I drive on a dedicated account with about 30 drivers. Most of our trailers you have to check and air up the tires yourself but in the last year we have gotten a few of those ones that auto inflate.
They were nice at first. The last two times I was assigned I was assigned one of these new trailers I had a blowout after less than a hundred miles. That is twice in a row, no exaggeration.
Today I had one of these trailers again and soon as I start the thing up I hear the Low Air Alarm going off. So I get out trying to find which tire is bad but hard to do since you cannot really gauge any of them without removing the air lines installed. Finally found a bolt stuck in one and go to get it repaired.
After about two hours it is all fixed and I roll out of the shop only to hear the alarm going off again and come to find out another trailer tire is also bad and so I just drive right back around to the entrance again and start the whole thing over again.
I have not had a blowout on a regular tire for at least two years. I have seen plenty of times where the alarm is going off and the driver just waits for the tire to fill up and them drives off, that is likely why every time I get one of these trailers something is going to be messed up about it.
Does anyone else prefer manually airing up their trailer tires instead of the auto inflating ones?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by A Bug, Sep 14, 2016.
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No kidding. I'm a no nonsense type driver. Not one of these "captain pretrip" type fellas you see on here. Nail in the tire? Let that auto inflate pump that tire up and let's roll. What the problem is? It's not going to deflate. Them wheels ain't turnin I ain't earnin
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