Swift at it again.....

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Cat sdp, Jan 22, 2020.

  1. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    Finally got it to play. Man that is just careless
     
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  3. jammer910Z

    jammer910Z Road Train Member

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    I don't have it either.
    No Facebook.
    No Instagram.
    No Periscope.
    No Twitter.
    No Nuttin'.

    Just TTR. Life is generally peaceful.
     
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  4. Hazmat Cat

    Hazmat Cat Medium Load Member

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    Awww dang, what a day
     
  5. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Me too.

    And everything written by me is from my computer when I am shut down for the night.


    (Brought to you by the Asus ROG gaming laptop that I seldom play games on...)
     
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  6. rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    I did that once but I managed to crank it up and rehook. After that a tug test wasn't enough for me. I stuck my head under and looked to make sure the jaws were locked.
     
  7. dedrouteCO

    dedrouteCO Medium Load Member

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    He stopped before it slid all the way off onto the ground. Give this man a raise.
     
  8. MGE Dawn

    MGE Dawn Road Train Member

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    Only time I did that, I didn't even get THAT far. I saw the #### thing slip to the side on my iced-up 5th wheel, and then stopped and called my driver manager... only thing that got damaged was my pride
     
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  9. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    I don't know how many times, when I look, that the jaws were only half way closed.
    A tug test will seem good, when it's not actually good to go.
    I always bend over and look.
     
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  10. jdimes

    jdimes Medium Load Member

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    I visually check after hooking up and throughout the course of the day I do a tug and a visual check, once saw a guy up in Missouri parked at a Walmart come out and someone had pulled the release while the truck was parked driver got in started up pulled off got a few feet and wham dropped the trailer
     
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  11. FerrissWheel

    FerrissWheel Road Train Member

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    I started checking after i had one that didn't click just right. Sure enough it was half hooked.

    Probably had 5 or 6 in the last 5 years that came up half hook. I always crawled under ever since.
     
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