Driving on a Flat Tire ??????

Maybe they didn;'t realize it, I have blown tires before on the road and not known until someone told me

 

I blew a tire in Texas around 11pm; next service repair facility was 90 miles away. Got out inspected my trailer and everything was fine I drove off. I stopped at TA (my biggest mistake) the mechanic showed me my options on used tires. I chose a Michelin 24.5 with about 50% life left. This one got me about 150 Miles down the road. Looking at my rearview mirror I noticed sparks. Pulled over, to my amazement the replacement tire was down its' cords no rubber at all. WTF? Drove about 15 miles to another TA facility. Explained my situation. Pulled the truck in and 2 minutes later I was told that the replacement tire was a low profile. WTF? Not covered by TA warranty. Looked at my bill and it showed 1 used 24.5 75 however stamped on tire was 285/75 R24.5
They would not replace the tire under warranty because they said it was my fault. After a heated discussion and with a few mentions of calling DOT for having their class A certified mechanic install the wrong size tire. They happily gave me another used tire at no charge.

300miles later my maxi blew, the tire did some damage to the maxi. My wheels locked up and now both tires were flat spotted. Of course I could not go back to TA for this.

Going back to the original post, yes we do drive with blown tires. Depending on the blowout and where it is we could drive for hundred of miles until we notice or someone tells us.

 

I blew a tire on my trailer and it was 1 am in the mourning and i was on a back road that was pitch black and I didnt think it would be safe for me to stay there and I kept on moving until I got to the 1st truck stop.

 

Some companies are dumb like the local i was working for...
i was in ohio gettin a load of coal, i noticed after i tarped my load that i had a flat tire on the trailer rear axle right side inside tire, it was completly off the rim,not sure when it happened, it was ok earlier that morning. anyways called the boss he told me to "run it" and that was it there was no other questions or answers for that matter. so i didnt have a choice, so i ran it. i made it into maryland on 68 coming up on the east bound coup i guess it was about 5 miles before the scale, i looked back and well i seen rubber flying it was bad, nothing i could do about it. of course it was on the passenger side right in front of the scale house. and mostly everyone gets to scale hardly any green arrows, i pulledup on the scales 78,xxx and i sat there and sat there seamed like forever i thought for sure they were gonna notice it...nope got the green light and i stood on it got on down the mountain into cumberland md but yeah its not all the drivers fault i guess its what im trying say

 

Isn't that what duals are for??

 

im goin to chime in here there have been several times i woke up late and forgot to do a dot inspection flagged it and said well im only about 60miles or so away better get there and do it there while unloading. Were all guilty of it no one is perfect but i know this in 10yrs ive always known if something was wrong when i was driving cause either didnt feel right in the lane or i just had a bad feeling most of the time i was right when i said ya this tire is getting ready to blow. Im a great driver and i would put my skill up for anyone to test me thats for sure. Im sure we all have those fat drivers 300-400lb er cut in front of us in line,dont wipe the toilet seat or there butt after using the toilet slow us up so we dont have time to do anything but haul butt. Drivers use the right lane if your doing anything less then 65mph please!!!!

 

WTH.......

 

Depends where you are and LEO. Got pulled over random a month ago, turns out I had slow leaking valve stem, he put me oos as tire pressure was almost zero but due to location he let me drive over 50 miles to next station. Gave me his card and said if I get pulled over between here and there for them to call him. He was very cool. Even hand wrote oos on paper so it wasnt entered in system that way.

 

[h=3]§ 396.7(b) Exemption. Any motor vehicle discovered to be in an unsafe condition while being operated on the highway may be continued in operation only to the nearest place where repairs can safely be effected. Such operation shall be conducted only if it is less hazardous to the public than to permit the vehicle to remain on the highway.[/h]
In other words, when that tire blows out going down the road, you are NOT required to stop right then and there. I flat out REFUSE to endanger the life of the guy called out to change that tire by stopping on the shoulder of the highway with traffic flying by at 70+ just inches from where he's trying to work. I find a SAFE place to stop, away from traffic...exit ramp (I usually go to the top of the ramp, then cross over onto the get-on ramp...traffic is usually slower and more attentive on that side), empty parking lot, etc. If I know there is a tire shop within a reasonable distance, I go there. If it is an outside tire AND it is flapping or coming apart, I will usually try to find an acceptable place to single it out before proceeding to a SAFE place. The regulations ABSOLUTELY allow for this to happen, because the regulations are there to promote safety. This is a perfect example of why drivers need to know the regulations, because there are certain enforcement officers who like to ignore this particular regulation and will cite you for the other one that this regulation temporarily exempts you from. Of course a scale house will put you OOS because their facility IS a "safe place" to have the repair made, so you cannot claim this exemption to get through the scales to your preferred safe place. This also doesn't allow you to drive 100 miles to a shop...only to the nearest "safe" place, which is usually the next place to safely exit/park/get away from traffic.

 

When I got shut down at the Terrell, TX scale during blitz week, they told me had the tire been blown (no tread), they would have escorted me to the TA. But since the tire had 99% of it's tread intact, I was OOS.