Attention USA Drivers!

As usual you dance around the question.Again I asked what do think about drivers that drive for us and drop trailers that are not DOT compliant and falsify their logs in doing so?

 

I think that USA has a lot of new drivers that unknowingly drop non-compliant equipment such as the brake problem the previous poster is describing here.

 

Your an experienced driver though,and you have stated that you yourself do that,rememeber you take your lights out and put the old non working ones in,your not a new driver ,stop me when I start posting things that are untrue that you have stated to be facts,i can go dig through the post and reply with quotes as you so like to do.Again ,I just wanted to know you felt about people that do their job half ---,

 

reycer keep doing what your doing,its our job as fellow drivers to leave trailers legal for the next guy despite what others on here think and have posted.

 

Lol, that was all made up with the intent of starting an argument.

 

I doubt it

 

I think it is easy to say out-of-array trailers are thieves of our income. I believe about 50% of what I hook to qualifies as a crap trailer and needing repair. That promotes attitude with tentacles reaching every direction. It tests not only our income but our will for employment here. Personally, I once was extraordinary in having repairs made. I now find myself attempting to repair or pseudo-repair trailers - plastic straw shims, steel wool brushing connectors, etc. I still report the trailer but unless I take a strong initiative for an immediate repair, USA can lay down on the problem. For instance, Tuesday, I had a trailer with poor electrical connectivity to the tractor. I reported having no lights but began improvising for a solution. Plastic straw and steel wool made temporary resolve. USA gave me an address and phone number which had no response when called. But when USA learned I had the unit rolling with lights it was forgotten until I reminded them three days later. I never circumvent crucial repairs - brakes, tires and full lighting, but evidently many do. We find errant trailers every day in great numbers.

USA should take the lead instead of a minority collection of drivers. Offer downtime pay, create trailer repair possee's at drop yards and terminals... make it evident they are lending genuine effort to the problem. I intend to make a decision on my stay with USA in about 12 months. For the while, crap trailers and unnecessary phone time are my greatest complaints. Step up USA and be a part in the solution instead of part of the problem.

 

fully agreed that we should be compensated and they should take the iniative on that.I am like you,things like that do not stop me from getting necessary repairs done.CSA score affects my decision more than what income I may or may not lose.I get busted and ticketed for DOT issues on trailers my score is affected and as we all know that score can affect your employment here or elsewhere and affect a person financially long term also

 

There's where you are wrong. It is up to the next driver to not take the equipment out if it's illegal. It is not my job to fix your trailer. All of the equipment has issues that bother different drivers. Some issues bother some drivers. Some issues don't. If you have a problem with a trailer, fix it. The driver before you won't get the ticket if your caught.

 

hey sir I think you did not read my post correctly,my post states I do get things fixed and I do leave them 100 percent legal for the next driver,what part am I wrong in doing so?