Auto brake assist
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Doealex, Apr 8, 2021.
Page 3 of 3
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
Last edited: Apr 12, 2021
Gatordude, drvrtech77, flood and 1 other person Thank this. -
alds, QuietStorm, TokyoJoe and 2 others Thank this.
-
Bud A. and God prefers Diesels Thank this. -
Blue jeans, Bud A., God prefers Diesels and 2 others Thank this.
-
Its one reason I don't use cruise control.
I would bet dollars to donuts that it has to do with money some way or another... either the manufacturers that make this crap are getting paid to make it or the companies that use them are getting kickbacks from insurers for having them or both, and probably at the expense of taxpayers. I know I'm not the only one that has had a few erratic hard brake events from these devices and I wonder how many didn't live or remember to tell their story about theirs. I'm convinced its a dangerously flawed system and we'll probably never see the real data. Automation and motor vehicles should never mix. If people can't drive flawlessly how do we expect them to design systems that can... its insane.Bud A., TokyoJoe, God prefers Diesels and 2 others Thank this. -
If the load "shifts", it should take the trailer with it. Otherwise, there wasn't enough securement. Yeah, there's cases when maybe you can't get every little piece as secure as you'd like. There's exceptions to every rule. However not with a coil. Pretty straightforward. Just add chains. I don't think I've seen a pic here yet of a shifted load that was actually properly secured.
Bud A., Powder Joints, drvrtech77 and 1 other person Thank this. -
I had 5 bundles of steel rod a couple months ago that I secured with 4 chains and 3 strapwraps on a step deck. The dude loaded the steel about an inch back from the step and good thing it wasn't on a flatbed.
As soon as I got on the interstate at the next ramp about 1/2 a mile away some idiot in front of me decided to almost completely stop for a car entering on the ramp that was going about 25 while that moron was also braking so I'm sitting back there basically watching an idiot show. Everybody else were going 50-60.
I was way back 500+ feet and decided to just take my foot off and slowly move over to the shoulder because nobody else was around except the car taligating me.
Of course once I got within 150-200 ft of the clown show, with my truck and trailer leaning to turn to the right, my truck decided to make it's own moron decision because it saw a solid wall in front of it not moving and slammed on the brakes so hard that everything in the truck crashed forward. I pull over and see that the bars in the middle are now touching the step and there's a small dent. No idea how catastrophic this would have been if I'd have been pulling a flatbed.
Since that day I'm considering covering up the sensor, one of my friends disconnected his, just took the plastic cover off disconnected it, replaced cover and no more alarms, like it's covered in snow.Bud A., mjd4277 and God prefers Diesels Thank this. -
Doealex Thanks this.
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
Page 3 of 3