About 3 weeks ago I did cabbage at night and roads were shiiiiiiiiiiiit . ( TNT) phase . I asked my trainer to sit up front when it got sketchy. It got to an almost white out and I was going 16 mph we were riding heavy though maxed out. I can say I don’t miss cabbage.. I was puckered the whole time
OMG..I have been driving manuals my entire driving career...I have been freaked out about the automatics..but trying to hang with companies with manuals has cost me greatly over the past year...thank you for the information and much needed confidence🚛🚛🚛💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
I like Prime, cause its safe, and I see other truckers pass me and I am like, hey do you have a death wish or something???? I am very conferrable driving you see guys pass you doing 70 and its like are they crazy ,
Thank you sir, I’m new to mountain and automatic driving. Cruise control is amazing in these new trucks. After watching this I never use service brakes and in no hurry to get down. Now I just need a video for guardrails right against road and heavy traffic in fast lane. Swear some of these mountain roads should be used for amusement park rides.
I been driving for 3 1/2 years. Only in the southeast, no mountains, no snow. I am going otr shortly and one thing that freaks the living shit out of me is driving mountains and ice. Well, you surely help a whole lot with this video. Thanks driver. Stay safe and keep in rolling.
These hills took my nerves out!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 but I overcame it.. & got better.. my 1st time I was on the gorge on 1-80... them winds .. the heavy Load... man!!!! I promise!!!! I’m better now.. that was my very first run here at Prime.
I was gonna ask how you downshift them manually since most of them just have DNR on a stalk on the column, but I hadn't thought of using the Jake with cruise. That's pretty smart.
I'm sure a lot of the old timers lkke to talk crap about automatic trucks, and yeah I prefer manual everything, I would manual swap a bicycle if I could lol. But auto trucks bring more drivers and they are safer.
So with the automatic you didn't have to put it in manual to lock it into a gear? You just left it on full auto? Just wondering because my truck is an automatic and I am a new owner operator, Have it went down any hills yet.
Bernie Sands, putting the jake in Level 2 is Freightliner’s recommendation for using the Hill Descent feature. Not using engaging the jake with the cruise on will not enable the descent feature, and the cruise control will roll your truck up to 5mph or more beyond your target speed.
I agree with Bernie, I have a 2019 as well. Leave the stalk in off position and then turn on the cruise. It will slow on it's own using all 3 levels if needed. Came down cabbage this morning
Not toggling the Jake and using the decent cruise feature I found that the RPMs jump way up to 2200-2300 . If I use the manual Jake I try and keep her around 1700 RPMs
@@davidstefurak8662 why ? The DD13/15 are governed at 2300-2400rpm and you’re supposed to downshift as much as possible to get as close as possible to that. That’s where you’ll get the most retarding power. According to Jacobs for the DD15 Jake brake : 1500rpm = 320bhp 1900rpm = 440bhp 2300rpm = 540bhp Of course, different engines have different governed speed. An X15 Efficiency is governed at 1700rpm for exemple.
Damn man you just made me feel 2000% comfortable driving down mountains for this sir I thank you! Seriously
About 3 weeks ago I did cabbage at night and roads were shiiiiiiiiiiiit . ( TNT) phase . I asked my trainer to sit up front when it got sketchy. It got to an almost white out and I was going 16 mph we were riding heavy though maxed out. I can say I don’t miss cabbage.. I was puckered the whole time
OMG..I have been driving manuals my entire driving career...I have been freaked out about the automatics..but trying to hang with companies with manuals has cost me greatly over the past year...thank you for the information and much needed confidence🚛🚛🚛💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
I like Prime, cause its safe, and I see other truckers pass me and I am like, hey do you have a death wish or something???? I am very conferrable driving you see guys pass you doing 70 and its like are they crazy ,
I'm with US Xpress, although I'm keenly looking at Prime if I ever decide to go OTR.
I only heard good things about it.
Just depends on how heavy you’re loaded. I’ve been driving 15 years many times in the mountains.
I am in my TNT glad you posted this video Thank you Hills scare me a lot,
Im in a 22 FL. Cruise cannot manage RPMs. The RPMs will get out of control on steep descents. You have to downshift
I love the fact that you are doing 22 AND in the right hand lane. Safety 1st..Great video!
I keep my CC between 55 and 57 mph always , going down hill I cut it in half of the speed limit.
Thank you sir, I’m new to mountain and automatic driving. Cruise control is amazing in these new trucks. After watching this I never use service brakes and in no hurry to get down. Now I just need a video for guardrails right against road and heavy traffic in fast lane. Swear some of these mountain roads should be used for amusement park rides.
Great video
Make more!!!!!
I been driving for 3 1/2 years. Only in the southeast, no mountains, no snow. I am going otr shortly and one thing that freaks the living shit out of me is driving mountains and ice. Well, you surely help a whole lot with this video. Thanks driver. Stay safe and keep in rolling.
Are you still at Prime?
These hills took my nerves out!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 but I overcame it.. & got better.. my 1st time I was on the gorge on 1-80... them winds .. the heavy Load... man!!!! I promise!!!!
I’m better now.. that was my very first run here at Prime.
I was gonna ask how you downshift them manually since most of them just have DNR on a stalk on the column, but I hadn't thought of using the Jake with cruise. That's pretty smart.
If you driving freig.. casc.. 2017 automatic how do you do it. Could you tell me. Driving downhill. Thank you
I'm sure a lot of the old timers lkke to talk crap about automatic trucks, and yeah I prefer manual everything, I would manual swap a bicycle if I could lol. But auto trucks bring more drivers and they are safer.
Do you prefer the manual over the automatic? If so why?
I drove down cabbage and man it was scary but I went down it nice and slow
So leav the trasmisión on auto don't put it on manual?
Hey is this with most all Automatics? I'm jumping in a new Kenworth and I've only ever driven manual trans. Thnx
Nice job trucker
wow I love your training technique !! Are you still training ?
How did you calculate the speed for the weight?
There is a sign it tells you how fast you should go depends on your weight of the load
Great video!!! Kudos🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 your student did GREAT!
Best video ever
Are in manual or automatic mode
Jakes are allot quieter on those newer rigs too
do you set the engine break first or do you set the cruise control then engine break?
Engine brake first till you come to a safe descending speed then set cruise control
At 3:03 that Werner guy was flying down the hill! Lol what about other truckers going so fast like that when you're trying to safely decend
So with the automatic you didn't have to put it in manual to lock it into a gear?
You just left it on full auto?
Just wondering because my truck is an automatic and I am a new owner operator, Have it went down any hills yet.
reason why the cruise control is on
Truckers that are going fast, are asking for trouble.
Bull i tried it. Doesnt work the way he said!
You made that easy as
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Do a video when there is snow and ice please.....
U do know all u gotta do is leave the jake off/auto and it'll go through all the necessary levels on it's own
Bernie Sands, putting the jake in Level 2 is Freightliner’s recommendation for using the Hill Descent feature. Not using engaging the jake with the cruise on will not enable the descent feature, and the cruise control will roll your truck up to 5mph or more beyond your target speed.
I agree with Bernie, I have a 2019 as well. Leave the stalk in off position and then turn on the cruise. It will slow on it's own using all 3 levels if needed. Came down cabbage this morning
Not toggling the Jake and using the decent cruise feature I found that the RPMs jump way up to 2200-2300 . If I use the manual Jake I try and keep her around 1700 RPMs
@@davidstefurak8662 exactly
@@davidstefurak8662 why ? The DD13/15 are governed at 2300-2400rpm and you’re supposed to downshift as much as possible to get as close as possible to that. That’s where you’ll get the most retarding power.
According to Jacobs for the DD15 Jake brake :
1500rpm = 320bhp
1900rpm = 440bhp
2300rpm = 540bhp
Of course, different engines have different governed speed. An X15 Efficiency is governed at 1700rpm for exemple.