Posted by John in La on October 03, 2020 at 13:05:30 from (97.80.71.85):
I have been on a different route past couple of weeks and since our trucks are assigned to the route and not the driver I have been driving a different truck.
It is a 2019 International single axle with a Cummins and 10 speed automatic. Rated and licensed for 80,000 lbs. And yes I can gross 80,000 lbs with a single axle truck.
Across flat ground it will run 67 mph at 1200 rpm. Its when it gets in rolling hills that it is different. Under foot throttle it runs as a normal truck.
But with the cruise on it will pull the hill. As you top the hill and the weight starts pushing you down the hill the transmission will shift into neutral at 68 mph and the engine will go to idle. It will stay like this until you get to 70 mph where the transmission will shift into gear; the engine rpms will come up and the engine brake will come on to try and slow you down. As you start to pull the next hill it will come back to life and start pulling again. I assume this is a attempt to try and save fuel when you do not need the engine pulling.
Some other bells and whistles it has. Collision avoidance system that keeps me at a safe following distance. Lane deviation warning that sounds a alarm if I get out of my lane. Speed control where it reads the speed limit sign on the side of the road and warns me if I am speeding. And what we call the passing gear where it will allow me to drive 70 mph for 3 miles to pass. This allows my 67 mph truck to pass a 66 mph truck in a timely manner.
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