43,000 Pounds Of Margarine Up In Smoke

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  2. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    Most likely the brakes were out of adjustment. Another sterling example of a piss poor pre-trip inspection or no inspection.

    An alarming number of drivers just can't tell if something seems to not be working correctly. Seen a guy drag a trailer across a lot because it's wheels were locked up.
     
  3. OLDSKOOLERnWV

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    Brakes out of adjustment…?o_O:eek: But but but… automatic slack adjusters became mandatory to save the world in 1994. :rolleyes:;)
     
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  5. mjd4277

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    Butter..,
    Butter..,
    Butter….,
    Parkay!!!
     
  6. Flat Earth Trucker

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    Good thing it was at night, I bet that was a smoky son of a gun. I remember as a kid in Wisconsin, "Oleo margarine" was STRICTLY prohibited. The dairy council in the 60s was mighty powerful. "Wisconsin Oleo Wars", it was called. If people wanted margarine, they had to go just south of the border to Illinois, where it was legal. Not unlike contraband if caught. It was finally approved in 1967 after a 72 year ban. Not sure about a brake issue, wouldn't the wheels be more toast? Plenty more where that came from.
     
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