Georgia Truck Speed Limit

How fast a truck can run in Georgia

You run 70 on every Georgia interstate, rural or urban, and trucks get the same number (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-181). No split limit. Divided highways off the interstate top out at 65. Watch the Super Speeder law: 85 mph or more anywhere, or 75-plus on a two-lane road, adds a flat $200 state fee on top of your ticket (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-189). Don't pay it in 90 days and they suspend your license. Stay out of the left lane when faster traffic comes up behind you (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-184).

Truck-specific rules and quirks

• Slowpoke law: clear the passing lane once a faster vehicle comes up behind you, even at the limit (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-184).
• Interstates are 70 rural and urban. Work-zone speeding is a high and aggravated misdemeanor, $100 to $2,000 and up to 12 months (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-188).

What a speeding ticket costs

Ordinary speeding fines are graduated and set by the county court. Two real add-ons: the Super Speeder $200 state fee for 85+ mph anywhere or 75+ on a two-lane road (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-189) — pay it within 90 days or your license is suspended — and work-zone speeding, a high and aggravated misdemeanor of $100 to $2,000 (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-188).

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