A friend of mine sent me this picture. I asked him if its loaded, he said yes. I asked with what? He said liquids. I asked if he tapped the area with a rubber mallet. He said yah the frame wobbles and the sound echoes. I said don't take that trailer. He said its a forced dispatch. And I said, drive carefully and take it to the nearest weigh station, tell the dot your hauling death ;D
http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t478/Mistersir1970/Mobile Uploads/image_zps4469b46d.jpg
Ok for the people that don't get the type of damage. You never ever want to haul a trailer like this. The center point is damaged and is probably broken. The nuts inside are probably misplaced and thats definetly not going to stop a load shift, but the load will bust out. The dented frame wobbling and metal sound echoing means that, that area in the frame is misplaced.
Same thing with dents on the corners of the bulk head. You have to look at the trailer to see if the top frame is leaning back. If its leaning back, then the bottom bulk head screws are loose. Can you haul a trailer like this? Of course you can, but you'll be surprised when you drive for about 20 miles, look at your mirror and see that your hauling a flat bed instead ;D.
Booby trap on a trailer, can you picture the accident?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by iceman32, Feb 1, 2015.
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Don't haul it at all...
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It's never a forced dispatch if your pre-trip inspection uncovers safety issues.
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Forced dispatch doesn't matter when it comes to unsafe equipment. Anything happens he will be held responsible for knowingly using unsafe equipment. Document ever little thing with that trailer, including trailer #, vin #, license plate, BOL or seal #, etc... And take pictures along with all defects and then report it to safety as to why you are refusing unsafe equipment. Any retaliation for refusing to use unsafe equipment, such as penalties/termination, can have legal consequences for the company.
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Since when are scratches in the side of a trailer a safety issue? If that was the case, every trailer on the road would be put OOS.
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wore out Thanks this.
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I guess the picture isn't enough for me. I tried to blow it up but still couldn't see but the crease on the wall
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much ado about nothing
not every trailer is brand new
drivers like the law as long as it is in their favor
care nothing about getting it done
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