Dry van trailer off slide rails

Not until the pins are in the holes.

 

Tow truck to take the weight off the pins and pop them back on the track

then hit the road .

 

You need to get the trailer jacked up and take the weight off the pins,then retract them and set the trailer down.
I don’t know the name for these, but I call them keepers. They may need to be bent down to prevent it from happening again.

 

Make sure the pins are locked out.

Try positioning again.

It wouldn't be the first time a driver forgot to lock either trailer or 5th wheel.

 

Not safe at all. You will have no control of the trailer when you hit the brakes. Without the pins locked in place, if you hit the brakes hard enough the axle carriage can slide out from underneath the trailer and go out the back and become disconnected from everything and it will make a mess if it comes loose and you will be left holding the bag.

It needs to be repaired on the spot or be towed in my professional opinion.

 

Takes some skill to jump on the pins like that I think. I really don't think this was a mechanical failure. If the pins could come in they wouldn't have the strength to stay out now.

 

I know how that happened a former co worker did the same thing . He needed to slide to get around a corner at customer and forgot to lock pins when leaving . He pulled over and called me because I was near . I loosened the clamps on both sides and we wiggled trailer using the spike until it fell in place I retightened clamps he locked the pins and all was good …

 

Loosen these and slowly go back and forth lightly applying spike until it falls in place . Retighten clamps and you’ll be okay