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Assuming the pick-up trucks, trailers and road conditions are exactly the same, which vehicle will take a longer distance to stop?

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I’ve answered this before so I know the question is missing an important given and that given is: 1 has an empty trailer and the other has a fully loaded one.

So, it would be the fully loaded trailer that would take a longer distance to stop because a lot of weight is being pulled, and when the brakes are started, the fully loaded trailer is more like pushing against the truck.

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