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[quote user="BigJim"] [quote]But a friendly laptop computer and a serial connection took care of that. Evidence? C:\ format. heeee. That is how I caught one company setting thier trucks at 63 and displaying 65 on the speedometer.[/quote] That's the expensive way to do it. It only took me and my $29.95 Timex to find that out.[quote]I've seen cabooses in museums that had seatbelts for the conductor. [/quote] Must have been one of those old NKP pieces of crap (the 557 series with a cupola) where the cushion part of the seat was too short for a persons butt and the seat across was so far away you couldn't touch it with your feet to brace yourself![/quote]Ah yes. But when the Safety Department is presented with a trip recording in real time during a evaluation ride of the tractor every 5 seconds accurate to 40 feet... it is a pretty hard proof. I was asking the shop to recalibrate the "Busted" speedometer unaware of the real company policy that is kept quiet regarding speed.Yes that Laptop is expensive but when combined with Telephone directories, mapping and contacts from all of the commercial businesses in the USA we were free from Headquarters and reliance on thier information. At 5 in the morning trying to reach a warehouse traffic manager using his direct number and by passing voicemail is CHEEAP.ESpecially if that kind of phone number is not given out to "DRIVERS..." derrr. Usually what amuses me is the first question... "HOW THE &^% DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER!? Drivers DONT GET THIS &*^&%^ NUMBER!!! WHO GAVE... [rant continues]At between 65-75 mph I expect a mile post to go by around 47 to 51 seconds on average. Just couldnt do it at 62-63.. Hard to keep a schedule that way.
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