Equipment issues/when to refuse equipment

I've always just fixed the little stuff myself. Doesn't take long to replace a light or to wire in a new pigtail on a tail light.

No excuse for brakes being out of adjustment either. Checking that is supposed to be part of the daily pretrip.

 

What issues and be specific.

 

I don't know.

Last year I picked up a trailer and blew a tire. Spent half a day sitting at a Loves getting it fixed and the mudflap bracket repaired and replaced. I finally made the delivery on that trailer and picked up another preloaded trailer. A few hours down the road blew a tire on THAT trailer and spent yet another half-day at a Loves getting the same things repaired on the new trailer.

So never underestimate how bad things can go.

 

How are the trucks assigned? Is it completely up to someone else or is it more of a first come first serve situation where stragglers get whatever's left after the early birds take their pick? If it's the former, you may want to speak with someone in authority. I'm sure safety would agree that the better trucks should be assigned to the longer runs. If it's the latter, have you tried getting in earlier so there are more options?

 

So what is your plan to leave this job? This company is not going to buy a bunch of new trucks. Once you get DOT violations you are less desirable to be hired in a market that is very slow. Staying until you get a violation just converts their problem into your problem. What's your plan? Make a plan. Hope is not a plan.

 

Sounds like the rail biz,,,

 

This is one of the reasons I became an OO. Just to keep my stuff right. If you haul for decent tanker company. Their equipment is usually good.

 

Me too. I got tired of company junk and wanted better equipment to drive. I bit off way more than I could chew,,