Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Bad Day / Good Day

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by mtoo, Mar 28, 2015.

Page 1 of 3
  1. Mar 28, 2015 #1
    mtoo

    mtoo Road Train Member

    1,909
    4,310
    Jan 15, 2011
    Retired on bended knee
    0
    Got 2,000 pounds on the flat, headed west on I80 close to the Wy. line. All the sudden "POP" takes a second to figure out what happened. Truck is slowing down, look up there's a pull off just a few feet in front of me. Just get the trailer off the roadway and everything locks up. Jump out take a look, brake can diaphragm blew out. Grabbed a vice grip, pinched the line, pulled out out of harms way. Grab my box of brass, find a plug, take hose off insert plug. Cage the spring. I was not on the side of the road 15 mins.

    Now I wonder if it is a violation to have one parking brake caged. I have no air leaks, and all service brakes work, with correct adjustments.
     
    mtoo, Mar 28, 2015
    mtoo, Mar 28, 2015
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Mar 28, 2015 #2
    rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

    12,529
    23,853
    Mar 29, 2008
    TN
    0
    Sometimes it takes longer to stop to take a whizz and you call that a bad day? Lol. Yep, it's out of service don't get caught.
     
    rollin coal, Mar 28, 2015
    rollin coal, Mar 28, 2015
    #2
  4. Mar 28, 2015 #3
    swaan

    swaan Road Train Member

    2,943
    4,371
    Jul 12, 2009
    BC canada
    0
    It's not out of service. It's the parking brake not service brake. Some trucks only come with maxi brakes on one drive axle. Your fine.
     
    swaan, Mar 28, 2015
    swaan, Mar 28, 2015
    #3
  5. Mar 28, 2015 #4
    mtoo

    mtoo Road Train Member

    1,909
    4,310
    Jan 15, 2011
    Retired on bended knee
    0
    Can you still order new trucks with maxi brakes on one axle? I should put it this way, 2003 could you still get maxi brakes on one axle? This is the first truck I've owned with them on both axles.
     
    mtoo, Mar 28, 2015
    mtoo, Mar 28, 2015
    #4
  7. Mar 28, 2015 #5
    swaan

    swaan Road Train Member

    2,943
    4,371
    Jul 12, 2009
    BC canada
    0
    I'm perty sure u can if you want to. Lots of cheap spec company trucks only have spring brakes on front drive axle.
    Put it this way. If your pulling a 9 axle lowbed and every wheel has spring brakes do you think it's going to matter much if one is not working.
     
    swaan, Mar 28, 2015
    swaan, Mar 28, 2015
    #5
  8. Mar 28, 2015 #6
    BullDoggin

    BullDoggin Light Load Member

    183
    56
    Jan 27, 2013
    0
    doesn't caging a brake chamber render the service brake inoperable?
     
    BullDoggin, Mar 28, 2015
    BullDoggin, Mar 28, 2015
    #6
    wore out Thanks this.
  9. Mar 28, 2015 #7
    swaan

    swaan Road Train Member

    2,943
    4,371
    Jul 12, 2009
    BC canada
    0
    No. It renders the spring brake inoperable. Service is fine.
     
    swaan, Mar 28, 2015
    swaan, Mar 28, 2015
    #7
    Pedigreed Bulldog Thanks this.
  10. Mar 28, 2015 #8
    BoxCarKidd

    BoxCarKidd Road Train Member

    4,188
    6,004
    Aug 26, 2014
    0
    Trucks with spring brakes on only one drive axle are supposed to lock the power divider when the parking brake is set to comply with the park brake on all drive axles rule. The gauged spring brake has nothing to do with service brake operation and I do not believe is out of service criteria and you may have to explain brake operation to Barney and remind him this is to get to the nearest repair facility. Barney mad, your out of service! Just be nice and remind him you still have one more parking brake than many trucks already, he probably does not know either.
     
    BoxCarKidd, Mar 28, 2015
    BoxCarKidd, Mar 28, 2015
    #8
  11. Mar 29, 2015 #9
    rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

    12,529
    23,853
    Mar 29, 2008
    TN
    0
    That's what I thought too. Just got schooled.
     
    rollin coal, Mar 29, 2015
    rollin coal, Mar 29, 2015
    #9
  12. Mar 29, 2015 #10
    double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

    5,946
    10,065
    Aug 28, 2011
    State of Jefferson
    0
    No big deal -- 6x2 tractors only have 2 maxi brakes & they're fairly common...
     
    double yellow, Mar 29, 2015
    double yellow, Mar 29, 2015
    #10
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 1 of 3