Picture the scene…your trotting along on lets say, the M6 heading north. Your empty so having no problems getting up the hills. Coming up to the climb towards Keele and a truck pulls out to overtake you. Said truck is fully loaded but turned up so slightly quicker than you. You hit the bottom of the hill just as he gets level with your cab or slightly past, low and behold he starts to slow. You have no problem getting up a hill as your empty so therefore have no issue…
Do you:-
A. Back off and let the driver pull in before pulling out to zip past…
Or…
B. Carry on and leave him sat in the middle lane
I’d back off, let him come past and assess his speed and see how near top of the hill it was before going back out to overtake him.
If I was near the top I wouldn’t bother because he’s likely to run it down the hill the other side of the services and leave me hung out …
Hope that makes sense
The fact youre asking the question shows what a courteous and professional driver you are.
I would do what the others have said too, but have to ask why any pro would even bother hanging it out to overtake there fully laden so that you had to back off to get him out of the brown stuff.
B. keep your toe down as he was only level with your cab, not past it.
And if I was in his position I’d want you to carry on as you are so I can slot back in behind.
A professional driver would’ve judged the situation better and eased off a bit on the flat to maintain the distance from you, then powered into the bottom of the hill at full chat, safe in the knowledge that he wouldn’t catch up with you and ‘need’ to overtake whilst losing speed.
coreysboys:
The fact youre asking the question shows what a professional driver you are!
I would do what the others have said too, but have to ask why any pro would even bother hanging it out to overtake there fully laden so that you had to back off to get him out of the brown stuff.
How the friggin hell does asking a random question to see what people’s opinion is show that I’m not a professional driver you absolute tool?! Is this not a truck forum? Aren’t forums a place where people post random topics, in the case of this particular forum they are ‘trucking topics’…don’t comment if u can’t be sensible.
coreysboys:
The fact youre asking the question shows what a professional driver you are!
I would do what the others have said too, but have to ask why any pro would even bother hanging it out to overtake there fully laden so that you had to back off to get him out of the brown stuff.
How the friggin hell does asking a random question to see what people’s opinion is show that I’m not a professional driver you absolute tool?! Is this not a truck forum? Aren’t forums a place where people post random topics, in the case of this particular forum they are ‘trucking topics’…don’t comment if u can’t be sensible.
I think you may find that he was actually complimenting you!
Rob K:
B. keep your toe down as he was only level with your cab, not past it.
And if I was in his position I’d want you to carry on as you are so I can slot back in behind.
A professional driver would’ve judged the situation better and eased off a bit on the flat to maintain the distance from you, then powered into the bottom of the hill at full chat, safe in the knowledge that he wouldn’t catch up with you and ‘need’ to overtake whilst losing speed.
Thank you for having a reasonable send sensible view.
I’d keep going in your lane as when I’m fully loaded and a proach a hill if there is a slower truck in front I will move over as if to over take so I can keep my momentum going and the other driver can continue as normal
coreysboys:
The fact youre asking the question shows what a professional driver you are!
I would do what the others have said too, but have to ask why any pro would even bother hanging it out to overtake there fully laden so that you had to back off to get him out of the brown stuff.
How the friggin hell does asking a random question to see what people’s opinion is show that I’m not a professional driver you absolute tool?! Is this not a truck forum? Aren’t forums a place where people post random topics, in the case of this particular forum they are ‘trucking topics’…don’t comment if u can’t be sensible.
I think you may find that he was actually complimenting you!
Really?? If that is the case then I apologise for jumping the gun…
I would keep going. If you slowed down and he continued to slow then you could end up with two lanes running slow, he would eventually pull in in front of you, you would have to wait for a gap in the now built-up traffic behind and pull out, then accelerate back up to speed and then pull in again - 3 manoeuvres . If you stay in your lane and keep going he pulls in behind - one manoeuvre, therefore less chance of an accident.
tallyman:
I would keep going. If you slowed down and he continued to slow then you could end up with two lanes running slow, he would eventually pull in in front of you, you would have to wait for a gap in the now built-up traffic behind and pull out, then accelerate back up to speed and then pull in again - 3 manoeuvres . If you stay in your lane and keep going he pulls in behind - one manoeuvre, therefore less chance of an accident.
I would of thought this the best one as the OP said he had just reached the start of the hill when the cabs were level. The fully laden will soon slow and pull in behind. If you back off then you’ll have to back off even more to compensate for the speed lost from the fully laden wagon, by then you’ll of scrubbed off too much speed and the 3rd or 4th wagon behind you both might start to make things interesting!
Keep your foot in it, the fully laden wagon can always get past after the hill as he was going faster to begin with.
tallyman:
I would keep going. If you slowed down and he continued to slow then you could end up with two lanes running slow, he would eventually pull in in front of you, you would have to wait for a gap in the now built-up traffic behind and pull out, then accelerate back up to speed and then pull in again - 3 manoeuvres . If you stay in your lane and keep going he pulls in behind - one manoeuvre, therefore less chance of an accident.
I would of thought this the best one as the OP said he had just reached the start of the hill when the cabs were level. The fully laden will soon slow and pull in behind. If you back off then you’ll have to back off even more to compensate for the speed lost from the fully laden wagon, by then you’ll of scrubbed off too much speed and the 3rd or 4th wagon behind you both might start to make things interesting!
Keep your foot in it, the fully laden wagon can always get past after the hill as he was going faster to begin with.
if the driver of the laden truck has any experience at all he will be expecting you to continue and will be preparing to drop back in behind you.
carry on.
del949:
if the driver of the laden truck has any experience at all he will be expecting you to continue and will be preparing to drop back in behind you.
carry on.
1, and he will be passing you soon enough on the next downhill, why slow 2 lanes ?
B for me to, as when running heavy I always pull into middle lane and use the weight to get some momentum to get up the hill. I wouldn’t expect someone to slow down to let me in as I can sometimes be going as slow as 40-45. And that will just create problems further back.
As my instructor used to say “keep it flowing and going”
