Buddy was canned for dropping a trailer, but he didn't actually couple it.

Things do take common since and you don't need have someone there to hold your hand to make sure it's done right.

 

Really??

If this is truly a question, our industry is in deep trouble!!

 

That's right because I wont think twice about pulling your pin if you would have cut me off or did some other stupid move around me, and I just happened to catch up to you at the fuel islands..👹👹👹

 

lol you just never know do you? Especially given the 'quality' drivers some companies are putting on the road.

In all seriousness though, once something like that becomes ingrained and a routine and habit it becomes 2nd nature, whether you need to do it or not.....which in this case and on this subject, probably isn't a bad thing.

 

^^^^^^
This.

Maybe it's just the Eagle Scout in me, but everytime I leave the house (working or not) I have my EDC bag. I carry 2 different lights(one in a holster on my belt), a multitool (Leatherman),2 knives (one in pocket), my firearm (yes, I have a carry permit), 3 means of making a fire, a FAK (first aid kit) that can handle anything from a booboo to a GSW or sucking chest wound (not for everyone-but if you're trained why not?), about 30' of paracord, maybe 10' or so of Gorilla Tape wrapped around a business card, vitamins/meds for at least 3 days, and much more. You really should be able to survive a minimum of 3 days in an emergency (I also have a cooler with at least 6 bottles of water)


I also have a separate tool bag, but won't bore you with the contents....



Oh yeah, on topic- always check visually no matter what your tug test felt like.....

 

I truly hope you are not such a huge POS that you would actually do this and possibly kill someone for a traffic slight.

if you cant handle all the stupid crap that 4wheelers and a disturbingly large number of truck drivers do on the road, I'd suggest a career change

 

I think you missed the tongue in cheek sarcasm there he was making about my comment referring to tugging on the pin even after stopping in the fuel island when it really isn't necessary lol

that's how I read it anyway. I hope I wasn't wrong.

 

lol, id have to agree with you jeepnut, especially the part about "disturbingly large number of truck drivers..."

Has anyone ever actually checked their 5th wheel after a break or fuel up and seen the release arm has been pulled by some nutjob?

 

I only ask because I check my fifth wheel for tampering.

 

I agree with everyone else here that the driver should have done his pre-trip correctly, he would have likely caught the problem. But I have to take a bit of exception to the statement "He also shouldn't be in a habit of letting other people do his work for him."

There are instances where someone else hooks up for a driver. Particularly on line haul. Our shop went home no later than 1900, come hell or high water. We had line haul drivers leaving well after that. To catch any mechanical problems that came up, they had day drivers hooking and pre-tripping these sets for the line haul guys. That way, if there was a problem with a trailer, the shop could deal with it, before going for their Miller Time.

HOWEVER, that did not mean that the line haul drivers were not responsible for doing their own pre-trip inspections before leaving the yard.