How Many Traffic Accidents Do You Pass By On The Road?

Yeah, I will really have to put my foot down, wait I mean not put it down, wait...

Guyjax has it right...The company can't have it both ways...they can't make you drive safe, and have you hustle and tailgate in traffic in order to get the load there. If they complain, I guess you can tell 'em to pick one...But Safety is the big dog in trucking.

The only thing I worry about on following distance is if the company will monitor my speed and get on my case to drive faster. You can't have it both ways though.

I don't care if the speed limit is 105 mph.if In order to keep a safe following distance can only 60 mph then so be it. One rear end accident can ruin your career. Never let anyone pressure you into being unsafe. If you company is pressuring you to drive faster and you do and have an accident then its totally your fault.

That is true. Most companies out there want their drivers to be safe.

Dave

Glad to hear it. Another driver told me that keeping his engine brakes on all the time has saved him from rear ending dangerous drivers. But I also heard it could be hard on the truck. How about cruise control? Do you have it or use it often?

That driver that told you about the Jake brake saving him from a rear end accident is only using borrowed time. If he was close enough to ALMOST have one then he was way to close to begin with.

You have to understand how Jake brakes work but I will leave you to look that up but the short answer is No the Jake brake will not hurt the truck or engine.

I use the cruise control all I can. 98% any one trip is done on cruise according to what my Qualcomm says. Cruise control is a leg and foot saver.

Oh here's what it was...

Using frequent engine braking while changing down gears may cause higher than normal wear on clutch plates if the driver uses the poor gear-changing technique of slipping the clutch to raise the engine's rpm to match the transmission speed, instead of rev-matching using the throttle. This is in contrast to "conventional" braking where the engine's rpm is already reduced prior to the downshift.

Yes but that's is you use the Jake at the same time as trying to downshift.....easy fix Don't Do That. The Jake is not supposed to be on during a downshift.

Downshifting and using the Jake brake are two different operations.