On tank trailers, if your drive or trailer wheels begin to skid, your vehicle may:

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A: Jackknife.. When the rear drive wheels of a truck start to slide from excessive braking, the weight of the trailer(s) can begin to slide. The trailer(s) will begin to pivot around the couplings as the trailer(s) attempts to pass the slowed drive wheels resulting in a jackknife.

On tank trailers, if your drive or trailer wheels begin to skid, your vehicle may:

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