i've driven a truck for 20 years. never smoked a brake, never went off the road. most companies only give lip service to safety, their main objective is getting the load delivered on time. to me timely delivery is way down on my priority list. somewhere behind taking a shower. not dieing is number one.
@srhoyt1 Another grocery truck went off the edge a few weeks ago. My wife brought home a huge sack of potatoes. Too bad they were spoiled from the cold.
I drove a truck for almost 10 years and lived in Colorado for 4 of those years. I remember the first time I had to cross Wolf Creek. I was TERRIFIED!! Lucky for me 1) It was during the summer and 2) I had already had the (mis)fortune of having smoked a set of brakes several years before. On La VIta pass, no less!! Moral of the story...set the jake on full and come down in the bottom half of the transmission. Sorry about the 'taters!!! :-)
This truck he's talking about going over. Was carrying potatos in January. The man was reacued 15 hours later and was treated for hypothermia, broken ribs that happened from the fall when he unbuckled his seat belt, and a broken leg, but he did live. P.S. life time local.
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badboyhassan786 2 months ago
i've driven a truck for 20 years. never smoked a brake, never went off the road. most companies only give lip service to safety, their main objective is getting the load delivered on time. to me timely delivery is way down on my priority list. somewhere behind taking a shower. not dieing is number one.
carllarsen 4 months ago
I've been down Wolf Creek Pass, it ain't bad you just need to respect it. There's far worse hills in thus country.
IllinoisBoy1967 1 year ago
city market used to run across there i think but that woulda been a few years ago
hicktown13 2 years ago
At the time...Safeway did not have their trucks equipped with engine brakes. Hence....lots of smoked brakes!!
srhoyt1 2 years ago
@srhoyt1 Another grocery truck went off the edge a few weeks ago. My wife brought home a huge sack of potatoes. Too bad they were spoiled from the cold.
westdavies 2 years ago
I drove a truck for almost 10 years and lived in Colorado for 4 of those years. I remember the first time I had to cross Wolf Creek. I was TERRIFIED!! Lucky for me 1) It was during the summer and 2) I had already had the (mis)fortune of having smoked a set of brakes several years before. On La VIta pass, no less!! Moral of the story...set the jake on full and come down in the bottom half of the transmission. Sorry about the 'taters!!! :-)
srhoyt1 2 years ago
Hey Bud, Thanks for the vid response, good history vid here
truckertwotimes 2 years ago
good vid
villardcowboy 2 years ago
I've ran that pass in a truck and the run where the scenic overlook is will definately pucker up even the toughest trucker's hind end.
Chickentrucking 2 years ago
This truck he's talking about going over. Was carrying potatos in January. The man was reacued 15 hours later and was treated for hypothermia, broken ribs that happened from the fall when he unbuckled his seat belt, and a broken leg, but he did live. P.S. life time local.
jmm081379 3 years ago 2