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minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·12 days agoI was told this by someone who worked for a trucking company. You might also want to contact these companies and tell them they’re spreading misinformation: https://www.freightcourse.com/bobtailing/ https://truckcrashlaw.com/blog/why-is-bobtailing-dangerous/ https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/what-is-a-bobtail-truck …and MANY others.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-212 days agoThey should include this guide with pick-up trucks and cargo vans because those (in rear-wheel drive) are essentially the same thing
minus-squareZJBlank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·12 days agoTake it from a Canadian trucker, bobtailing in a blizzard is NOT a good time.
minus-squareHiTekRedNek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoIt’s no picnic in a thunderstorm either.
minus-squareGrimtuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoI was always told that there was a special braking mode that reduced the amount of breaks when they didn’t have a trailer. No idea how true this is our whether it makes a difference, or if this is a European thing only.
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I was told this by someone who worked for a trucking company.
You might also want to contact these companies and tell them they’re spreading misinformation:
https://www.freightcourse.com/bobtailing/
https://truckcrashlaw.com/blog/why-is-bobtailing-dangerous/
https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/what-is-a-bobtail-truck
…and MANY others.
They should include this guide with pick-up trucks and cargo vans because those (in rear-wheel drive) are essentially the same thing
Take it from a Canadian trucker, bobtailing in a blizzard is NOT a good time.
It’s no picnic in a thunderstorm either.
I was always told that there was a special braking mode that reduced the amount of breaks when they didn’t have a trailer. No idea how true this is our whether it makes a difference, or if this is a European thing only.