Checking Brakelights Alone
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Pull the trolley brake
Pull the trolley brake
Seconded this option. You can use a bungee to keep it pulled, you can also check em at night, just by looking through mirrors.
Hit the brake and run to the back as fast as you can... LOL sorry couldn't resist
Hit the brake and run to the back as fast as you can... LOL sorry couldn't resist
PRICELESS!!!!!!
Should come on with ignition on after you pump your brakes down
I have a 3 lb sledge I use as a tire thumper that I hang on my Johnson bar. Learned it the hard way in Idaho at dot stop. $67.00 fine. Bad fuse under the hood controls only the trailer brake lights on my Volvo.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I cut a pc of wooden doweling that is just the right length to hold the hand brake fully applied when tucked up under the lip of the dash. Works quite well, however it depends on the location of your brake handle. It's used daily when pretripping each trailer during the night. I usually haul 2-3 trailers per night hauling LTL and linehaul.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
Linehaul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
In school they told us to use a 2x2 piece of wood, cut a notch in one end to hook under the steering wheel, and cut to length to apply light pressure on the service brake pedal. Obviously you would have your parking brakes applied also.
Piece of 2x2 at Home Depot.....about $1.00
I mainly pull doubles so during my pretrip I must have air supplied to the trailers to check for leaks. Once I release my trailer breaks, leaving the truck break set, if I hold the break peddle for a couple of seconds the break lights will stay on so I can check them.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
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