You are pulling triples and approaching a long downgrade. What should you do to manage the added weight and length safely?

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1. Select a low gear before the descent and use steady, controlled braking rather than riding the brakes
2. Increase speed to get through the descent as quickly as possible
3. Shift to neutral partway down to save fuel
4. Rely only on the trailer hand valve to control speed on the way down the entire grade without touching the brake pedal at all

Correct!

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