Brake failure! What to do when your rig won’t stop

Aug 9, 2013

As the finale to the 10 Worst Case Trucking Scenarios infographic, there’s maybe the scariest scenario of them all — braking failure in your truck.

Click here to see all 10 of the Worst Case Trucking Scenario panels.

So what should you do if suddenly you find yourself without the ability to effectively stop your truck? Below are the tips, but click here to see the entire infographic, which includes posts on how to handle an in-cab heart attack, underwater submersion, a truck hijack, choking, bee sting and more.

Click the comic to see the full-sized version, or click here to see the full Worst Case Scenarios infographic.

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