Talkcdl Trucking Podcast

Diesel - Rollaway Semi Trucks. Diesel is back and he wants to talk about setting your parking brakes. One of the most regretful things is to watch your truck roll away. This year many truck drivers will forget to set their brakes because they are in a hurry. They will pull ups to a rest area or a truck stop and jump out without pulling out those brakes. Most of the time a driver is preocupied with other things that their safety is not considered. many drivers will lose their job because of their negligence. A simple rollaway can result in a DOT recordable accident. There is a story out of Ohio where a driver forgot to set his parking brakes in a rest area. He returned to his rig to find it about 30 yards forward from where he left it. The truck had come to rest on top of a metal garbage can. Upon inspection he realized the garbage can had cut the fuel line. Of course the truck needed to be towed which meant it became a DOT recordable accident. https://cdllife.com/2019/driver-gets-great-workout-while-chas