Comments on: Trucking Schools, Students and Heavier Trucks http://www.truckdriversnews.com/trucking-schools-students-and-heavier-trucks/ A blog made for truck drivers by a truck driver Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dump Trucks http://www.truckdriversnews.com/trucking-schools-students-and-heavier-trucks/#comment-1599 Dump Trucks Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:06:23 +0000 http://www.truckdriversnews.com/?p=3288#comment-1599 Some topics are discussed in the post is really very good. I think no one can be a perfect driver in trucking school. It will be become by experience only. Some topics are discussed in the post is really very good. I think no one can be a perfect driver in trucking school. It will be become by experience only.

]]> By: Jason Cox http://www.truckdriversnews.com/trucking-schools-students-and-heavier-trucks/#comment-1203 Jason Cox Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:21:06 +0000 http://www.truckdriversnews.com/?p=3288#comment-1203 Thanks Todd. Yea, the government pays for training when workers for some reason cannot do the job they were doing. With the increase of 97,000 lbs one axle must be added. My concern is some drivers today can't get down a hill/MT without smoking the brakes with less than 80,000 on....what happens when you add 17,000 more pounds? I agree, its gonna get bad..lol @ Janet Reno... Thanks Todd. Yea, the government pays for training when workers for some reason cannot do the job they were doing.

With the increase of 97,000 lbs one axle must be added. My concern is some drivers today can’t get down a hill/MT without smoking the brakes with less than 80,000 on….what happens when you add 17,000 more pounds?

I agree, its gonna get bad..lol @ Janet Reno…

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]]> By: Todd McCann http://www.truckdriversnews.com/trucking-schools-students-and-heavier-trucks/#comment-1201 Todd McCann Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:08:29 +0000 http://www.truckdriversnews.com/?p=3288#comment-1201 Another excellent post. 12 years of driving & I'm still learning new stuff. Guess no one can call me a liar :-) I was unaware that the government is paying the driving schools. I don't know why that disturbs me so much, but it does. As for the heavier loads, I'm glad you mentioned increased stopping distances. The brakes on these rigs are calibrated for 80,000 lbs. Will all these trucks need to be reworked for 97,000 lbs? Who pays for that? To sum up, an inexperienced driver hauling heavier loads with uncalibrated equipment is scarier than waking up next to Janet Reno. Another excellent post. 12 years of driving & I’m still learning new stuff. Guess no one can call me a liar :-) I was unaware that the government is paying the driving schools. I don’t know why that disturbs me so much, but it does.

As for the heavier loads, I’m glad you mentioned increased stopping distances. The brakes on these rigs are calibrated for 80,000 lbs. Will all these trucks need to be reworked for 97,000 lbs? Who pays for that?

To sum up, an inexperienced driver hauling heavier loads with uncalibrated equipment is scarier than waking up next to Janet Reno.

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