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nmdata, I'm rather surprised every truck on that road going over the limit hasn't been stopped & given a few hours worth of sobriety & safety tests for a few weeks straight. Deliberately injuring an officer without any of the other truckers noticing & reporting? State/county cops near me would...

Split the brakes, then start other upgrades. If you can't afford to use split masters & airpacks, you can't afford gearsets anyway. Going to 1100's can be justified, especially if your current tires are whupped. All the power upgrades to make you accelerate faster can be done whenever you want...

With the .69 od upgrade & 1100r20's, you can manage 60.7mph @ 2200rpm, nicely within the lowest part of the fuel-consumption curve.

Radial tires for reduced rolling resistance, front hub lockouts, one rear lockout, synthetic lube for everything. Bigger air-filter might not be a bad idea. Your calculated mpg might be possible, but max efficiency rpm doesn't make nearly as much power as 2500rpm. 2200rpm is a real nice crusing...

To agree with most of the posters above, the easiest speed upgrade is tires. You even get better mileage & treadlife out of the deal. Other than tires, speed parts don't excite me enough to blow that much money on them. I'd not upgrade any other speed parts until you've invested in some kind of...