Tighten your hand brake

[DriverNerd]

Yeah but isn't the hand brake still a simple cable system? Independent of the regular braking system.

Yeah, it would be a push button/switch if it were electronic. Plus if we had electronic parking brakes UPS would make sure they came on whenever the vehicle was turned off/in park.

 

[oldngray]

The truck that I was driving should have never been on the road.
You should seen all the wires that was siliconed into the fuse box It was ridiculous

The first Workhorses left the factory only mostly finished with the expectation of center mechanics fixing all the bugs.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

The first Workhorses left the factory only mostly finished with the expectation of center mechanics fixing all the bugs.

They have more troubles with the newer vehicles. Too much electronics on them.

 

[oldngray]

They have more troubles with the newer vehicles. Too much electronics on them.

The fancy electronics wow the suits in charge but not designed for the hard use in package cars.

 

[Yeet]

I honestly don't know,
Technology is great until it doesn't work

We are starting to get tractors with automatic fifth wheel release buttons in the cab. Sounds great, no more yanking on the pin. Until it shorted out on me one night and I couldn’t get out from underneath the trailer. Good times.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

We are starting to get tractors with automatic fifth wheel release buttons in the cab. Sounds great, no more yanking on the pin. Until it shorted out on me one night and I couldn’t get out from underneath the trailer. Good times.

Just remember it's always your fault my friend

 

[Boywondr]

Many vehicles use electronic parking brake systems now.

That looked like an older 700 with the square nose..

 

[Undertow]

Man, I'd hate doing this job with hills all over the place. Everywhere I deliver at is flat. The only hills I ever see are some of the bridges that go over the canals. That's one of the small perks of being in Florida I guess.

I had a "country" run for many years and the blind curves, crests, and crowned streets could really become taxing when the bad weather stayed bad for several weeks straight. There were many occasions where I couldn't safely stop and park the vehicle due to the incline and ice. At least most of the trucks these days have a climate control system that can keep up so We have a defrosted windshield to see through.

One thing I do think the company has "seen the light" on is allowing drivers to ECD stops that aren't deemed safe. 20 years ago, that certainly wasn't the case.

 

[Wally]

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Article stated that the electronic brakes failed.

Electronic brakes? That's a new one on me.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Electronic brakes? That's a new one on me.

I was hoping you would show up.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

We are starting to get tractors with automatic fifth wheel release buttons in the cab. Sounds great, no more yanking on the pin. Until it shorted out on me one night and I couldn’t get out from underneath the trailer. Good times.

Had a few situations like that here too. One had a bad cylinder. They are fairly particular about the order of the process.

 

[Yeet]

Had a few situations like that here too. One had a bad cylinder. They are fairly particular about the order of the process.

Tractor brake applied, in neutral, foot on the service brake, drop bags, then hold kingpin release button. They have a handle on the fifth wheel to pull the pin but it’s a two man operation to pull it if the auto is broken.

 

[johnnyunion]

Had a fellow driver have an Econoline get away from him at a lake home one day. The thing rolled down a bank and was stopped at the last second by a small pine tree. Off the end of the bank the water was like 10 ft. deep. Got a neighbor with a tractor to pull it back up the hill and nobody was the wiser. I still give him a hard time about it to this day. He returns the favor with stories about some of the stupid stuff I got away with.

Like not buying bitcoin at less than 10,000 dollars in June when it went over 100,000 dollars by the end of 2021.

Oh we have to wait.

 

[Boywondr]

Did you watch the video closely? It appears that the bulkhead door was open and the driver was in the back. The first video looks like someone jumps out of the cab and the second one stops just before that moment. Am I the only one that sees this?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Did you watch the video closely? It appears that the bulkhead door was open and the driver was in the back. The first video looks like someone jumps out of the cab and the second one stops just before that moment. Am I the only one that sees this?

I didn't notice it but the screen on my phone may not show it.

 

[Boywondr]

I didn't notice it but the screen on my phone may not show it.

Watch it on a larger device.

 

[Airbear]

You're right. Wooo that must have been a hell of a ride!

 

[iruhnman630]

Electronic parking brake?

Pull the parking brake, people.

I had a workhorse start to roll away once when it didn't fully engage Park.

Keyword being once.