What 40,000$ Looks Like

It's amazing that so many experienced drivers don't know the physics of how drum brakes fade! The heat is absorbed by the drum which expands the drum (I'll bet there's drivers who can't even point out the drum in a picture of brakes) making the distance between the shoes and inside of drum greater. You'll reach a point where the shoes reached their peak on the S-cam and can't provide enough pressure on the inside of the drum to create enough friction to slow the vehicle anymore. Then it's time to hit the ejector button.

Black Mountain rag is the soundtrack in my mind for this story!

They should have brought in some pulled pork BBQ, cornbread and greens to help empty out the slaw!

 

A Marten is a bird. Different than a bluebird.

 

Brakes fade regardless if the vehicle uses drums or a disc setup.

 

He could have done his training on a dedicated route
And never seen the mountains.
Don't ask me how this is legal but companies do this all
The time.
Train them on a dedicated route them send them otr.
It's all about safety right.

 

Oh yeh PA has some of the steepest grades I ever seen. They mostly aren't very long but they ALWAYS have a small town at the bottom so you know if it gets away on you there's gonna be disaster.

 

Every tree paid for??? What's that gonna cost?

 

Your guess is as good as mine but I can guarantee you the Feds aren't going to give the company a discount.

 

Big hills in the Keystone? C'mon we ALL know there aint NO hills east of Colorado!.....lmao

 

Sandstone and Monteagle anyone?lol

 

Been awhile since I heard someone say that.