Ask a Feeder Driver, Feeder Driver FAQ

[Rick Ross]

We don't have airhorns for the same reason we don't have Jake brakes.

The company thinks we're too stupid to know when not to use them.

C'mon...

We have engine brakes on everything.

 

[Rick Ross]

This will be on your CDL permit test...

 

[Indecisi0n]

Who is Jake?

 

[over9five]

Who is Jake?

Famous for inventing brakes, c'mon.

 

[Mugarolla]

We have engine brakes on everything.

So do we.

 

[barnyard]

We had a loaner tractor or 2 that had engine brakes, none that are assigned to our center has them (we have 4 tractors at our center.)

 

[Rick Ross]

We had a loaner tractor or 2 that had engine brakes, none that are assigned to our center has them (we have 4 tractors at our center.)

How old are they? We used to have some International and some Sterling's that weren't equipped with engine brakes.

 

[barnyard]

2 old Internationals, an old Sterling and a newer Mack (new body style, but still has a 10-speed manual.)

 

[Turdferguson]

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[Rick Ross]

2 old Internationals, an old Sterling and a newer Mack (new body style, but still has a 10-speed manual.)

The Mack should have one on the right side, usually it's really bright because the switch is worn. I think it's the top row right two switches.

Some of out international tractors had it. It was weird, we had two in a row sequentially and one had the brake and the other didn't.

 

[barnyard]

I will have to check. I have only worked that job 1 time. We do not have any hills here where an engine brake would be useful.

 

[Mugarolla]

The Mack should have one on the right side, usually it's really bright because the switch is worn. I think it's the top row right two switches.

Some of out international tractors had it. It was weird, we had two in a row sequentially and one had the brake and they other didn't.

On the newer Macks.

 

[HEFFERNAN]

So why do we not have air horns

Tractor would have costed $12 more...

I'm embarrassed with my weak KW horn.
Everytime I use it, I swear the person it's intended for doesn't believe that it's me !!!!

 

[Coldworld]

We had a loaner tractor or 2 that had engine brakes, none that are assigned to our center has them (we have 4 tractors at our center.)

Four tractor....lol... sorry.. couldn’t help it C’mon..

 

[Coldworld]

On the newer Macks.

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Always “murdered out” with the tape....

 

[Coldworld]

I'm embarrassed with my weak KW horn.
Everytime I use it, I swear the person it's intended for doesn't believe that it's me !!!!

On the highway it is a fing joke...

 

[mxblue]

What's an 'average' trailer weight for a feeder set?

 

[Indecisi0n]

What's an 'average' trailer weight for a feeder set?

With or without the driver in it? Sometimes it makes a huge difference.

 

[trickpony1]

What's an 'average' trailer weight for a feeder set?

The drivers never know unless they go through the scales and, even then, they still won't know unless they are overweight which is rare.

The paperwork given to the drivers has a "per cent" shown of the capacity of the trailer.

So...your trailer(s) could be 90% full of bowling balls or 90% full of pillows. You'll never know.

It's almost as if this is done on purpose.

Kick it back.

 

[Indecisi0n]

The drivers never know unless they go through the scales and, even then, they still won't know unless they are overweight which is rare.

The paperwork given to the drivers has a "per cent" shown of the capacity of the trailer.

So...your trailer(s) could be 90% full of bowling balls or 90% full of pillows. You'll never know.

It's almost as if this is done on purpose.

Kick it back.

Copy that.