For situations like this, it is not the only truck driver and hard braking to blame for. This happens very often because trucking companies want to save money on tires. Instead of buying good quality tires very often trucking companies buy rethread tires. Think of rethread tires as used tires that were applied to the new surface on top.
Of course, rethread tires are not nearly good quality as the brand new ones. Extreme weather conditions, especially during summer season, can lead to tire explosion.
Due to Hard Braking, Your Truck Driver Driving Score Can Be Harmed
Certain trucking companies have innovative compensation models introduced to stimulate truck drivers to apply safe driving style and receive financial bonuses because of that. To be able to receive financial bonuses on top of their salary truck drivers need to have a safety rating that is in top 20% of the proposed scale.
An important part of safety rating’s calculation is also the number of hard braking events. Simply said, if the truck driver has more hard braking accidents, then the safety rating will decline and they will lose the possibility to receive the bonuses.
