1 hour to unhook fifth wheel pin

Its likely listed on page 34 of the 60 page booklet "THINGS YOU NEED TO DO TO SURVIVE AS A TRUCKER BUT NOT GET PAID FOR "

 

I learned to quit doing extra favors with my last company because the owner who I fought with alot about his crap still would'nt get my issues fixed at his shop.People like that deserves to lose money by having things fixed on the road.He paid poverty so I refused to fix anything unless he paid me what a mechanic charges.

 

We did have a driver who I swear had no driving exp.How do you damage the bolt on the fifth wheel unless he tried to kook up and went over the king pin and tried to move his trk forward and hit the bolt on the king pin he bent it all to heck.Hes done a few costly things which is why hes no longer there.

 

Someone should have taught him.

 

I just got rid of 1 with lots of EXPERIENCE , but he just started damaging equipment and not giving a CRAP about everything & anything.

 

When you get union scale wages I don't care if takes all day. When your a lowboy driver that's what you do,throw chains all day long.

 

i always set the trailer. reverse the truck then park the brake.

a lot of times the kinpin is under pressure.from the forward motion. gets annoying to climb out and not be able to pull the handle. revers the truck just a smidge takes the pressure off the kingpin so the handle can be pulled. the forward motion might be a safety feature that none of us know about either. gaurantee that the lock stays locked when driving down the road.

once in a blue moon though. i do have to pull truck forward instead of back.