Tape up your glad hands?

I think I proved it for you in the second video.

 

lock the power divider and drag the trailer till they get tired of chasing you or the smoking tires choke em out

 

If my wagon is on fire I'm pulling the pin as fast as i can, put it in 3rd or 4th and give er hell. It'll get out from under it

 

Speaking about 5th wheel releases. Standard issue on every truck in my employer’s fleet-OTR,local/regional or otherwise.

 

I noticed when used them driving local for ltl some of them wouldn't work, or the air wasn't functioning to the unlock latch...

I'm slapping mech grease on the lines in real hot spot cities. Also buying a few half dozen "BP" vests wholesale or scratch n dent , from a vandalized PD maybe to stuff inside the doors and maybe hang one in front of the ole radiator grill. , Just in case.

 

Just seeing this thread, we carry small rolls of baling wire in the truck for securing container twist locks, not uncommon for me to also use it secure my glad hands if I have one that's loose and I can't get it tighter. Multiple wraps around the hands then twist it tight.

 

Actually, as long as it has a specific protections to prevent accidental use, they are legal. Both of the Mack Anthem's I test drove in 2018 had it, IIRC, both brakes had to be set, truck in neutral, flip a switch, flip a second switch, wait for the "pop", drive away.

 

As long as the airlines are still attached, hammer down, drives and trailer will still roll, first chance I get, there will be a hard right or a hard left, loose the trailer, and GTFO. Worse case scenario, I might burn up one or two drive tires. Hopefully, the trailer flips on top of a few protestors.