Headlight problem

Most of these big outfits don't want drivers touching their trucks.

I had a PAM driver pull into my little tire shop just the other day.

She had a tail light out on her trailer. This was the old school incandescent Grote lights and she wanted me to change it out for her. She said the company wouldn't let her do it. I called PAM and got a comcheck to pay for the light, and then I walked the driver thru how to change it. Mind you this was a young lady probably 26-27 who weighed all of 110 lbs soaking wet. When she changed her light she stepped back and had the biggest expression of accomplishment on her face. She said she'll never wait at a company or privately owned shop again for something that simple.

 

I might be taking this wrong (there's a second time for everything I reckon), but the way I'm taking it the above post displays a piss poor attitude IMO.

If I am wrong for the 2nd time, my apologies in advance.

 

I have used the Manuel a few times also. Good information but sometimes hard to understand...





Heheheheee

Mikeeee

 

Someone else might try looking, but I didn't see any adjustment screws on my truck, might have the shop look at it make sure something isn't broken.

 

Hey RH don't sweat the criticism. Just take a look and you'll be surprised how easy it is. People's just sound harsh when written.

 

Only you, Mess, could get twenty five responses in twelve hours, on a headlight thread!

I'm not familiar with the Cascadia, but the adjustment screws/knobs are normally behind the mud cover you have to remove to access the back of the headlight shell. They should be fairly obvious. Good luck!

 

I found this:

I have a 2009 and I don't recall seeing anything like that. I will check later today or tomorrow when I get back near the truck.

Mikeeee

 

OH, and an extra headlight bulb or two is a good thing to have in the tool box. They just twist in and out. Super easy to change.

You can run without a marker light, but having an eyeball out is so obvious....

Mikeeee

 

OK, so much to say here, so little time right now, but here goes anyway:

Darlin', if we didn't love ya, we wouldn't pick on you. In fact, we'ed probably just ignore you. So don't get yer panties in a wad, don't get yer blood pressure up, don't get yer feeliers hurted.

Doesn't really matter WHOSE "job" it is. YOU are the one driving that thing, and you are responsible for keeping it in good shape. Shop folks often have a problem with driver's attitude, just as we often have a problem with shop weenie's attitude. The ideal of course, is that everyone work together and show mutual respect. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE REAL WORLD, THIS IS JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

There are things you need to learn to do, for self preservation. No reason at all why you shouldn't do them. Most of the time, for a simple adjustment like this, your company doesn't even need to get involved, therefore there won't be any of the BS about "the company won't allow the driver to touch anything on their truck." Screw that, YOU are the one running this thing down the road. You have to learn to do what needs to be done. Within reason, of course. . .

Honey, most of us boys, and most of you girls as well, would have gone ahead and done it themselves by now.

And other simple fixes such as changing glad hand seals, and even glad hands themselves. Yeah, they do get screwed up and have to be replaced sometimes. The more you know, the more you can do, the more value you are as a driver. If not to your current company, at least to yourself and your future.

Every new driver should learn from the above post. The first time you have a shop do these simple fixes for you, have them show you what they are doing, so that the next time, you can just do it, and get on down the road.

Everytime your truck is stuck in the shop for a minor repair that you could do yourself, you are wasting money. BOTH your's and your company's. It's not so much the cost of the repair, it is the cost of the down time.

I'm afraid that you do have a bit of an attitude problem going here. Being a truck driver, involves a whole lot more than just driving a truck.

Not if you learn to speak his language.