Top safety tips for truck driving in heavy rain

Truck driving in heavy rain can be dangerous. In this video, Schneider Driver Instructor, Mark shares a few tips about how to increase your safety while truck driving in rain.

0:11 - Tip 1: Trip plan.
0:20 – Tip 2: Check wipers during pre-trip checks.
0:27 – Tip 3: Turn on your headlights.
0:37 – Tip 4: Don’t drive on roads covered with standing water.
0:50 – Tip 5: Reduce your speed.
0:59 – Tip 6: Change speeds gradually.
1:05 – Tip 7: Increase your following distance.
1:15 – Tip 8: Don’t use your cruise control or engine brake.
1:28 – Tip 9: Use your stop work authority.

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[lesterobryant]

Good Advice! No matter what people think of Schneider they stress safety! A lot is common sense, unfortunately common sense isn't common!

[Truther]

*_Man, I miss driving my assigned (Big Orange Freightliner) Schneider National truck 🚚 over the road._* 🥺😢

[Cryptonymicus]

Everybody always says it'll take X more feet or yards to stop in the rain but nobody ever says your tires might be reduced to one-half their normal traction in rain long BEFORE you start hydroplaning. And that means you shouldn't be shaving off 5 or 10 mph from your speed. You should probably slow down by half!

[brycelynch]

If you slam on breaks in rain and empty you’ll Jack knife. If you accelerate through corners your probability of Jack knife goes up.

[truckersmitty]

So if I’m going down hill in heavy rain which I was today I had my engine brake on which limited the use of my foot brake but he says it’s not a good idea can somebody explain this new driver here