Recently there was a tradgedy involving a fire truck and faulty brakes. Cutting corners in an 80,000 pound rig is not the right or safe way to do things and it happens every day. If your cutting corners your costing yourself big bucks in the long run and could be compromising safety and laws. Brakes are a crucial component to keep your rig rolling and earning income. Never sacrifice saftey for cost savings by using the wrong shoe or lining for your application. For instance if your hauling heavy stone in hilly conditions an economy brake shoe lining is really not right for your application. You can smoke your shoes easily, lining life will be decreased and you will spend more money then if you used the right lining the first time. Your parts professional can help you make the correct desicion. Remember you can find high quality parts on our site www.truckpartstore.net At the end of the day use and install the correct parts for your application, install and maintain the parts correctly by following the manufacturers reccommendations and dont compromise safety for cost savings. Lastly make sure you and any of your mechanics are properly trained to perform required repairs and maintenance on your equipment. Almost every manufacturer provides training and usually your parts supplier can help you set this training up. Be safe out there!
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If you want to see one place that this happens on a “DAILY” basis, its Cabbage Patch outside of Pendelton, OR! For some reason, Even though State of Oregon has a AUTOMATED BORAD SET UP that will show a driver just how fast they should GO DOWN Cabbage Patch, there is ALWAY’S SOME “IDIOT” Driver, who thinks he knows everything, and COMPLETELY IGNORES WHAT SPEED LIMIT THEY SHOULD GO DOWN THIS VERY STEEP & WINEY HILL!! And from the top of the Hill you can see the smoke, and if your getting ready to climb the Hill, YOU CAN SEE THE IDIOT COMING DOWN THE HILL!! And everybody an their Mother is trying to get a hold of this driver over the CB, an he’s ignoring everybody!! Lord help that IDIOT WHEN HE GOES DOWN SOME OTHER STEEP GRADE “AFTER” HE’S SMOKED HIS BRAKES INTO “NOTHING”!!
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