Cracked trailer bumper.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Mototom, Feb 15, 2020.

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  1. Feb 15, 2020 #11
    dibstr

    dibstr Road Train Member

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    I looked it up in the CVSA North American Standard Out Of Service Criteria manual. It is not an OOS violation, in fact it’s not even mentioned in the manual.
     
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  3. Feb 15, 2020 #12
    PE_T

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  4. Feb 16, 2020 #13
    magoo68

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    Looks like a good spot to wipe the mud off your boots till you can write it up for repairs..
     
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  5. Feb 16, 2020 #14
    mpd240

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    some people are problem solvers and get things done. And others put barriers in their own way.
     
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  7. Feb 16, 2020 #15
    Mototom

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    Or perhaps I have no desire to get a fine or put out of service if I have an inspection. Not only that but this being a drop and hook means after I deliver it, it would be another drivers problem Until it came back with “why didn’t you report this damage”.
    I make due and improvise to keep rolling on anything that won’t cost me money or possibly hit my DAC.
    Edit:I work for a mega so I don’t have the luxury of ignoring damage to a trailer because there’s always a chance I could be held responsible for it if I don’t report it. I’ve patched holes myself (trailer repair tape for big holes and flex seal for pin holes/seams) however I don’t have a welder (or I’d run a bead)
     
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  8. Feb 16, 2020 #16
    dosgatos

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    When you drop it send a macro to maintenance.
     
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  9. Feb 16, 2020 #17
    buddyd157

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    those cracks are no where close to being halfway across.

    drive on.
     
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  10. Feb 16, 2020 #18
    PE_T

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    That could be a problem because now they’ll want you to take the trailer to a shop. Fleet trailers have so many problems, and you’ll be in the shop every week. Hahaha. Yeah, I know. Time to move on to another fleet.
     
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  11. Feb 16, 2020 #19
    Mototom

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    Not my choice. After sending the company pictures they want it welded now.
    No off load, and no drop and hook.
     
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  12. Feb 16, 2020 #20
    Mototom

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    They’d make me wait for it to be unloaded or I’d be “in trouble” for not reporting it when I found it. I’ve had other problems like this so my first call is always to road service.
     
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