merc0447:
Do you know that the American government owns all the gps satellites so if they go in a huff everyone would be screwed
Only 'til 2013 or 2014.
Coffeeholic:
merc0447:
Do you know that the American government owns all the gps satellites so if they go in a huff everyone would be screwedOnly 'til 2013 or 2014.
what happens then coffee bloke ā ā just interested thats all ā¦ 
strongbowpeter:
who sets there limiters?2 of there scanias came past me yesterday and my satnav was showing i was doing 55mph if i see one coming up behind me again ime moving into the middle lane,there not allowed in the outside lane yet are they?dont supose it will be long,and when it gets dark either theres get quicker or mine slows down!!! sour grapes you bet your biffin it is haha
I hope you dont try that trick with me as you would be in for a big suprise when the bat comes out of the window and belts your n/side mirrors as i too went on the inside of you we would see who thinks its funny then!!
bowser:
Coffeeholic:
merc0447:
Do you know that the American government owns all the gps satellites so if they go in a huff everyone would be screwedOnly 'til 2013 or 2014.
what happens then coffee bloke ā ā just interested thats all ā¦
We are having our own GPS system to cover Europe
bowser:
i didānt know that , so obamba is sat in the whitehouse watching me work .ā ā he never told me that . heās a git so he isā¦
Its a passive system, so cannot report your position back to anyone.
As already stated, all info is stored on the sat nav device itself.
Yeah, i donāt think the original poster was being serious about pulling in to lane 2 to slow them down, he was just voicing his frustration at them arriving at the same place as him to tip. Itās a good point though, Iāve only ever overtaken Eddie if theyāre on a go slow.
bowser:
Coffeeholic:
merc0447:
Do you know that the American government owns all the gps satellites so if they go in a huff everyone would be screwedOnly 'til 2013 or 2014.
what happens then coffee bloke ā ā just interested thats all ā¦
European system should be operational by then, Galileo
globby 480:
strongbowpeter:
who sets there limiters?2 of there scanias came past me yesterday and my satnav was showing i was doing 55mph if i see one coming up behind me again ime moving into the middle lane,there not allowed in the outside lane yet are they?donāt suppose it will be long,and when it gets dark either theres get quicker or mine slows down!!! sour grapes you bet your biffin it is ha haI hope you donāt try that trick with me as you would be in for a big surprise when the bat comes out of the window and belts your n/side mirrors as i too went on the inside of you we would see who thinks its funny then!!
that once happened in a film?
Cruise Control:
bowser:
bubsy06:
I think it only happens at night, I had 8 trucks in a row all from different companies overtake me on the m6 near carlisle on thursday night and my truck does bang on 56mph, In the day I hardly get anyone overtaking medont you know .ā ā they get special permission from the queen to have speed limiters removed ā¦ thought that was common knowledge ā¦
they are also excluded from all WTD/Tacho rules as well, as they keep the county moving, as if there drivers pulled over for 45 min breaks the uk would grind to a halt within 44 mins
More sour grapes against Stobarts! Just beacuse a company does well most of you knock them. Yes they have under cut smaller companies but thats just called GOOD BUSINESS!
And before anyone asks, no I donāt work for them.
Paul Gloria Meadows:
More sour grapes against Stobarts! Just beacuse a company does well most of you knock them. Yes they have under cut smaller companies but thats just called GOOD BUSINESS!And before anyone asks, no I donāt work for them.
thats always been my view, an iāve never worked for either
stevie
stevieboy308:
Paul Gloria Meadows:
More sour grapes against Stobarts! Just beacuse a company does well most of you knock them. Yes they have under cut smaller companies but thats just called GOOD BUSINESS!And before anyone asks, no I donāt work for them.
thats always been my view, an iāve never worked for either
stevie
IMHO itās pathetic! Some people should grow up. Given the chance I happily work fo rthem. What more can you ask for than job security? Maybe the wages are not the best but at least you know youāll be working next week if you donāt screw up.
Only had a couple of Stobby motors tear by me, one was a Volvo bulker and the other a Scania on continental work. Both had extra lights and chrome bits fitted which I thought was strange considering most are fleet spec? Didnāt think they were allowed to customise their motors??
Grayham:
Only had a couple of Stobby motors tear by me, one was a Volvo bulker and the other a Scania on continental work. Both had extra lights and chrome bits fitted which I thought was strange considering most are fleet spec? Didnāt think they were allowed to customise their motors??
They would be subbys 
Well I work for Stobbies and the Scania I drive (58 reg) is limited to 89kph max and pretty much everything goes past me at a rate of knots on Motorways! Youāall knock yourselves out getting to your pickup or drop!!!
Sat Nav should be to be the more accurate especially at a fixed speed within 1mph, Speedoās always tend to over read so i thought most trucks actually did about 54mph i have had a few that show 56mph on the sat nav and not much passed them.
HOW ACCURATE IS THE SPEED READING?
From the NAVSTAR GPS User Equipment Introduction document Section 3.7:
GPS receivers typically calculate velocity by measuring the frequency shift (Doppler shift) of the GPS D-band carrier(s). Velocity accuracy can be scenario dependent, (multipath, obstructed sky view from the dash of a car, mountains, city canyons, bad DOP) but 0.2 m/sec per axis (95%) is achievable for PPS and SPS velocity accuracy is the same as PPS when SA is off.
Velocity measured by a GPS is inherently 3 dimension, but consumer GPS receivers only report 2D (horizontal) speed on their readout. Garminās specifications quote 0.1mph accuracy but due to signal degredation problems noted above, perhaps 0.5mph accuracy in typical automobile applications would be what you can count on.
jimti:
Grayham:
Only had a couple of Stobby motors tear by me, one was a Volvo bulker and the other a Scania on continental work. Both had extra lights and chrome bits fitted which I thought was strange considering most are fleet spec? Didnāt think they were allowed to customise their motors??They would be subbys
Even with the Stobart livery and name on the wagon?
Grayham:
Even with the Stobart livery and name on the wagon?At Carlisle depot, there are at least 3 subbies who have been with the company since at least the early 1980,s. Their initials are DGMāEBāand WS. (There are others.) They have, between them about 15 motors. They choose the make of motor. and the names on them. They put on whatever they care to pay for, in the way of extra fittings. The paint job --(now the wrap)-- are the same as the rest of the fleet. The trailers that they pull are from the Stobart pool.
Will this placate the speed limiter objections. I am ignoring the knob who started the thread, but the points raised by others could make for an interesting discussion!
Grayham:
Even with the Stobart livery and name on the wagon?
Yup, there are 100ās of them out there
jimti:
Grayham:
Even with the Stobart livery and name on the wagon?Yup, there are 100ās of them out there
A way to tell if its a genuine stobart motor its reg plate will start with a p eg px59 ā ā ā etc if its not like that it will more than likely be a subbie.