Air brake issue
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Chebbydriver7195, Mar 30, 2019.
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Sorry, thought you were talking about brakes, not sure how to cancel a post,,,Bean Jr. and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
If I remember correctly without bothering to look it up! 10% allowed which is 1 brake end. 20 % (2) is not allowed. Also learned from DOT. that doesn’t apply to a steer brake, After being put out of service for one having more than 1.75” of travel. I tried to argue politely that it was within 2” and only 1 brake. Got a good education that day. I had just put those brakes on also. He commented that I needed to learn how to properly adjust brakes. Lol Either way I was put out of service, adjusted brakes and took off. Now I no longer back the steers off as much, maybe just a pinch more than the others.
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Often people pull on the airlines when hooking and unhooking them - and they break them. Sometimes they may seem OK when they are actually leaking, but going down the road and making turns pulling and stretching them out opens the leak more and dropping the air pressure faster.
Some times they are simply not aligned and connected properly. Other times it is a seal on the trailer or the tractor, or both, that needs to be replaced (always carry extra).
Air leaks in trucks are like water leaks in houses - they can be hard to find the source and it takes time.
If you have an air leak and can't find it and fix it yourself then get it to a shop ASAP before you wind up stuck on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.
The "Hot Load" thing is a thing that will bite you in the backside. To me --- and others may disagree --- there is No Such Thing as a hot load. They are all just loads to haul as quickly and efficiently as you SAFELY can haul them.
The hot load mentality is a creation of ignorant dispatchers, pushy shippers, and greedy brokers.
The point is - take the time to do it right and do it safely every time and don't let other people pressure and push you to try and make impossible schedules that THEY created.peterd, Bean Jr., Truckermania and 2 others Thank this. -
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Watching the mechanic with all the proper tools, having the typical difficulties, I was glad to pay and well worth it also. They can be a pita
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