My trailer has been hit 4 times in 2 years, WTH

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by scoobertdoo, Jan 25, 2023.

  1. The Railsplitter

    The Railsplitter Medium Load Member

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    I never liked parking at the end of a row with trucks coming round, that wasn't a good place to be... but even in the middle of a row of parking spaces, some (generally newer) drivers forget where their wagon sliders are positioned and the trailer swing manages to clip some other rig. I learned about trailer swing early on when I barely clipped some other hand's mirror as I eased out of a fairly tight slot in the Northeast... luckily, there was no damage, and the guy was cool about it, my trailer just bumped the mirror at very low speed. Still, it was a wake-up call, and drivers just starting out should be aware of trailer swing . :confused:

    P.S. Hey, OP, I think they like your truck, lol... ;)
     
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  3. diesel guy454

    diesel guy454 Medium Load Member

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    Have you seen some of the people these companies hire?
     
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  4. Ffx95

    Ffx95 Road Train Member

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    Park somewhere where the spots next to you are easy to get in.
     
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  5. ducnut

    ducnut Road Train Member

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    You should see what happens to trailers in auto manufacturing plants. When it’s dark and there MIGHT be a foot of room on each side, trailers get hit.

    I park across from the Love’s and not IN the Love’s, for a reason. I’ve lost two hoods, in my career.

    If one is ordering a new trailer, spec upper and lower rub rails. They’ll save the skin. This is the best setup I’ve ever seen. Though, I’d do a full-length upper rail, too. And, these guys haul car parts.
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  6. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    those are slick, i ain't never seen them..would be costly however for a large company, but right in line for an o/o to spec out.

    yes.. apply them all the way along the side of the trailer at the top, makes very good sense.
     
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  7. ducnut

    ducnut Road Train Member

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    Not costly at all versus the amount of damage. You can’t imagine how much damage repair our shops perform. Yet, we don’t have this rub rail system; we only have a lower rail. This means the shops are constantly repairing/replacing front corners, where they wouldn’t have to. It’s silly.
     
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  8. ducnut

    ducnut Road Train Member

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    See those corners that stick out? Those poke holes right into the top corner of an adjacent trailer. That’s the most frequent damage we see and a PITA to repair. Unfortunately, most drivers never look up there, during their pre-trip, which means water intrusion and rust/corrosion of raw parts.
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  9. scoobertdoo

    scoobertdoo Road Train Member

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    I think an aluminum T chanel would be better.

    They damage their own trailer, and not yours :)
     
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  10. ducnut

    ducnut Road Train Member

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    The clowns would catch it from the end and peel it right off. See that lower protrusion in the above pic? This is what that piece does to rub rails. Like a can opener. The bullnose casting is lying somewhere around the property. I didn’t see it.
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  11. Mnmover99

    Mnmover99 Light Load Member

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    The 53 foot spread axle flatbeds that some companies have like Melton have more tail swing and I seen a flatbed hit another truck parked next to it in a truck stop. BEWARE when parking next to these.
     
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