This video was shot by the non-driving co driver of the semi-truck. On this day approximately 30 other vehicle drivers where also witnessed texting behind the wheel of a moving vehicle from passenger cars to commuter bus drivers. It's everyone! Anyone with a cell phone can be doing this in any vehicle at any time. It's more dangerous than drunk driving.
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Texting While Driving Is Now A Nationwide Epidemic
This video was shot by the non-driving co driver of the semi-truck. On this day approximately 30 other vehicle drivers where also witnessed texting behind the wheel of a moving vehicle from passenger cars to commuter bus drivers. It's everyone! Anyone with a cell phone can be doing this in any vehicle at any time. It's more dangerous than drunk driving.
Close Call
Late one night in Arkansas, Salena was driving and we were almost trapped between two semi trucks on I-40. Salena did the right thing by slowing down and preparing to move over, but she was faced with a choice of either going left, right, or straight ahead. She chose to slow down and go straight ahead. Thankfully, the truck driver on the ramp looked in his or her mirror and moved back over in time.
One of the biggest threats to us drivers on the road are the other drivers. In this case, the driver was most likely tired and trying to find a place to stop to get some sleep. As he or she pulled off the road into a closed truck weigh scale/rest area, they noticed it was completely closed off to all traffic. Their next impulse was to get back on the road. Instead of accurately gauging the surrounding environment, they decided to pull back out onto the highway too soon.
Add to that the other truck which passed on the left, who saw Salena hitting her brakes but still decided to maintain the maximum speed they were traveling, creating a recipe for disaster. By paying close attention to the situation, Salena slowed down enough so she could have come to a complete stop. I knew the load was secured to the trailer properly and would have easily stayed secure in the event of a sudden stop.
I will rack this up to another good decision by Salena and another reason why I can sleep while she is driving. I know that she will do the right thing in the dangerous situations. It takes mutual trust to drive together as a team. In Salena's case, I knew after a couple of months of living together in my small truck, that she'd be able to handle anything that was thrown at her. In the end, the only thing that matters is safety. We do our best to service our customers and make on-time deliveries, but if the safest route involves a late delivery, then that's how it has to be.
No load is worth your life. And no customer is worth a bad driving record. The loads come and go, but your driving record is there for years to come.
One of the biggest threats to us drivers on the road are the other drivers. In this case, the driver was most likely tired and trying to find a place to stop to get some sleep. As he or she pulled off the road into a closed truck weigh scale/rest area, they noticed it was completely closed off to all traffic. Their next impulse was to get back on the road. Instead of accurately gauging the surrounding environment, they decided to pull back out onto the highway too soon.
Add to that the other truck which passed on the left, who saw Salena hitting her brakes but still decided to maintain the maximum speed they were traveling, creating a recipe for disaster. By paying close attention to the situation, Salena slowed down enough so she could have come to a complete stop. I knew the load was secured to the trailer properly and would have easily stayed secure in the event of a sudden stop.
I will rack this up to another good decision by Salena and another reason why I can sleep while she is driving. I know that she will do the right thing in the dangerous situations. It takes mutual trust to drive together as a team. In Salena's case, I knew after a couple of months of living together in my small truck, that she'd be able to handle anything that was thrown at her. In the end, the only thing that matters is safety. We do our best to service our customers and make on-time deliveries, but if the safest route involves a late delivery, then that's how it has to be.
No load is worth your life. And no customer is worth a bad driving record. The loads come and go, but your driving record is there for years to come.
New Air Dog Fuel Preporator II Fuel Pump Install
The diesel fuel that I use comes from different truckstops all over the USA and it's hard to know if the fuel you are getting is clean. This is where the fuel filter comes in. All vehicles that run fuel have them and with a big rig, the amount of fuel that is flowing through the filter is thousands of gallons per year.
My truck is equipped with a water separator which removes water from the diesel fuel and keeps it out of the engine's fuel injectors. Water can ruin fuel injectors. In addition to the factory installed Davco brand water separator fuel filter, I have installed an AirDog II Fuel Preporator.
This device has a water separator and a 2 micron fuel filter. Microns are used as a measurement for the size of the particles that the filter will allow through. Most factory fuel filters are about 12 microns, so the Air Dog II is 6 times better than the standard fuel filter.
In addition to the filtration that the Air Dog II offers, the system also pulls any air that is in the fuel and send this air in the form of foam back to the fuel tanks. The system practically guarantees that your fuel will be clean and free of contaminants. It has a fuel pressure gauge on it that will measure fuel flow restriction and alert you with a light to so that you know when to change the filter.
Only time will tell if this system is doing what it claims. So far, so good and I don't worry about bad fuel anymore. If the fuel pump fails, the system reverts back to just being a fuel filter. I installed this fuel system last year and the pump lasted about that long. When it failed they sent me a new pump under warranty for free and this is the detailed step by step procedure for replacing the fuel pump.
1. Here is the Air Dog II without the water separator filter ready for the pump to be removed.
2.First unplug the pump and then remove the water separator filter, then remove these 4 bolts.
4. The new pump is slightly longer than the older pump.
My truck is equipped with a water separator which removes water from the diesel fuel and keeps it out of the engine's fuel injectors. Water can ruin fuel injectors. In addition to the factory installed Davco brand water separator fuel filter, I have installed an AirDog II Fuel Preporator.
This device has a water separator and a 2 micron fuel filter. Microns are used as a measurement for the size of the particles that the filter will allow through. Most factory fuel filters are about 12 microns, so the Air Dog II is 6 times better than the standard fuel filter.
In addition to the filtration that the Air Dog II offers, the system also pulls any air that is in the fuel and send this air in the form of foam back to the fuel tanks. The system practically guarantees that your fuel will be clean and free of contaminants. It has a fuel pressure gauge on it that will measure fuel flow restriction and alert you with a light to so that you know when to change the filter.
Only time will tell if this system is doing what it claims. So far, so good and I don't worry about bad fuel anymore. If the fuel pump fails, the system reverts back to just being a fuel filter. I installed this fuel system last year and the pump lasted about that long. When it failed they sent me a new pump under warranty for free and this is the detailed step by step procedure for replacing the fuel pump.
1. Here is the Air Dog II without the water separator filter ready for the pump to be removed.
2.First unplug the pump and then remove the water separator filter, then remove these 4 bolts.
3. After the pump is unbolted, just lift the pump off and keep the check ball area clean.
4. The new pump is slightly longer than the older pump.
5. This is the new pump with the new O-Rings.
6. When installing the new O-Rings, I had no problems keeping the O-Rings in place, but a small amount of grease can be used to hold them in place if they don't stay put. Everything must be clean. It is important to keep the O-Rings in position because you don't want to have a pinched O-Ring. A pinched O-Ring won't provide a good seal. This went very easily.
7. Here is the pump placed on the dowels and lined up for bolting in.
8. Secure the bolts into the pump and torque them down to at least 20 lbs. This is easily done without a torque wrench. You are almost done.
9. All that is left to do is screw the water separator on, plug the unit back in and run it.
And this completes the pump replacement of an Air Dog II Fuel Preporator. It took about 15 minutes from start to finish and now the pump is quieter than before.
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