Really? You must work for a company where all trailer tires are at 110 psi cold. At my company about 1 in 50 drivers does a actual pre trip inspection using a tire thumper, so when I thump a trailer's tires next to mine, it's not so much to help someone else as it is me. We don't have mechanics around at 3 am when I'm leaving so if I can catch it early, I will have it fixed before I get stuck with it being flat the next day. But by all means, I won't touch your equipment, especially since there's probably a 1 in a million chance we work for the same company.
What are some of the unwritten rules among truckers?
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I'm not going to thump a different company's tires. I like to see people get nailed for not doing their job. I told a driver at a Love's truck stop the other day he looked like he had a flat off the rim, instead of getting it fixed at the Love's he said ok, I will get it fixed later on. At that point, I hoped he got pulled over for a DOT inspection within the next five miles of leaving there.
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You're right, I did make a broad generalized statement in that regard. If I notice something wrong with another truck or trailer, regardless of company affiliation, I mention it to them but I certainty won't do their job for them. I don't get paid enough to do all the stuff I do at my own job.
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That is a direct result of new drivers being qualified by the big companies as trainers.
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Talk about wet behind the ears.
No way would I ever touch another drivers equipment.
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As I previously stated, I don't touch other companies equipment. I do however believe in mentioning something I see wrong in passing since most people today don't know the difference in a brake chamber from an airbag. If that makes me wet behind the ears, so be it. I will be one potential ear infection for the rest of my life.
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