Answers for the swift drivers..not recruitment

Tap the clutch or kill the cruise now one wants to be along side a semi for 5 miles.

 

friends count?
I have only 1 and it was some newbie who added me after I answered some questions, i dont seek out to add friends but I will consider any of you I chat with nightly as a friend!

anyway thats besides the point, yeah a lot of this stuff is common knowledge, you can write a whole book about what drivers should and should not do and make them read it, will this change the driver? umm no, normally a driver wont change his habits unless something drastic happens to them rather its an accident, fat ticket or whatever and still some wont change. I can make a topic every single day about horrible drivers both 4 wheelers and 18 wheelers but thats a waste of time especially since all of us see it with our own eyes every single day.

 

Just over 90 days as driver ... you really should focus on learning, not handing out advice.

Good for you, no accidents or incidents to date. But, it's the ####iness you displayed feeling you suddenly now have the experience to be giving out advice, that will set you up for an accident.

And you are a high risk, you have just enough experience to think you've got it. You don't. Winter's coming and you are about to get a lesson in the real hard facts of what it takes to do this job. Good luck.

 

yep winter makes or breaks a lot of drivers im told, some quit after they hit their first winter. I only got a glimpse of winter when it was snowing in April when I was heading to Denver, my mentor stayed in the front and coached me through the driving, slowed down, had to stop and clean wiper blades several times etc. I didnt have to chain though so that is still a first experience im waiting for, i have chained a car but never a truck yet.

 

donner isnt as bad as some drivers will make you think, I dont think you will need to worry about chains right now through there, if you are driving at night then just be carefull since the temps have been dipping in the 20's and can find ice. There is a chance of snow predicted for next Saturday.

 

be careful using that trailer brake, if the tires lose traction then locking up the brakes will just keep the tires skidding, you need to slow down and let the tires regain traction