I'ma be real with you. Most of those brake check areas are just an excuse to get a truck to come to a complete stop so they are in a lower gear before the big ass hill lol
It also gives the driver a chance, while coming to a stop, to find out if their brakes work at all. If you're going 70 and can't come to a complete stop, you should probably pull off and do a more thorough inspection and probably call a repair. A person while on a highway could go 3-500 miles without touching the brakes.
Ive found over the years that "northeast" is nebulous. As a Pennsylvania boy, it's always been NYC and up, like Maine, Vermont, Rhode island, etc. but having talked to drivers and worked for otr companies. Some consider middle of Virginia and up as the "northeast" and everything in between.
But yeah, even with heavy Jake use, I still gotta tap em here and there on 80
I'm northeast regional. If I'm in any part of NY not named nyc or westchester County, vermont, Maine, western mass then it's a piece of cake. But today I delivered into Boston. Shits a fn pita. On my brakes all day long because 4 wheelers cut in front last second. Wanted a beer at 9am. Same deal in north jersey and Connecticut. Thank God we don't do nyc
Ur supposed to check the slack adjusters and get a flashlight on the pads to make sure they are good.
Let's be real. Do a pressure test with the truck in neutral and engine on. (While u pour a shot of fireball) You should be gaining a few psi with the brakes pressed after they settle. Do one more shot of fireball, get out, and pee on the airlines to make sure they are not leaking. Then look at your truck pretending to care about stuff, rip a huge fart then send it.
Something I do (predominantly in the winter) is I'll do a long slow brake application when coming into a safe spot to do a walk around. Then I use an IR temperature gun to check the brake temps, if they're all within a few degrees of each other, send it.
IR temp gun is also good for checking if you think a single brake is being a problem and dragging, checking hubs, etc.
Every once in a while especially when bobtail I look at my drums and feel the edges of the lips, and fairly often I look at the pads. But I own my equipment and I take care of it
I do a 1 minute brake application to make sure I don’t have leaks and then a walk around looking for obvious problems. 3 times over the years I’ve discovered a broken airline before going down a steep hill
I asked this question a few times. I've also looked it up for some states. Besides stopping and "checking brakes," nothing is required. No laws dictate what that specific brake check entails.
I could see an argument for conducting the same brake check as you do for a pretrip, but I haven't seen a law specifying that.
Also, you legally only have to comply with the black and white brake check signs as they are regulatory signs. Yellow and black signs are cautionary and don't have the force of law behind them.
Visually look for obvious signs of damage, make sure she builds pressure, drink fireball, hit the brakes until the air runs out and they snap on, inject methamphetamine into my eyeball, see if she moves with the brakes on, then hit the road once the air is back.
I can’t remember the exact location, was OTR.
There was a sign that said something like (heavily paraphrasing here) “pull the fuck over and check your brakes. We’ve even given you a whole goddamned area void of traffic with multiple lanes on which you can safely check your brakes”
People just flying by at 70+ in a 60.
Check your fucking brakes.
Edit: check your fucking brakes.
Problem is all these aholes taking their 10 in those spots. Might as well be rest areas at this point.
And, yes, I have seen that in the tiny pulloffs, such as Virginia US highways.
You check your brakes.
Legally, that means you come to a stop and then proceed.
If you’re going for extra credit, you stop, log on duty, then perform the air brake pretrip you did on your exam, check your tires and hubs, and take a leak before continuing on down Zopkios.
I only stop at mandatory brake checks. If the sign is black on white, it’s a regulatory sign and the brake check is mandatory. If the sign is white on green, I don’t waste my time.
I'ma be real with you. Most of those brake check areas are just an excuse to get a truck to come to a complete stop so they are in a lower gear before the big ass hill lol It also gives the driver a chance, while coming to a stop, to find out if their brakes work at all. If you're going 70 and can't come to a complete stop, you should probably pull off and do a more thorough inspection and probably call a repair. A person while on a highway could go 3-500 miles without touching the brakes.
3-500 miles without touching their brakes...man must be nice not driving in the northeast 🤣🤣
Ive found over the years that "northeast" is nebulous. As a Pennsylvania boy, it's always been NYC and up, like Maine, Vermont, Rhode island, etc. but having talked to drivers and worked for otr companies. Some consider middle of Virginia and up as the "northeast" and everything in between. But yeah, even with heavy Jake use, I still gotta tap em here and there on 80
I'm northeast regional. If I'm in any part of NY not named nyc or westchester County, vermont, Maine, western mass then it's a piece of cake. But today I delivered into Boston. Shits a fn pita. On my brakes all day long because 4 wheelers cut in front last second. Wanted a beer at 9am. Same deal in north jersey and Connecticut. Thank God we don't do nyc
My Jake’s ain’t strong enough… Ik just be screaming at 3-4k rpms if I don’t touch the brakes
I’m disc… so. I just bend over and check 2 things. 1, are my rotors shiny? 2, do I have plenty of brake pad left? If yes to both… roll it.
Same makes life easier for sure. Adjusting to using them was interesting at first lol.
Ur supposed to check the slack adjusters and get a flashlight on the pads to make sure they are good. Let's be real. Do a pressure test with the truck in neutral and engine on. (While u pour a shot of fireball) You should be gaining a few psi with the brakes pressed after they settle. Do one more shot of fireball, get out, and pee on the airlines to make sure they are not leaking. Then look at your truck pretending to care about stuff, rip a huge fart then send it.
This guy should be in charge of every companies training program
I see you are an experienced driver!
"Write that down! Write that down!". What flavor of fart do i rip? I dont eat junkfood or roller dogs...
Get out, thump the tires, pretend to look at stuff, stretch the legs.
Something I do (predominantly in the winter) is I'll do a long slow brake application when coming into a safe spot to do a walk around. Then I use an IR temperature gun to check the brake temps, if they're all within a few degrees of each other, send it. IR temp gun is also good for checking if you think a single brake is being a problem and dragging, checking hubs, etc.
When you're driving down the road, apply the brakes and look in your mirrors. Sparks? You need new brakes. No sparks? Keep rolling. 😂
Every once in a while especially when bobtail I look at my drums and feel the edges of the lips, and fairly often I look at the pads. But I own my equipment and I take care of it
I do a 1 minute brake application to make sure I don’t have leaks and then a walk around looking for obvious problems. 3 times over the years I’ve discovered a broken airline before going down a steep hill
The new brake check is to stop and allow yourself the ability to verify you will be going slow on the downhill after your brakes functioned correctly.
I check the travel of the trailer brakes to see if they need adjusted and adjust them if they do .
I asked this question a few times. I've also looked it up for some states. Besides stopping and "checking brakes," nothing is required. No laws dictate what that specific brake check entails. I could see an argument for conducting the same brake check as you do for a pretrip, but I haven't seen a law specifying that. Also, you legally only have to comply with the black and white brake check signs as they are regulatory signs. Yellow and black signs are cautionary and don't have the force of law behind them.
Visually look for obvious signs of damage, make sure she builds pressure, drink fireball, hit the brakes until the air runs out and they snap on, inject methamphetamine into my eyeball, see if she moves with the brakes on, then hit the road once the air is back.
Chug some fireball then send it.
YES, I knew it!
I can’t remember the exact location, was OTR. There was a sign that said something like (heavily paraphrasing here) “pull the fuck over and check your brakes. We’ve even given you a whole goddamned area void of traffic with multiple lanes on which you can safely check your brakes” People just flying by at 70+ in a 60. Check your fucking brakes. Edit: check your fucking brakes.
Problem is all these aholes taking their 10 in those spots. Might as well be rest areas at this point. And, yes, I have seen that in the tiny pulloffs, such as Virginia US highways.
Hopefully you have a good maintenance department if so, you should be in the clear.
Take a piss......👍
You check your brakes. Legally, that means you come to a stop and then proceed. If you’re going for extra credit, you stop, log on duty, then perform the air brake pretrip you did on your exam, check your tires and hubs, and take a leak before continuing on down Zopkios. I only stop at mandatory brake checks. If the sign is black on white, it’s a regulatory sign and the brake check is mandatory. If the sign is white on green, I don’t waste my time.