Blown tire: how far do you think I can drive?

a hot tire is to be removed and placed a distance from the truck till it cools according to dot

 

Most of the time it is not in one hole peace. But in many pieces and/or exploded in one big bang with rubber flying ever where. I know one time on a friends semi the inner tire blew in a big bang and ripped off the hole aluminum rear fender clean off the truck. Your not going to know if the tire is hot till you see smoke or it blows unless you stop and check it at every stop(most drivers do not do that at all)

 

When I was following my neighbor on night on the interstate, I thought I saw sparks from under his trailer tire. got on the c.b. & got closer, not sure what is was. it was the steel belt/wire hitting the ground. drove 50m.p.h. to a truck stop 8 miles away & we both parked til the shop opened in the a.m. the sparks could not be seen from the driver, or he could not see them. from my view, they were only visible from behind & only right at the tie/pavement point of contact.

 

Glad you made it. Think about the conseqences in the worst case senario, out of balance axle due to flat tire could over heat wheel bearings to flame, second tire could blow out, center axle could throw a lot of debris under trl damaging brake components
You used up a lot of your luck on this ride. Late delivery due to mechanical failure does not reflect on you.

Why is your company running recaps on haz-mat?????

 

Especially with a load of fuel. A flat tire is an OOS violation.

 

Really? What other fairy tales do you know?

 

Running caps on hazmat is no problem. I ran them on my trailer, hauling 1.1 explosives, for years.

 

last i checked diesel wasn't explosive. and they teach you that in truck driver school. gas is explosive, diesel requires combustion.

depends on the load but most often then not. i'll LIMP to a shop. average road call runs $400. more if your out in the middle of nowhere. on top of a tire.

i was out on a back road in missouri when i stopped for a drink. came out and one drive had a nice gash. not one truck bothered to say anything on the cb.

turned on the hazards, went down the road. had two cops go the opposite way that never bothered me. jumped on the highway and proceeded 50 miles to a shop.

 

Nope, not expolsive, but definately flammable. Getting caught limping, by a cop, can be much more expensive then calling a tire truck. Besides, that road call is tax deductible, the fine for the citation is not and there are no CSA points attached to the road call.

 

Some of you guys are amazing. If its not slinging rubber drive it, just take it easy. Apparently none of you nervous drivers are O/O, when your paying the bills you do things differently. The weight doesn't mean anything because the axle weights are almost identical to an 80k 5-axle truck. I swear some of you guys would call for roadside assistance for a wiper blade. Always scared of the DOT.