Driving on a Flat Tire ??????

well coming from someone who has been ticketed for a defective tire i can see why they would keep going for a lil ways down the road. if you have a blowout and a car runs over it and you pull over you will get screwed over ask me how i know. not saying that you shouldnt stop but im stating what happens when you do stop. I always stop when i have a blownout tire because you know its the right thing to do. If you dont know the tire blew out you could technically keep driving until you noticed it and were away from folks who like to ruin your perfect mvr. keep the tires inflated to 100psi underinflation will cause excessive heat and likely cause the cap to come off and it aint good when other cars are around

 

I guess when you see that truck tooling down the shoulder with a blown tire, he/she might be trying to save a buck to limp to the next truck stop as opposed to a road service call. But if loaded heavy, you run the risk of blowing out the other tires/tires, then what is saved? Or more damage from the bad tire flaying around. Don't think about the debris flying around the road causing a major safety hazzard. I would tend to think the best thing to do is pull over as quickly and safely as possible. If you have to limp a short ways to a safe spot to pull over...

 

More than likely, the driver called his company breakdown and then they started talking a story like this;

'Well driver, this is what you are gonna do...."

ATA is short for Always f'n the Trucker in the A55, because that's all the members do. You wouldn't believe how many times I've had to drag a trailer somewhere to get fixed after road damage or even damaged in the yard. But since the new law is going on, breakdown can s my d and send the wrenchmobile to get it fixed where it sits. Not like it takes any longer to wait for them to fix it, or if you drag it to a shop.

 

Some... What the hell, Most drivers don't do a pre trip inspection. So as a result they don't realize that they have a flat tire!

 

Did my pre trip one morning at 2:30 am. Next stop was at the scale on 74 outside of Cincinnati.

Seems I had a flat tire.

Just happened, in fact the screw was found in the tire.


Guess I was one of those that did not check the truck out.

 

i run around the truck really fast like my butt is on fire... its worth the check i saved myself from buying a tire... yea a piece of scrap sheet steel woulda poped it like a balloon..

 

#### happens while your driving... I do realize that & have had the same instances happen. But tell me... How many drivers do you see just jump in the truck, turn the key, & go? I've seen many of them. I've also seen them roll out of the truckstop with flat tires, no mud flats, no taillights.... You know exactly what I'm saying.

 

Here's the regulations .
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu.../fmcsrruletext.aspx?chunkKey=090163348002398f