We already know what this is about. You have just obtained your CDL (CLASS A - GVWR 80,000lbs). You are already nervous at driving on the interstate and it’s time for you to merge into the highway, OR change lanes. With enough time, you ah e sooner or later gained more and more experience, however it has come to your attention after 1+ year of driving safely, accident free that you have within your 1st year constantly been pressured, road raged at, possibly even pulled over, or had a company wide message through your in cab ELD/communication: “… attention CR ENGLAND, USXPRESS/VARIANT/SWIFT/KNIGHT/TOTAL, SCHNEIDER, TRANSAM, JB HUNT, UPS, FEDEX, STEVENS TRANSPORT, *PRIME INC*, CFI, WFX… etc” drivers, THIS IS A REMINDER to NOT impede the flow of traffic” when clearly the company sending these messages is in fact FULLY RESPONSIBLE AND IN COMPLETE CONTROL of an issue THEY created. Thai is unacceptable and you are endangering both your drivers, your $200,000 trucks, and everyone else that is around that truck, because you have GOVERNED THE ENTIRE FLEET OF COMPANY TRUCKS AT 62, 63, 65, 68 MPH. Not only is that BELOW the national average interstate/freeway speed of 70 MPH, but even further audacity to dispatch these vehicles to states like: ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, TEXAS, UTAH, COLORADO WHERE SPEED LIMITS REACH AS HIGH AS 75 and 80+ MPH. This has now created multiple problems for all sides of the spectrum. BEYOND impeding the flow of traffic and creating a stumbling block in the stream, we as the drivers who work, eat, sleep, cry, and in certain cases, LIVE in these trucks, the company dispatchers have the audacity to harass drivers about ETA’s, and extremely strict appointment times. A truck governed to 65 mph IS NOT going 1500+ miles in 2 days. The absolute MOST you will drive no matter how you run your ELD, is between 600-700 miles in one day burning up every single minute and second of your 11 hr clock and that is PERFECT WEATHER, ZERO TRAFFIC DELAYS, and UNDER ABSOLUTELY NO CIRCUMSTANCES will the driver drive the speed limit because ta truck governed that slow now feels the need to go 65 mph everywhere. Even if the speed limit temporarily decreases to 60 mph, or 55 mph. The next problem these governors create, is that all of these trucks being governed within that close of a range to each other is: 2-3 semi’s riding next to each other going 0.3 mph faster than the one beside him and taking 10+ miles just to pass holding up the middle and left lanes. For example: U.S. xpress which I have driven for in the past is or was at the time governed to 68 mph, HOWEVER, CR ENGLAND, SWIFT, KNIGHT, etc is governed at 65 mph, and THEN, PRIME INC is governed at 62 mph. U.S. xpress won’t be able to pass CR ENGLAND until CR ENGLAND PASSES PRIME INC, and so on and so forth. But here comes WERNER, and titan transfer, and Heartland express, who from what my trucks radar is informing me of and a few company recruiting website research results seem to be governed to 70 MPH who are now stuck behind the other trucks who can’t get to SIMPLY THE SPEED LIMIT, with a LINE OF CARS PILED UP BEHIND ALL OF THEM playing Cupid (OR STUPID) shuffle in traffic. This isn’t about a driver wanting to be “lightening McQueen” in a tractor trailer, this is about eliminating a problem where the companies have the answer to the question an problem that THEY CREATED. 70 MPH minimum mandate for all CMV’s. Under no circumstances shall the FMCSA allow a trucking company, to send and dispatch vehicles to any state, city, county where that semi truck at its maximum speed STILL disrupts and impedes the flow of traffic when traffic is moving at exactly the speed limit. This is where “reasonable and prudent” plays a significant part. The shipping delays? That comes from not being able to go the speed limit. The fatigued driving? That comes from it taking over 6.5 hours to go between 350-385 miles. If it takes a driver their entire 11 hr clock to drive 650 miles, and the company is pushing that load and its appointment onto that driver (this term is known as: FORCED DISPATCH) then that company is to be SHUT DOWN, audited, and placed in violation of the FMCSA, HOS, and ELD for intentionally running drivers to a state of being FATIGUED. Lastly, this drastically affects a drivers pay, and accrued mileage weekly, monthly, annually. None of the listed companies are paying drivers NET PAY of $2,000/week with minimum 1 year experience. I’ve driven for 3 out of the multiple companies. I have over 1 year experience, you will not be driving 550-650+ miles every single day, you will be getting live loaded and unloaded, you will experience weather delays, traffic delays, and some days you just aren’t onto flat out feel like sitting behind the wheel of a truck that requires little to NO engagement (changing gears which requires you to remain alert, and more engaged with driving) going so slow you feel like you aren’t even covering any ground. 5 hours goes by and you’ve only gone between 260-320 miles. OTR, regional DRIVERS ARE PAID. BY. THE. MILE. CENTS. PER MILE. AT THAT. Yes, we signed up for this, but this is where we have to fight for what is owed. It’s bad enough over 92% of the companies I listed above and many more unlisted companies (Walmart, Millis transfer, smith transport, marten transport, etc) have installed inward facing cameras, and other Ai tech to micromanage and STALK their drivers in their trucks and in some cases drivers have been terminated for what they are doing in their trucks in their off duty time, in their “sleeper quarters”. The saying goes “it is possible to break MULTIPLE LAWS, simply trying to follow ONE” This petition is to show just how many drivers agree or disagree with companies limiting the potential of drivers. The turnover rate is because of the ROOT of drivers leaving the company, drivers feel limited, capped out, grossing $1300-$1500/week but only netting between $800-$1100 is NOT acceptable to be OTR. If you sleep in that DAMN truck, and you are missing family time, responsibilities piling up back home, children growing up without their fathers presence, staying out for 1-2 months at a time, even 1-2 weeks at a time just to get 2-4 days UNPAID OFF, then by GOD it better be worth it. “I DECLARE”, I normally would DIGRESS, but this needs to be changed. Realistically 71-75 mph needs to be where companies focus on governing if governors will be set within the vehicles parameters. This isn’t about diesel fuel, the money you think you’ll burn in diesel and DEF at 70 mph can be found when your driver can pick up simply 1 additional load every week because that 3-10 mph increase allowed them to travel an additional 400-600 miles over the course of 7 days. This is based off of an average speed of 60-65 mph and that is because if you are constantly traveling at 70 mph, for 9 hours a day 7 days a week but you are loaded you will subtract 3-6 mph from your calculations which will put you at 65 mph. 70 is to 65 as 65 is to 60. Stop thinking about the super lawyers, the diesel fuel, YOU ARE A TRUCKING COMPANY, MOVE THE DAMN FREIGHT and trust that the professionals you hired to do it, will do it and do it AT the speed limit, but also will have the ability to discern when the 70-75 mph is even reasonable, if you don’t trust somebody you just handed the keys to a $200,000 truck to drive, then don’t hire them. Simple. But to there them, micromanage, harass, place unreasonable expectations on when al of that is tied to the fact that that truck won’t go over 63 or 65 mph when the speed lily is 75 mph, you’ve answers all of your questions wife you even asked them.