this is nuts

Yes I agree 100%,,CYA,cause they will be covering their own arses.
And when the CSA2010 comes into full effect,,think what that lil ticket might get ya.enough points to put you over the top and,, bye bye CDL's.
I'd take my chances of noting it on the Qualcomm,,CYA

 

Your daily log vehicle inspection will cover your butt.

All that talk about QC.................try and get a copy !!!!!!

I believe it may take a court order and some cashola !!!!!

 

Yes it does take a court order but in the event of an issue your atty can request this.....it will verify your side of the story as well as the company side of the story. Thats better than what you write in your log book, in my opinion...

 

What bothers me about such postings of problems, aside from the obvious, is that we are left not knowing which company is showing such disregard for the driver, not even a clue or a hint...

 

I agree. Tell them, "This trailer ain't moving until it is fixed!"

 

Normally you could let it ride and let the company pay your ticket however with the new CSA stuff you would probably be issued points on your license. This would be the only reason I would fix it and get reimbursed. I wouldn't want the points on my license.

 

Your pre-trip inspection will not cover your butt.
That is a myth.
All it is saying is that you know about the issue and you are running anyway. So basically you are even more at fault than if you did not admit to knowing about the issue.
Also, you having that on your inspection does not mean the company knows about it. All inspections are due to be turned in within 9 days to the company. So you can say they are at fault when they did not know about it for possibly 9 days?
Yes, he can show that he told them, if he has a qualcom, but he is the one ultimately responsible for getting known defects fixed.

Check all pigtail connections. Both where they join between the truck and the trailer and under the trailer. Many times the fix is easy.
I have seen many where they will have lights on the front and not the back, this will pinpoint where the loose connection is.
Otherwise it could be a loose ground all the way back at the main box. But this will make your flashers not work either in most cases.

Is it effecting your trucks running lights? This can occur when you have a short on the trailer.

 

Isn't that an OOS violation ??????