my speed because of the long line of traffic behind the truck trying to pass me😊 what a joke!!
@@SofiaisSunshineI think 75-80 is reasonable. Why? Tire ratings.
They will eventually ban all trucks from the left lane in all states. Perfect revenue scam
@@F150customs do you know if they do that in Europe already?
It has nothing to do with safety ,and everything to do money and control...
I’ve said that for years .
These truck companies don’t care about safety (neither do I actually , But I don’t put up an act).
Yea , It’s all about money.
@@Mississippi4Clemson Agree 100%.
what he said
I'd say the FMCSA has been making the roads less safe for years now, so this is no surprise
Why?
@@ChrisL-oz4lpif you have a brain , use it.
@@heydennisha How has the FMCSA been making the roads less safe?
@@ChrisL-oz4lp obviously you don't have one
@@heydennisha How has the FMCSA been making the roads less safe?
Mega Carriers want want want, but never give. If they want all trucks to be speed limited, I want them to not be self insured.
Meg carriers want to put 3rd world savages in there trucks & morons. They control them via the FMCSA that they control!!!!!😮
All the mega carriers want you to do is pay off their legacy lawsuits that's it and they employ more and more stupid people which I don't get because now they've acquired more legacy lawsuits because of ignorance
These mega carriers should have been put out of business the first time their threshold of death incarnage hit 10 people
The magic carriers have killed hundreds of people caused hundreds of thousands of bodily injuries and this isn't even including brain damage or property damage the mega carriers want you to generate revenue so that they can stay in business so they can pay off the lawsuits that's all it's about these days they don't give a flying f*** about you
@@michaelpfistner5820 So they can’t put up their own money(self insure) to pay families in lawsuit for a driver who does something dumb and kill people? Y’all say ANYTHING 😭😭😭
@@michaelpfistner5820 and that’s crazy what you’re saying because I’ve been trucking for 9 years and is totally against speed limiters.
But why would I use self insured mega carriers as an argument against it? 🙄
Two totally separate issues. Jesus!
Government was supposed to stop monopolies but instead help create them.
@@WastdTrashPanda I don’t want government stopping monopolies. The best win at all costs.
If you became the best, would you want governments trying to stop you? NO
Back in the 90's, when the speed limits went up, Oklahoma sent letters to all of the mega carriers of that time to turn their trucks up or keep them off of the Will Roger's turnpike.
They seriously need to leave us alone every few months they're making new rules
Its weekly. It’s a f’ing joke.
I’m not against this
How fast do we need to go with in control of the vehicle
@@l.a.thakid8577 I only drive 62 anyways. But it’s just the point of new regulations every friggen week. I’ve been driving for 15 years. For 12 years there was like 2-3 new rules made for truckers. Now in the last 3 years there has been like 10-15 new rules made. Soon there will be mandatory driver facing cams in every truck. Mark my words. It’s so obvious where all of this is going. Enough of this $&it.
@@l.a.thakid8577 it's been fine this whole time and honestly a lot of the accidents I see are the slower trucks or because of a car cut in front or for other reasons the driver's tired or whatever or what not they just want to make more rules on us to pretty much push us out the industry
@@l.a.thakid8577what is your malfunction?
The SCOTUS Chevron ruling should completely do away with the need for the “drive act”
BINGO. They have no constitutional authority to create this law 💪🇺🇸
Not so fast. Remember, the head of FMSCA is heavy in AI programming. Which is a key factor needed for the autopilot plans. This program hasn't stopped and will be the future. As such, AI will be the loophole to the Supreme Court ruling. It's the way of the future, have fun.
It does
Exactly. For a safety administration to create a rule guaranteed to kill people won't fly in the courts.
Drive act is fighting against fmcsa isn't it ? So we need to keep it and Chevron ruling hopefully will neuter fmcsa s rule making abilities.
It's not about the speed, it's about selling another electronic device in your truck and making money off it.
FACTSSSSSSSS!!
All newer equipment is already capable of setting a top speed. It’s a simple, password protected parameter in the ECU.
Not true. My truck is 1999 and can be governed via existing ECM.
@@verko5292 facts. My ‘99 t2000 was governed when i bought it and i had to take it back to the dealership to have it removed and the truck opened up on all parameters
@@F150customs Same here, just, I didn't have to go back as the dealership did that immediately before I took it out on the road from them.
I have noticed that these governed trucks will speed through construction zones and through small towns. I guess they think they're making up for lost time making them more dangerous
Or they're new drivers.
#Bigfacts
That's all drivers! No one follows the speed limits period
It's nightmare in Canada for the last 4 years, company and Owner Operators. All going 65 mph but 104 km.
Mega carriers have speed limiters not because they care about safety. They care about Mega Fuel Saving because they have mega fleet.
1 truck or 1000 truck,s fuel should be at the top of anyone,s list for making money when rate,s are this low
@@WiseMann #Bigfacts
The trucking companies also cut the horsepower & torque of the engines. Killing any fuel savings from governing their trucks. The more hp & torque the engine makes. The easier it works. Producing better fuel mileage. Also. The more gears dropped as speed slows ascending a hill burns more fuel. I have driven trucks that were governed at 55 to 65 mph as well as the hp & torque limited. I have driven trucks that did not have it's hp & torque limited & go much faster. The trucks with more power & speed got better fuel mileage.
Just as well, most of their drivers have little experience. This should not be the same for everyone
They have been talking about speed limiters ever since I got into trucking 30 years ago. They're talking about this 30 more years from now,they won't do anything. I live in Ohio, and they have problems with people doing way over 100 mph in cars. There is nothing about safety. It's all about money and power. Cars 100+ semi 65 or 68= road rage,accidents, and anything else I miss
If they really want safety. Let start by stopping spending our taxes on thousands of fancy and ridiculously expensive weigh stations and FIX THE ROADS.
All regulations are on the carriers.
But they allow shippers to give you a late fee. That makes drivers run harder to arrive on time.
It doesn't surprise me that other countries like China, Russia or Mexico move to the front of the line in economic terms. They don't put sticks on the wheels of one of their most important economic sectors.
Excellent channel. Thank you for you analysis.
Oh, and yes they are trying to eliminate owner operators. What happens is that drivers get fed up with the low pay and the on slot of busy work they face after they're driving day is over.
If they can pull together enough money they buy there own equipment leaving the BS of the mega carriers behind. But then they're confronted by the FMCSA which is actually controlled by the mega carriers. 😮😢😂
They have to leave truckers alone.
Small car drivers can smoke weed and drive,drink and drive.
Who works is always wrong.
Basically the mega carriers want to even the playing field. 1st, they wanted they want speed limiters because us O/O's can do they speed limit or faster. That's also why they want pre emission trucks off the road because they can't be wired.
And once we're all gone, they'll put their speed up.
How do they want to even the playing field when they are 100 mil dollar companies? 😂 Y’all say anything!!!! 😂
@@338bigguns😂😂😂😂
They want it "equal under the law" on the outside but on the inside they are well aware that such legislation will continue to eat away at what little market share O/Os and smaller companies still have left.
The reason of so many accidents is not the speed limit . It's actually the fact that this company hire very unexperienced drivers .
Somalia,Bangladesh , Africans,Chinese and turbans if course..😊😊😊
@sasapopadic384 Is not the nationality what actually makes any differences , I'm Cuban and I been driving a truck in USA for over 30 years . Is the fact that may of the new comercial drivers out there today don't have any idea about how complicated could be this job in a bad day .
@@cubanodelvalle
Then why don’t you go find them some drivers that actually know how to drive ?
I see a lot of this same comment from many others “inexperienced drivers” , But you guys aren’t helping them to find the experienced .
@@cubanodelvalle of course its not.....But they arrived last thursday..And on monday here they are...Just check them out on TA in Laredo...it is UN circuss..
I really think the FMCSA should focus more on truck parking and getting companies involved get drivers that understand English and a lot of Canada drivers don’t hardly understand our language because they are hired foreigners and they they use them for cheap labor. I could go on about lots of things but I’ll leave it here
Glad I'm working on my exit strategy from trucking.
I do think the push for speed limiters by mega fleets is for nefarious reasons, and I also agree that lowering the speed of trucks is dangerous. As a driver who currently works for a company that has speed limiters I encounter angry car drivers who don’t have patience for how long it takes to pass another trucker.
Yes i do. All about control.
It's more pressure by the big guys. It takes an edge away from those carriers less constrained while also increasing their expenses, making it easier for the big guys to grab more lanes. Safety first but I don't think the big guys and their paid lobbyists are worried about that in this situation.
Let's not forget they want a way to transmit everything about the truck and driver to Port of entries. Hours of service, speed, person itself, everything they can get they want to be transmitted as you drive by. That's why I half the time when you drive by a closed scale but you still have to go in it's so they can document truck and trailer.
CDCB is what they want..Mark of the beast system..Covid was a test run.
Tires have speed ratings. These are not recommendations. These are speeds that if maintained can lead to catastrophic failure due to overheating. No truck tires that I am aware of that are class eight are rated higher than 75. because of that my Kenworth dealer cannot raise my maximum speed above 75 miles an hour in my truck.
With the striking down of Chevron, I’m curious to know if any of this would stand anyway .
I believe 80mph is the highest speed rating for class 8 trucks you can find . I believe it’s s steer tires for Greyhound buses but they can also be used for trucks … I also know a few cowhaulers who use steer tires on all their wheels for that particular reason to save money on fuel and blown tires
Thats because those major carriers hire people that are clueluss in truckin , and they fill those positions just ro run their trucks. And yes mega carriers want speed limiters because they can switch atrailer and kook up to another truck that has fresh hours and continue mocing the load ro its destination while some1 that has 1 truck and trailer has to do 10 or 8 hrs of sleep time, therefore delaying the load more.
I am an owner operator who first reduced my speed down to 58 and has since reduced it even further down to 54-55mph so I have first-hand experience with this and have thought a lot about it.
1. The mega carriers primarily want reduced speeds to reduce the risk of catastrophic accidents and the nuclear financial verdicts these accidents cause. But the impact of the speed limiters on us small carriers could be a nice secondary benefit for them.
2. Driving slowly has trade offs and I have witnessed both sides. I attribute my slower speed to having less damage recently when I hit a deer. I also partly attribute my slower speed to having a drunk driver crash into me. Also, the road rage thing is real and I often have angry truckers lay on the horn as they pass or four wheelers cut over extremely close as they pass.
3. I do mostly live loads so the slow speed doesn't really affect my revenue. However, I can see it being an issue for leased on owner operators that have the option for a lot of drop and hooks.
@@WhiteGloveTrucking-in2em 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 stay off the freeway slow poke your a hazard
I thought the speed limit sign was a speed limiter. Also the regulatory state has been losing cases in the Supreme Court, so maybe they will slow down on making rules that have no business making lol
And if they had to play by the same rules as we do(insurance wise) they would be out of business
Please look into the Chevron deference. It's absolutely to affect the small carriers they want a level playing Field that you cannot compete with
The insurance companies are lowering premiums for companies who have speed limiters
Most mega carriers are self insured, so how can they lower the premiums on something for which they don't pay?
The insurance the first mil. Trk company covers everything after that
$100 million Dollar Lawsuits don't help.
First trucks then eventually 4 wheelers will get speed limiters.
@supertruckertom they need to start with passenger vehicles straight from factory. Then they need to introduce legislation requiring ALL passenger vehicles after 2000 to have them. Watch how the new vehicles don't sell
They're trying that with cars in California.
I enjoy your videos very informative, love your accent.
I drive ready mix. We’re governed at 60 miles an hour and that doesn’t bother me with our loads.
Anyone else ever notice how the speed limit in Utah is 80+ mph and I literally have never seen a single accident. I know they have them but I’ve never seen one. I live in Oregon/Washington and see multiple accidents daily and speed limit if 15-20mph lower than Utah.
Good discussion on this topic❤
will the overturning of the Chevron doctrine do anything to stop all the madness concerning the trucking industry?
Yes, yes it will :)
@@TruckingMadeSuccessful finally, thank God.
This topic gives me flashbacks of the early 90s mega carriers rolling roadblocks at 53mph. Yes the national speed limit was 55.
You mentioned Bison, I worked them from 2006-2012 and if ever there was a company that is in LINE to buy a fleet of self-driving trucks to replace the driver, it's Bison. Every year but one I received a safe driving award with them, yet I had to leave because of the constant harassment one a nearly monthly basis because of the monitoring system they have in the truck telling them that I am an unsafe driver. Fast forward to 2020 when I sem-retired from my last company guess what....Accident free. Glory To GOD!
FYI The year I missed out on the safe driving award was because I was attempting to do a very shape exit from a companies yard and the turn I had to execute was so sharp the fairing at the back of the sleeper touched the trailer, it's made of fiberglass. When it touch the trailer it exployed.
My question is what about older trucks that don’t have ecu’s on their engines and which make it impossible to able to limit them , would they be force to decommission those trucks?
I was a paramedic for 19 years prior to driving a semi. In 2 major metropolitan areas and several rural areas with significant highways running through our coverage area. Of the hundreds of MVAs I’ve seen in my life. A significantly small minority involved semi trucks. Of those, a fraction were from over speed events outside of inclement weather. Nearly every accident involving a semi occurred in parking lots, during backing events, or lane changes in heavy traffic. UNLESS the roads are wet or frozen, “over speed” is a non sequitur in terms of safety. Period.
I live in Arizona and here it is mostly high speed accident like on hwy I-17. Trucker are going 75 mph down 20 mile 6% grades and crashing or burning there trucks from brake fires. And hitting cars in the process many people in cars have died from this! And it is not just trucks cars are crashing too the guard rails are being replaced every day along this 150 mile section. But it is happening all over Arizona. Speed limit is to fast for road condition and drivers ability.
Like I don’t have a labtop and programming to retune my truck lmao
It's about limiting the miles they have to pay the driver
We need to set a speed limiter on the FMCSA regulations .
#Chevron_Deference stopped them dead in their tracks. ZERO LEGISLATIVE authority to create law like this BS proposal
5 mph 10 hour day 50 miles a day. 3 dollars mile, 150 a day lost. X 10 days 1500. X 3,000,000 trucks a day. They are shooting themselves in the head with potential lost taxable revenue. Let freedom rule. Restricted lanes always 100% more congestion than needs be. The war on the trucking industry must stop.
They're not losing anything. They get more back with political grants and bribes and power than the measly several million in losses .
Great video today.
Thanks.
clearly understood 👍
I drove a 2007 Freightliner Columbia from 4/13/07 to 4/25/11. It was electronically limited to 68 Mph from April 07 til 9/20/09 and during that time my average weekly fuel economy was 7.75 Mpg. The truck was casterated to 63 Mph in September 09 and returned a more erratic weekly fuel economy that was 6.7 to 7.1 Mpg. The idea that economy or safety is increased with speed limiting trucks below 75 is absolute rubbish. I have seen more tailgating by truck drivers since the automated transmissions and CMS systems started being used in trucks.
Be ungovernable--literally.
@@georgiapatriot4575 nah we need some oversight, you talk about double brokering being at an all time high lol with your theory, it will be the wild Wild West and as much as small carriers complain, they would get wiped out with a zero rule society.
Currently J.B. Hunt has no speed limiter for ICs. They just want you to be safe reasonably so.
I live in the west. On many roads here the limit is 80 mph. It is maddening when a truck is trying to pass another but can’t pass for long distances. So you have two trucks side by side blocking traffic for miles. This is just ridiculous. Let the drivers pass with some power and in a reasonable distance. Grrr.
No you're not crazy. This has been a bummer of a week. After the last couple three weeks I was seeing a much better rate and volume here in Inland Empire area in S. California. Thanks for all your do!
FMCSA doesn't have the authority to require manufacturers to place speed limiters in new trucks, the Supreme Court recently ruled that NO bureaucratic agency has the authority to make rules that are essentially laws. That is the responsibility of Congress not bureaucratic agencies and thats why the ATF is so vehemently fighting the over turning of their pistol brace ruling.
The Supreme Court just gave a path to challenge this rule PLUS yes it’s all designed to cut the industry as a whole Further to limit cmv at same speed could you imagine the traffic clogging in major cities.. hahah ever see i5 through Sacramento CA hahah cluster jam!!!
VERY WELL DONE!!
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FMCSA will just keep delaying and taking. I don’t believe it will happen. And if it does happen, all you have to do is grab a tuner or truck scanner diagnostic tool and turn up the truck, and technically if there are no signs that say truck speed limit you will not be breaking any law for doing the speed limit.
Good questions! Few years ago worked/drove for a speed limited company only because they were paying 50% more than anyone else around here! Unsafe! Always in that pack waiting for the pileup. O/O now and so much safer to see a little road ahead instead of a pair of “swingin’ doors” perpetually in your face!
Keep in mind that if they choose 68mph, that's just the beginning. Once the rule is passed they can lower and lower.
Yes they are, I'm very confident, ...,,
They also loose a lot of drivers to smaller companies who actually advertise, as a fringe benefit, that their trucks are not governed.
So....your turnover is stupid high, this just takes away one little benefit for drivers if they leave you for the hotter chick.
My stress levels dropped significantly going from a truck governed at 62 to a truck without a governor. I'm able to keep up with traffic, travel in the middle lanes through cities without impeding traffic. People drive less stupid around you...
Can't count the number of times people would cut in front of me and brake check me for going so slow, which of course made the idiotic automatic braking system go nuts nearly causing an accident. Only other choice is to try and travel in the far right lane....blocking ingress and egress into the freeway in cities because you can't keep up with the middle lanes...
UGH I'd cut the wire to my speedometer before I put a governor on my truck....
The recklessness of being able to go unlimited on the highway has become a danger to the other drivers on the road. It’s too bad it has a negative affect on business owners but I’m all for the speed limiters. I even wish all vehicles on the road were mandated to get drivers assist where it’s impossible to tailgate too closely to other vehicles
Megas would love to take over the whole industry. Those safety statistics of Mega carrier were interesting too.
In the words of Sammy Hagar I can't drive 55 .
I could write paragraphs on the topic, but it boils down to mentis control. National uniform standards coagulate mental servitude. Logic and reason confuse and dissolve capitulation. Therefore, it’s important to enforce the illogical and unreasonable.
Wait until the European trucking rules comes up here , everything is recorded in a truck there , each driver have a personal card they insert into a computer system installed in the truck , and everything from speed to hour of operation is recorded on it , drivers can be liable and get tickets and points removed from their license for up to 2 weeks if their card is being review by authorities.
I don’t really care if the lower my speed some more I’ll make everybody slow down with me specially the 4 wheeler’s when I ride the left lane
I would also like to know if Daytona, Michelin, and Goodyear lobbied for rumble strips.
If I'm going to be paid hourly, then go ahead. If not, then they can shove it.
These cheap companies paying by the hour ?
Though I like your comment, That will most likely never happen.
These truck companies have too many 🐑 that will drive for .50 - .72 per mile 😂
They want more regulations because it makes it harder for small businesses to be in compliance, and they can buy in bulk and have very fancy accountants
I have a question? So what happens to the HotShot pick up trucks? I personally have had conversations with a trucking company that bought a bunch of smaller flat beds for there semi’s. I often wondered. If they want to rid the road ways of the ever popular Hot Shot market. Remember it wasn’t long ago most of them were non CDL. Food for thought.
Yes, I do strongly. Agree with you. The mega carriers are trying to foil small businesses There should be regulations and walls against this type of activity . And be able to work safely without the meddling of other corporations and mega carriers, they should not be allowed to decide anything that affects someone else on a massive scale. That doesn't make any sense. There should be laws in place to regulate these people. Or the non elect from pushing anything without everyone, that's a truck driver gets a chance to vote.
You are right they want to eliminate the O/O.
If the mega carriers want their truck speed cut 😢back, that's fine with me, but I also think that their company cars should be at the same speed so they can figure out how dangerous it is out there.
OOIDA Should take fmcsa to court since the speed limiting devices rule is against the free market and we already have speed limiting signs in every states....
Mega Carriers have been trying to break O/O and small companies for the 35 years I've been in the business. I think it's time to confront the ATA head on, as well as their members.
It’s about control and temporary insurance savings
U.s. express cried over small fleets not having elds. They always say it's not fair
I didn't get to see your live report yesterday. But I reviewed it. OMG. You know how many hearts you broke. When you told the guy. NO you was happily married. 😅I think I even said Damit.
Although my old 1999 Century (with reefer) can go as fast as I want (up to around 90 mph), about 98% of my driving speed is usually cruise controlled at 57-61 mph depending on how much in a hurry I am. I am doing that for the last 14-15 years and it saved me probably close or around to $100,000 only on fuel. Additional big savings on tires, maintenance, speeding tickets and whatnot.
Don't care about the others, but I am totally against limiting the speed of my truck...I do want to keep the freedom of driving up to 90 mph if I need to or feel like doing it on some rare occasions though.
Only the congressional branch both in the federal and state levels are the only bodies given the constitutional authority to pass regulations and laws.
We implemented this rule in Ontario Canada many years ago and we haven't seen any impact on safety.One group of advocates for the rule was promising safer roads and less accidents-didn't happen.Opponents of the idea were predicting many more rear end crushes between passenger and commercial vehicles-didn't happen either.Situation as of now is-nobody is enforcing this rule.Owner operators are removing speed limiters and right now we have 46% of the class 8 trucks registered in Ontario are runing faster than 65 MPH.
Seems like whole idea was just to give the opportunity to many advocate groups and NGOs to make money paid by Government for "studies'' "searches"and "researches"and therefore to justify their own existence.
Mega carriers are only 5%of all trucks on the road.
With the outcome from last week by supreme Court,they can't put laws in effect,only if it is going true the house and senaat it's legal
I'd like to know how the expect to put that on all trucks
@@18-tolife20 the ability is already there.. sits a simple parameter change; can be done in minutes. Hell, the new VNLs can be changed from a desk jockey 1,000’s of miles away!
TALKING ABOUT TEARING UP A MOTORS
They need to require self insured carriers to post a bond of 750,000 per truck. Just in case.
The “Controllers” are trying to destroy small carriers. For those who truly understand what is happening, it makes sense. “They” can control mega carriers but not small carriers. It is all about control/power.
It started with the insurance companies.
The number of company trucks I typically see flipped over on the side of the road is almost 0 compared to lease operators. The russian and pakistani drivers are insane and driver entirely too fast for conditions at all times.
I think it's a big deal because most of the United States you can travel at 80 mph the amount of miles you can cover cross-country is drastically reduced and your profit margins go completely down
It’s all about competition. Who has most to lose being governed at 65?
I agree with you your last couple of statements, but the thing is we’ve got a fight back in court against them to put up their safety history versus our safety history when it comes to driving the speed limit because they can spend the money on the congressman and a house in the Senate so they can get this law and that’s the problem
I live next to I80. Only a small part of I80 here is 80 mph. Very small. It's 75 mph zone. I always just set my cruise control on 79 mph. Those vehicles in question. I always pass them. I have never had one pass me. The ones that do. Are cars. Ones in question. Most are at 70 mph. Some. 65 mph. Even like myself. If I personally haul a trailer. I do 61 or 62 mph. That's with a 2020 F150. Where they say they need to slow them down because of them speeding. I personally have never seen it. Only all types of cars.
Big fleets wanted ELD's now they want speed limiters to be more competitive with the owner operators. They can't control their employees so the put tools in place to increase their profits. Mega carries have the money and they will pay til they get way.
If they limit my speed I will do my absolute best to block as much traffic as I can everywhere I can.
On east coast the speed limit is 65 or 70. My truck will do 70 i have cruise set at 70 all night long trucks are BLOWING by me at 85 or 90, and lot are doubles. Thats the problem
For sure, they want to push out the smaller fish out of the tank. It is unfortunate, but in the market economy is like that.:(
So the most adoptive and creative will survive.
There are plenty of ways to go around this speed limiters, I don’t think that it should be so concerning.
What should be concerning in my opinion is the AI, the self-driving trucks.
Maybe it will be great for small carriers, but maybe not. It is still hard for me to believe that they will let them out without a driver completely.
I think it is possible, however there should be a change in infrastructure.
Maybe this is a great idea to discuss in another video, if you haven’t done it already. Maybe I missed it idk.
Thank you for your time, the channel and the info that you provide. I think it is great, especially when it is coming from an intelligent, educated person as you.
The most important is that you aren’t only a boring analyzer of the industry, but you are an entrepreneur in this industry.
It's just one of the many things they're doing to try and get rid of o/o and very small companies.
I believe that the mega carriers want speed limiters for a few reasons 1 economics to there bottom line 2 truck competition in the freight market and 3 control over the industry
The plot is set up pretty simple. Mega carriers are at risk of loosing volume within the industry. Once they push to get speed limiters on ALL trucks, then the next move is the insurance companies will now have the leverage they need to sky-rocket insurance rates (because speed limiters would now be Federal), thus pricing small businesses out of the market…….think Covid, while the mega companies stayed open, small businesses were ‘regulated’ out of business and many closed.
I see absolutely no good reason why a mega company that is self-insured would have a problem with a small business’s truck…unless bankrupting the competition.