Semi truck out-of-service after CHP finds 'serious defect' on fifth wheel plate
Tennessee troopers provide a peek at 'multiple critical safety violations' discovered during commercial vehicle inspection
I’ve heard of cracks in fifth wheels but this is the first time I’ve heard of anyone actually putting a hole in one!
Safety Defects
Discussion in 'Other News' started by mjd4277, Mar 24, 2026 at 9:20 AM.
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Wow! Gotta be trying hard to put a hole in the 5th wheel.
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Dahm these leaking differential outlaw MF'ers.
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I've seen long dents in the fifth wheel from people missing, deep ones
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I know we had one driver that had one that cracked down the middle but that was a manufacturer defect.Numb Thanks this.
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Full throttle back until you can make a bang sound heard for miles. Oh wait. Stop and check to see if trailer nose and fifth wheel plate are at matching height first? No way. Cdl school taught me all trailers sit at same height and ram it in so’s it don’ts fall off later.
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That being said I wonder if the king pin that went thru it is still connected to the trailer?
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