Random Questions

Yes..something to press on the ppedal.
We don't use that here but I believe we used to use the term relay. Where another driver takes the trailer to move it toward the reciever or yard or another driver to finish.

Trainers are not easy to come by and a good one is even more rare. Enjoy the time off you have.
Continue to let them know your waiting and ready but don't be a pia. Read up or do youtube to learn while you wait.

 

Why isn’t it? It’s how I was taught (by a 3M miler at school) and how I tested with the state. What’s wrong with setting the trolley?

 

Ok I'll bite. Do tell why not.

 

This is the right answer.
There is a specific order to do this too, but the order doesn't matter.
Just because the brake lights work with the spike down doesn't mean they work on the pedal.
Same with the signals, the4 ways are on a different circuit and how do you know if the wires are not crossed?

 

Also. when checking slack adjuster stroke the spike and pedal ''could'' be applying different pressures to the brakes and that could affect the stroke distance.

 

I've seen some of the companies I've worked for do minor truck/trailer repair for other companies, but it was rare, and very simple. Most trucking companies have their equipment driven or towed to a repair shop or dealership and have repairs done there.

 

On many trucks, not many newer Freightliners though, there is a handle on the dash or sometimes like a turn signal lever on the right side of the steering column that activates just the trailer brakes when you pull on it. It is known by many names, trolley handle/brake/valve, spike, or just trailer brake handle. If you don't have one of those you can pull out the trailer air supply valve and pull against the trailer to check those brakes.

 

Every truck I've ever driven activates the trailer brake lights when I pull on the trailer valve handle. Nobody is suggesting this is the approved FMCSA technique.

 

I think T-call means Termination Call. It's the signal in the electronic messaging system that says the trailer/load is dropped or empty at the current location. Companies have their own names for things. It's OK to just use regular English words instead of the the 8 different slang words for EVERYTHING in trucking. I always felt more foolish trying to use the slang word before I REALLY knew what it meant, because I would often use it wrongly. I know drivers that started using the macro numbers from the Qualcomm box in conversations. The robots, after they take over, are not going to eat anyone last for talking like them before the rest of society.