montana man:
Renny:
Modern trucks do have better brakes and are capable of running at higher speeds if the driver is alertModern trucks may be safer but not all drivers are.
My point exactly.
Limits, not targets
If you are going to quote me do so in context 
Keep them as they are,
Wheel Nut:
If you were doing 50 on a single track road the car drivers would still want to be past.
Actually, belive it or not but 10mph makes all the difference 
I know I dont drive trucks and only drive buses but we have different speed limits to trucks - 50mph on single carriageways and 63mph on dual carriageways and motorways, and the numpties in the cars dont try overtaking (as much) as an HGV doing 40
Having said that, Ive followed trucks on A roads and they’ve been doing 50 
Yep, foreign lorries should be speed limited to 80 kph and only allowed to use lane 1 on our motorways. lol
daveb0789:
Yep, foreign lorries should be speed limited to 80 kph and only allowed to use lane 1 on our motorways. lol
And only on the M20 as far as Ashford where we will build a BIG trailer changeover area 
I personally believe that 40 mph is a little slow on many single carriageways (though I do stick to it). A good local example of this being the A16 around Spalding, where the road is very wide and smooth.
I know whsat you mean here. This road would be a good example of allowing trucks to go beyond 40 and in doing so avoid the usual maniacal fly past of all cars hammering past at 80 plus however…
In general I think the speeds for trucks are fine - if they are adhered to. I live in a Lincolnshire village and the speed limit on my road is 30 but I have clocked trucks flying past right on the limiter. All the roads around this area are so straight and pretty empty so drag racing immedietly springs to mind.
I wonder if anybody can tell me why the statutory speed limit as laid down in the highway code is 60,ph for trucks on motorways but all trucks are governed at 57 
Mothertrucker:
I wonder if anybody can tell me why the statutory speed limit as laid down in the highway code is 60,ph for trucks on motorways but all trucks are governed at 57
because speed limits are set by national governments and limiter rules are set by the EU
Coffeeholic:
Mike-C:
I’d say make all HGV’s stick to lane one, no overtakingThat will happen before too long for great stretches of the network I suspect.
…it wont work,taking into account that trucks travel at 50-56mph is one-thing but what happens when the queue meets-up with say a mobile crane average speed of 40mph? will the nice man in the TO take this kind of very common occurence into consideration if and when it happens? 
In my opinion,speed limiters should be removed from trucks and drivers should be allowed to actually “drive” their vehicle instead of being hypnotised on journeys by mind numbing boredom on long stretches of motorway.
All I ever wanted to do was to drive trucks ever since I was a little fella,but the thought of a long journey in a limited truck turns my stomach now even though they are more powerful and comfortable than the ones I started driving.
This is only my own opinion though,so I dont want the PC brigade giving out to me 
This site is very interesting
cybertrucker.co.uk/content.php?menace.php
chrisy boy:
Coffeeholic:
Mike-C:
I’d say make all HGV’s stick to lane one, no overtakingThat will happen before too long for great stretches of the network I suspect.
it wont work,taking into account that trucks travel at 50-56mph is one-thing but what happens when the queue meets-up with say a mobile crane average speed of 40mph? will the nice man in the TO take this kind of very common occurence into consideration if and when it happens?
It works, and has worked in many European countries for years, especially Germany where there are hundreds of no overtaking for trucks sections on the Autobahn, including stretches of 50 kilometres or more. In Belgium you cannot overtake in a truck bigger than 7.5t if it is raining and two or three times in the last couple of weeks I have crossed Belgium and had to stay in lane 1 the whole way because of rain. You get used to it.
ROG:
paul@midway:
Coffeeholic:
Mike-C:
I’d say make all HGV’s stick to lane one, no overtakingThat will happen before too long for great stretches of the network I suspect.
Well can we have a seperate lane on the motorways for the shopping trolleys
Maybe the 1 lane for LGVs would work BUT only if they had their own lane so when the motorway gets jammed up the trucks could breeze down past the rest of the traffic. Giving priority to those on restricted driving hours makes sense but this is all pie in the sky in our car driving culture.
I love to daydream
Its not somthing id like to get used to.
People say well get paid less because the faster you go, less money you make. Most jobs ive found doesent make a difference.
DId a lot of trunks down to Lancaster area from Glasgow for a lot of companies, about a three hour drive, an hour down there taking break and swaping trailers back up the road. Fuel up bugger off. 7 hour shift get paid for 8 hours no matter what.
So unless your really taking the ■■■■ never gonna make extra money.
Other jobs ive done tramping again, got certain deliveries to make across the country, already doing really long shifts and reaching your daily limits. At times getting stuck having to sleep in a layby because run outta hours. Being able to go faster yeah maybe loose half an hours wages, but rather loose half an hours wages get a decent place to park up for the night than stuck in a laybe.
Plus its a knock on effect get held up one place cant make your time up as easy to starts to have a knock on effect. Should have been done in 13 hours on Monday but ended up going to 15hours and not getting to where i wanted to get to, so next day is again upto 15 hours so screwed if i need that time the rest of the week.
TBH i think a lot of motorways espec in the dead of the night a 70mph limit for HGV’s wouldnt be dangerous. With technology these days could have variable speed limits. Even lower limits at times for HGV’s and better stricter speed enforcement.
People say you make less money, but as i pointed out in a post about 7.5 tonners, some people end up making no money at all because the company can’t operate from that area any longer due to speed limiters.
More and more limitations make it harder for smaller companies who can’t afford two man shifts, or can’t afford to run trunking operations end up the work goes to the bigger companies or to hauilers from abroad who can bend the laws. The harder you make it in the UK just means more hauilers cant survive as easilly then its costs us all.
I’d say keep 'em as they are were it not for all that time going up the A140 and A143 in suffolk, in a huge 40mph queue because a shopping trolley is about a mile ahead. Then of course Mr Sales Rep (and as much as I dislike them they are trying to earn a living as well) and Joe Courier start to launch do or die overtaking attempts, with sometimes the latter result.
Maybe we would all be a little more keen on changing the single carriage-way A road limit if we had do what it says in the highway code; if faster vehicle comes up behind you should PULL OVER and let them pass. 
Twincam16:
In my opinion,speed limiters should be removed from trucks and drivers should be allowed to actually “drive” their vehicle instead of being hypnotised on journeys by mind numbing boredom on long stretches of motorway.
All I ever wanted to do was to drive trucks ever since I was a little fella,but the thought of a long journey in a limited truck turns my stomach now even though they are more powerful and comfortable than the ones I started driving.
This is only my own opinion though,so I dont want the PC brigade giving out to me
This site is very interesting
cybertrucker.co.uk/content.php?menace.php
…think you will find that all the irish firms already comply with your idea already! I managed to over-take a Nolans rig on the M6 yesterday,its the first time iv ever done it mind-you he was only doing 55mph! belive me when i tell you that your boys have the reputation as the fastest trucks on the roads by a country mile 
i can remember being done for speeding my one and only time on the A40 caermathen by pass
by copper on a motorbike sat in my blindspot for about 4 miles so he told me’ my crime doing 50mph the limit was 40 mph in those day on a duel carrageway circ 1981
so the DC limit has been raised in the passed 26 years or so
so i vote leave um as they are, becides i get paid by the hour
ady1:
50 single
56 dual
60 motor
what ever You or we wish:“Big Brother desides!”