Do not use t.a tuckstops!!!!

The author of this thread was very forthcoming about a bad experience he had, and I believe it really happened to him. He posts here and immediately gets mauled by a bunch of vicious nay sayers who imply that there must be some sort of conspiracy.

I have seen a lube shop forget to put oil in a new car going into it's first oil change and that's all that shop does is change oil. It can and does happen.

It's a small wonder why people are afraid to come here and post about things regarding life on the road. Why don't you people get off your high horse and realize that things happen, and if you don't believe it then good for you, move on.

 

I work in a TA part time. Now, I actually made a post about TA and I dont agree with a lot of the shop operation..

However, the key on the mirror is a sure thing. If they arent doing it, they should be. Personally, I almost NEVER start a drivers truck for any reason. If I cant drive it, I dont want to be in it. When the driver starts it I tell him to watch for it to build oil pressure. If it doesnt, shut it off immediately. Then I check and top oil.

If there is an air leak, 99% of the time I can find a schrader valve to fill the system and listen for the leak. In that 1% chance I cannot, I will ask the driver to start/operate the truck for me to make it leak. If they are not willing to stay in the shop I can start their truck but would rather not.

I am not afraid of starting a truck.. But I very much dislike working for drivers who need to throw a hissy fit when you look at their truck the wrong way. Id rather not do anything to the truck other than get it fixed and get it out. I have actually gotten to the point with drivers that if they want to cry about how I am working they can leave and do their own work. If you want it fixed, and fixed right, I will do it. If you want to tell me how to fix it, ill put my tools away and you can fix it yourself.

 

I've gotten PM work done by TA and Petro for many years, and I have learned to stay with the truck to watch for little screw ups (and I have caught a few). But they have always had me start the engine, and always showed me where the oil level was on the dipstick. Between that and the low oil shutdown protection on any engine built in the last 20 years, I wonder what happened, and more importantly where was the driver?

 

The bottom line is, if the companies and the drivers dont like TA's and other like shops.. Dont go to them. Do your own work in your own shops.

There could be many reasons his truck is messed up. It could be a shop accident.. there could have been something wrong with the truck that coincidentally happened at that time.

I have seen some truck engines started and run without oil for a few seconds and shut off, filled like they should have been and run fine. I have seen other engines started and immediately blown up. As its been stated... Only the people in the shop know what happened. The great thing about large companies is they have people to fight these problems for them.

 

Swift, JB Hunt, CRST, Werner, CRE, 99.9% of lease purchase deals, Most thing's endorsed by Kevin Rutherford Drivers have been screaming on here and other forums on the cb for years and for every driver you get to stay away there are a hundred more waiting to take there place. Sorry for you loss and good luck with your case.

 

Lol you let a solo driver run up to 6k a week?