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Originally Posted by JonBoy
What part about obeying stop signs and using the brake pedal requires lots of experience that can only be gained by spending time with another experienced truck driver?
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If he came up on the sign too fast loaded, it's rather different than stopping an empty truck. I loaded truck can take 800-1200 feet to stop from highway speed. An empty truck less than half of that. Stopping a loaded truck is not as simple as stopping a car. Maybe you should try it sometime.