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Questions for a trailer tech?

Discussion in 'Swift' started by 1nonly, Mar 9, 2018.

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  1. Mar 18, 2018 #11
    Alluem

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    How far are you from a terminal? Request that they t call the load and get your inspection and get out of there.
     
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  3. Mar 18, 2018 #12
    Getsinyourblood

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    @1nonly
    Let's say you pull into a Scale House and get inspected.
    The inspector finds your ABS light on the trailer is inoperative.
    How serious a violation is this?
    Out of Service? Ticket? Warning? Nothing?
     
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  4. Mar 18, 2018 #13
    1nonly

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    Depends on the officer. That's the best answer I can give. It wouldn't be nothing, but it could be any of the other options you listed. We techs take it seriously anytime we see it and get it working. This is not something I would ever overlook, regardless of how busy I am, and I don't recommend a driver overlook it, either.
     
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  5. Mar 18, 2018 #14
    Moosetek13

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    Shafter, CA is nowhere near a terminal, so... It delivers tomorrow morning, in any case.

    I turned down a next load explaining about the needed inspection. I was sent another pplan and as soon as I responded to it, it was removed. Then my PTA was set for 2357. Less than 2 seconds after I responded, so it was already being sent.
    Fine by me, as they were crappy loads.

    So now it is on them. Get me to some place I can get the inspection, or the truck sits idle.
     
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  7. Mar 28, 2018 #15
    1nonly

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    We have a new PM system in place that is more detailed than the old inspection we were doing. One of the items on the new checklist is looking for the 40' tandem decal. I thought of you, @Moosetek13 - since it's now a part of a PM, within 6 months every trailer should have that decal on it.
     
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  8. Mar 28, 2018 #16
    A21CAV

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    Be sure you're measuring from the trailer door frame and not the taillight guard. I was fortunate that, on a CA DOT inspection, they let me move my tandems one hole.

    Drivers, if your trailer isn't labeled and you don't have a tape measure (shame on you), remember a dollar bill, or a 5,10,20,50,100, is a bit more than 6 inches. Twenty bill lengths will be close enough to 10 feet which will get you to the right tandem position.

    Frank
     
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  9. Mar 28, 2018 #17
    Moosetek13

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    That will be nice.

    I also noticed my last bit inspection took longer than what I have been used to, because the tech did a better job.
    Was it just him, or has the inspection level been raised?
     
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  10. Mar 29, 2018 #18
    1nonly

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    It is company wide, I've been informed. There is a big focus on preventative maintenance right now. The end goal is fewer road calls and fewer trips to the shop between services.

    I like it. This will be a great thing for the company all around. The only issue is the lack of techs I mentioned in an earlier post. They are increasing our workload without increasing our workforce.
     
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  11. Mar 29, 2018 #19
    MysticHZ

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    So how versed are you on air ride trailers? What's the vent tube on the tandem release valve for and what would cause it to continually vent?
     
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  12. Mar 30, 2018 #20
    1nonly

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    I've worked on air ride once, so not well versed at all. Without looking at your trailer, I couldn't tell ya. My guess would be it's a quick-release valve and its stuck open. That is purely a guess, though.
     
    1nonly, Mar 30, 2018
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