Brake Check!!
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Brake Check!!
i had a close call today.
I was bobtailing from a trailer drop. i was following a co worker, he was pulling a RGN i had a good distance between him and i, so i thought. suddenly traffic stopped fast. i used control braking to stop the truck but i knew it wasnt going to be enough. so, i checked my passenger side for an escape route and luckily, i had one. i ended up about 6 feet past the rear wheels of the trailer in front of me. Bobtails dont stop well. im lucky i reacted quickly and had an out. wheww!
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Re: Brake Check!!
Originally Posted by all18wheels
i had a close call today.
I was bobtailing from a trailer drop. i was following a co worker, he was pulling a RGN i had a good distance between him and i, so i thought. suddenly traffic stopped fast. i used control braking to stop the truck but i knew it wasnt going to be enough. so, i checked my passenger side for an escape route and luckily, i had one. i ended up about 6 feet past the rear wheels of the trailer in front of me. Bobtails dont stop well. im lucky i reacted quickly and had an out. wheww!
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On my first job we had to BT to San Diego from Pomona, in the rain. The boss told us "BE VERY CAREFUL AND DON'T TAILGATE" about a hundred times before we left...
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