Calling out the COLOSTOMY BAGS

I've no idea where this one came from. We aren't doing renos at base, but I've been to a handful of shippers that are renovating.

Good sized bolt too. They pulled it out of the tire and the head was as thick as a thumb.

 

As for me assuming I did no such thing I mentioned you called him out due to a bolt in the tire which he should've possibly seen had he done a pre trip but as you mentioned air wasn't leaking out without the brakes applied or air applied..you then said he should've found the problem of air leaking during the post trip and then you specifically pointed out that DOT doesn't allow 30 psi per minute. I simply pointed out that during a post trip you nor I nor anyone else does a Brake pump down test so there for the 30 psi leak wouldn't be found that way. I believe you also stated a MECHANIC didn't find the air leak while looking for the air leak so what makes drivers any better for the situation to be discovered WITHOUT it being luck.

My remarks on the apology turned out to be correct so which assumption are you referring to?

I am by no means trying to stand up for a driver who doesn't due what they are required to do. I am only commenting because drivers on this board act as if some things are only caused by the previous driver. Yes drivers leave dirty trashy nasty broke OOS trailers its been that way for the 18 years I've driven. But regardless of how the trailer is left for the next driver it's that driver to be confident it's road ready when they hook to it.

It seems awfully wrong to accuse some one of something without them being able to defend themselves.

I see where you state it should've been found during the pre trip and you're right IF it was broken at that time but by assuming it should've been found during the pre trip indicates you don't believe it could've been damaged during transit.

Stuff Happens during transit thats trucking.

 

I understand that TennMann, stuff does happen during transit. I've no idea why the mechanic didn't find the leak, I could hear it from the cab with the brake pedal pushed in or with the trailer release switch thrown. I do not recall ever hearing the brakes pushed while I was in the shop. So I've no idea what happened there. I don't recall ever saying he should've found the leak in a post trip either. If I did, then my phone autocorrected me.

My though is that the leak was so bad that if the previous driver had done his pretrip at all he would've found it. Ehen I brought the trailing unit in to the shop, the tandems were the only thing that had been listed in a previous work order. I've used the trailer myself, so 1-2 of the pins not poking back all the way through wasn't new to me, but it's also still legal to run with. But that means the hole hadn't been listed either. We've even got a dry erase board to write non-dot defects on in our dbl' office.

Weve every opportunity to do the job right. Yet it wasn't.

Youre also assuming I wouldn't apologize and correct my posts if the brakes (specifically) hadn't been something a driver should've found. For the time being, you're right in saying there will be no apology issued, but I also fail to see where one is needed.

Nobody is perfect. Not you, not me, not anyone. I don't expect perfection; just folks to do their job. To be honest, I'm not at all sure what you see to point all this out. I originally thought you'd posted what you said because it seemed to play out as if there were no leak and it was just the one tire. It turned out to be more.

I agree with what you're saying about posting something without the driver being able to defend himself. Thats why I said in the first post that I never thought I'd make a post like that at all. That being said, the same group of drivers always pull from this lot. So I've gotten defective trailers before, though nowhere near as bad, where this same driver marked it as no defect. I have no care to embarrass the driver or get them into trouble with SNI, but if they do read that I'd really like for them to consider the consequences of what could've happened if those brakes had failed.

 

Payroll. Modest raise is still a raise. I simply wanted it corrected and the back 2 weeks of miles paid to make me whole. Not put on per diem without my consent and signature stating so. Not only illegal to do so, but illogical to think I would go back on it after almost 3 full years being off of it. By signature.

 

And you lost me Mick. I'm due for my 6 month raise. Hopefully they won't do what it sounds like they did to you. If they do...well my reasons for finding another company have been piling up, but not all of them are SNI's fault.

Huh...I had another reply to TennMann's post. Wonder where it is?

 

Alright. Quick update... Gotta have 4/4 tandem pins locked and poking through the holes while moving. 2/4 is not legal and neither is 3/4.

Correcting my earlier post for sake of accuracy but also the sake of others.

This was reported and I strongly suggested that it be fixed prior to my taking it out Friday.

 

Thanks for the info I have always been told 3 of 4 but now I know

 

That's Schneider's company policy. I wouldn't wait 5 hours for roadside just because one pin is screwed up. I would never move a trailer with 2 pins missing, but what are the odds of running into that? According to FMCSA a sliding mechanism with any missing pins does not pass a "periodic inspection" but I can't find any information on whether that applies to periodic inspections AND roadside inspections. I was told a while ago by a long time Schneider driver that 2+ pins is legal to move. Took his word but then again he could have been talking out of his posterior.

 

when i was with sni, i had a trailer with 3/4 pins out, took it from washington down to california

 

2/4 pins is SAFE. But it isn't legal. There's a difference.