West Virginia Truck Speed Limit

How fast a truck can run in West Virginia

West Virginia posts 70 on rural interstates and trucks run the same — no split (W. Va. Code § 17C-6-1). Urban interstate stretches drop to 55, and open country highways cap at 55. Hauling coal? West Virginia triples your speeding fine on a commercial coal truck (§ 17C-6-1). Regular fines are graduated, roughly $100 for a first offense up to $500 for a third, and running 15-plus over can carry up to six months in jail. There's also a 55 mph minimum on the interstate.

Truck-specific rules and quirks

• Minimum 55 mph on controlled-access and interstate highways where no hazard requires slower speed (W. Va. Code § 17C-6-1).
• Rural interstates are 70; urban interstate stretches drop to 55. Commercial coal trucks pay triple the normal speeding fine on conviction (W. Va. Code § 17C-6-1).

What a speeding ticket costs

Speeding fines are graduated — roughly $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, $500 for a third within two years — and running 15+ mph over can carry up to six months in jail. A commercial truck hauling coal pays triple the fine (W. Va. Code § 17C-6-1). Work-zone fines increase when workers are present.

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