Blown tire: how far do you think I can drive?

What do huge manatees have to do with this?

 

To nurse a flat into the repair without a load (MT) is one thing. To intentionally, knowingly, drive on with a flat under a heavy fuel load is absolutely ludicrous!

I watched a guy blow a rear tire, pulled off to check, then continued on to the T/S 20 miles up the road. They told him it would be at least 4 hours for them to get to his trailer and change out the tire. NOT GOOD ENOUGH! He then left with the flat to the next T/S....at Eloy T/A, we followed the asphalt cut line for at least 3 miles into the T/S....he had lost the inside tire, the rim was ground down to flat....I guess he needed the line in the asphalt to find his way back to I-10.

Knowingly have a flat...get it fixed before you continue on!

 

It's diesel, not natural gas. Relax. I would have pulled over as soon as I could have and called road service, too. My point is that sometimes a driver can run a flat without issue. No need to crucify him over it. Unless you live in a glass sleeper?

 

Oh the huge manatee.......oh the humanity? Get it? Google "oh the huge manatee". Its a photoshop of a manatee in place of a big blimp (Hindenburg?) that caught fire and crashed.

It's funny. You'll giggle.

 

Haha again ^^^^^ this is why I intentionally put student in my profile! Makes people like this seem superior and look stupid.
Do the math on 98k on 6 vs 80k on 5! I'll wait while you grab a calculator......................

^^^^ this guy gets it!

So one blown trailer tire out of 22 is going to destroy the world? Amazing.

I blew one with 87k net 120,000 gross on 5 axles and I drove 10miles to a lot and called MY shop to bring me one and I changed it. Another blew with 80k net on 7 axles and I drove 30 miles and also changed it myself. The only one I called a tire shop to change was when a piece of my steering tire came off and I was over 100 miles from my shop. This isn't my first rodeo, I have had my share of idiotic service calls by drivers. I had one call a wrecker because of a coolant leak.........that was a $500 bill for a loose hose clamp. Every situation is different but for some of you to shut down everything for something as simple as a flat tire is amazing. Please post your names and addresses so I will be sure to never hire you if you over react to simple stuff.

 

some ompanies dont allow you to move the truck due to safety. But I try toget of the main road so when road service comes out traffic is not a factor. Its safer for the tire guy and me and my truck .

 

Glad you think I "seem superior", but last I checked...I don't "look stupid"!

You do the math...I don't need to, especially since I don't attempt to change the discussion regarding 5 or 6 since the information was of "a 3 axle trailer"...no mention of the tractor, 2 axle, 3 axle, 3 axle w/tag, or any other combination out there! Now why would any driver (no matter the experience) want to drive for someone who has a complete disregard for rules, regulations, or laws...as you have implied?

Like I said before...pay attention to the discussion, no need to insert your assumption on information withheld.

 

To the OP:
This isn't a judgement but from what you just posted above,i have 2 remarks:

1°you have a lot off blown tyres,are they virgins or re threads?
If they are virgins that you have blowing...........maybe time to look into buying a tyre measuring system?

2°the maths say that if you keep driving on 1 tyre when you blow the other.............there will come a time you will have the second one also blow out.
Not something you want to have happen on a aluminum tanker.(not talking fire but everything around the tyres,would be a very expensive repair,more then the load brings in)
You said it yourself that the remaining tyre was hot.
So the argument about more axles doesn't wash............sorry.(having 20 cold tyres and 1 hot)
If the remaining tyre is running hot..........it is running hot.end off story.(FYI i would have kept the speed below 55)

 

all the way to the scene of the crash. I'm just kidding. Get it fixed!

 

Lulz were had.

And facebooked