Check your fuses.

 Last week I took a job, driving an older peterbuilt.  This truck had seen better days, its oil was

seriously low, so I added three qt's.  The turn signal lights did not work, due to a blown 20 amp fuse, 

looked around in the cab and found a 30 amp. The regulator was missing, but the new one was sitting on

the floorboard, so I push the three pronger in. It worked, the lights turned left and right, emergency lights

worked, ausome!   The cab was dirty, I cleaned out the trash, and was on the road after inspecting the

rig.

Canadian Border Crossing Truck Driving

http://www.truckingsafety.org/PDF/Guidebook/BORDER08.pdf

Rotten CRST trucking CRAPING on recruits.

http://bit.ly/HpU3T3 Rotten CRST trucking experience 22cents per mile March 2011?

1.5 Mill in Meth & Cocaine SIEZED US Border.

http://1.usa.gov/Hk3QgX  1.5 mill in meth & cocaine siezed in Hildago/Reynosa US Mexico border

Customs documents.

http://www.shipnorthamerica.com/htmfiles/shipdocs.htm

http://www.cbp.gov/

bulktransporter.com regulations link

http://bulktransporter.com/regulations/

Air Brakes Semi

  This blog will cover the air brake system. 

  1.  Air Compressor.  It pumps air into the air storage tanks (reservoirs).  It is connected to the engine through

            gears or belt. Air Compressor may be air cooled or by the by the engine cooling system.  It may have its own oil supply, or be lubricated by engine oil. If the comressor has its own oil supply,

check it before driving.

  2.   Air Compressor Govenor.  Govenor controls when the air compressor will pump air into the air storage

               tanks.  When air tank pressure rises to the "cut-out" level (around 125 pounds per square inch.

              The govenor stops the compressor from pumping air.  When the tank pressure falls to the "cut-in"

              pressure (around 100 psi), the govenor allows the compressor to start pumping again.

  3.  Air Storage Tanks.  All storage tanks are used to hold compressed air.  The number and size of air tanks varies among                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 . The tanks will hold enough air to allow the brakes to be used several  times even if the compressor stops working.

  4.  Tank Drains.  Commpressed  air has some water and some oil  in it.  To drain, each tank has a valve to release built up water in the tank.  It is reccomended you drain it every week. To keep contamination, rust out.

  More to come.