Sliding in rain too easily

Are you sliding just driving down the road, or braking?

 

How old is the rubber ? Seen this happen in cars before where the rubber got old and did not adhear to the road at all you would hit the breaks and the tires would would simply lock up. Replaced the tires and problem was solved. Kind of amazed me.

Tho not sure this could happen in a simi with all the weight on them. Just a thought tho.

 

Are your tires bald? Alignment out of wack?

 

This can happen, especially if the trailer has no ABS. I hauled fuel for a local but large co and their trailers were so old they had no ABS and just a small amount of moisture on the roads would wreak havoc.
Absolutely nothing I could do and the tractors were fairly new. Even at 30 mph I could feel the trailers sliding.

 

I can remember 25 or so years ago when driving a single axle tractor, getting some new tires and it was like that. Not sure if they were radials or bias ply. (radials were not the norm at the time)

I think it was the brand of tire, and the fact they were new. I don't remember if we swapped them out or it improved as they got some wear.

 

Dont have your tandems put all the way forward.
Thats one thing that will help

 

Mold-release compounds usually linger for a number of miles & they are particularly slick when wet. Some compounds linger longer than others, but most should scrub off within 100 miles.


If you get crazy with the tire shine it can do the same thing...