Dogtracking

Often times that dog tracking is caused by careless drivers who drag their trailers over curbs. Do it often enough, it will screw up the alignment on the trailer.

 

If I took every trailer that 'dogtracked' into a shop to be checked and fixed -

I'd deliver very few loads on time.
Probably 1/3 of the trailers I haul do this to some extent.

If the back end falls off, I'll call it in.

 

I was pulling double side dump. Well one trailer went down.So hooked up another trailer my co-worker pulled for over a yr. That trailer dog tracked a good 18-24" off . None of us found any reason or visible signs for it. We looked everywhere, trailer & dolly!
Hated it because of our runs were on black ice and snow. It always got me nervous while traveling on ice and seeing it way over the fog line. Made me look stupid and feel stupid. Especially since we found no reason for it.
It probably was a bad frame and we just couldnt see it.
I eventually just wouldnt look in the passenger mirror so much to take the nevousness away.

 

Ignore it, and it simply doesn't exist.


1.5 - 2 FEET?

I don't think I have ever had one side tracking more than 6 inches.
Bugged the he!! out of me, too.

But 3-4 times that?
There would be no way to keep both tractor and trailer in a single lane.

For that, I would be in to a shop.

 

the trailer that dog tracked was a spare. We deffinately removed it after 3 days of hauling. Due to our remote location and the employers regard to driver issues, it wasnt attainable imediately.

 

Not all dogs. I've raised Alaskan Malamutes forever, and if I had a dog who paced in such a way I'd have the dog down to the vet immediately for hip x-rays and similar work. Particularly be looking for arthritis or hip dysplasia...

 

Old Houind Dogs side track as well as some horses

 

It doesnt mean any thing is broke or worn same as your truck or car you hit a curb hit the dock at an odd angle. Hit a pot hole in the road. All the above will cause misalignment.

 

Great advise from ALL of you for sure. It was my first experience with trailer like that.
Normally we hook up to trailer in March or April, keeping that same trailer all summer.
As a regular driver here locally I get called back to different companies, choose whos got BEST work, and choose of trucks/trailers when I get onto a company here.

 

Hounds and other sporting breeds don't single-track in their pace. Sled dogs do. It's a difference in what they are bred for. Hounds are designed for quick bursts of speed, while sled dogs are built for long distance hauling.